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Question from Kellie: I’m in a few Facebook groups that are very personal in nature (victims of abuse, etc.).
I would prefer that my friends didn’t see the posts I make in these groups.
Is there a way for me to post in these groups without having the posts visible to my Facebook friends?
Thank you in advance for your help!
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Millions of customers purchase ebooks for their Kindle readers from Amazon every year, but according to a recent survey a surprising number of them aren’t aware that Amazon has a 7 day return period for ebooks.
I suppose they assume that since it is a digital product similar to a music track or movie, once they buy it, they’re stuck with it. But that isn’t the case at all.
If you happen to purchase the wrong ebook by mistake, you don’t have to “just live with it” (unless you truly find it interesting and decide you’d like to keep it anyway).
Instead, return it and get your money back so you can buy the ebook you really wanted in the first place! Here’s how: [Read more…]
What Should One Know About Visual Content Marketing?Times change, and now it’s not enough to provide the readers with textual information. Visual content is what’s currently demanding their attention.
Scientists have discovered that we forget 90% of the information we receive in the textual form after just three short days.
But that improves a great deal if the facts are presented with the help of visual content. That way, 65% of data remains in the human memory even after this time passes.
In Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows it was easy to access a PC’s BIOS settings.
All you had to do was press a special key right after you pressed the power button and you’d be taken directly to the “BIOS Settings” screen.
Once on that screen you could make several changes to system behavior (choosing which drive to boot from, for example).
Likewise, you could display the “Boot Options” menu simply by pressing the F8 key immediately after pressing the power button.
But things are different with newer machines that were designed to run Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. [Read more…]
Question from Carol.: A few days ago my iPhone started telling me my phone has a virus every time I open Safari.
The warning message says I need to call Apple at the number it listed and ask them to remove the virus for me.
When I called the number the woman I spoke to asked for my credit card number right off the bat.
I really need to get this virus removed but I don’t like giving my credit card number out like that.
Is there any way for me to remove the virus myself or will I have to pay Apple to remove it for me?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]