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Q&A: Can I use my existing external hard drive with my new MacBook?

Posted on February 5, 2021

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Question from Lawrence:  Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can answer a question for me about hard drives.

A while back I bought a Seagate STHN2000400 2TB external hard drive to use to transfer files back and forth between the personal Mac I keep at home and another Mac that I use at work.

This arrangement was working great until my home Mac bit the dust and I had to replace it.

The problem I’m having is the MacBook Pro I bought a few days ago won’t work with the Seagate drive. There’s no connector on the laptop that will accept the plug on the drive.

If at all possible I’d like to keep using this drive with the new MacBook Pro because it contains thousands of files that I use both at home and at work.

Is there some kind of adapter I can buy to make this particular Seagate drive work with my new laptop? [Read more…]

Has your router been hacked? Find out right now.

Posted on February 2, 2021

As you probably know by now, pretty much anything with a computer chip in it can be hacked.

What you might not know is that hackers are busy attacking routers all around the world as we speak.

And guess what? Your router could be one of the unlucky devices that have been hacked already. The good news is you can find out right now if that’s indeed the case.

[Read more…]

Q&A: Do I need to disable ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ on Facebook?

Posted on January 26, 2021

Question from Terry:  Rick, you’re the one I trust to suggest what to do about this “Off-Facebook Activity” that is in the Facebook settings.

Lots of people have said turn it off and clear its history so we won’t be tracked.

Is there anything to this? And mainly, do we need to turn off this feature?

Thank you!

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware these dangerous new ‘Stimulus Check’ scams!

Posted on January 14, 2021

Sadly, the economic impact of the ongoing Covid pandemic has left lots of folks in dire financial straits.

And of course it’s certainly understandable that people who are struggling to make it from day to day will welcome any assistance they can get.

The scammers of the world know this, and as always they’re working overtime to take advantage of as many of those who are already hurting as possible.

[Read more…]

How to disable ‘Face Detection and Recognition’ in the Windows 10 ‘Photos’ app

Posted on December 29, 2020

Windows 10 has a handy “Photos” app that you can use to view your stored photos and make minor edits to them.

Most people seem to really like the app overall, but there’s one feature that makes some folks a little uneasy: Face Detection and Recognition.

[Read more…]

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