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As you probably know, Facebook gives us two ways to view posts in our Newsfeeds:
Selecting “Top Stories” will place the posts that have received the most user engagement at the top of the Newsfeed.
And as you know, selecting “Most Recent” will display the Newsfeed posts in order of newest to oldest.
You probably also know that Facebook changed the location of the setting that toggles between “Top Stories” and “Most Recent” a while back. [Read more…]
Question from Dennis J.: How do I unhide a post that I accidentally hid from my Facebook timeline? It’s an old family picture that my cousin posted on my page.
I meant to share it on my sister’s page but I accidentally hid it instead. Now I can’t figure out how to unhide it.
Can you tell me how to get that hidden post back on my Timeline?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Have you ever taken a look at all the programs that are actually installed on your PC? If you have, you were probably a bit surprised that there are so many of them.
You might also be surprised to know that not all of your installed programs will show up on the “Add/Remove Programs” list.
The steps listed below will help you generate a list of all the programs that are installed on your PC, and optionally, print it out. [Read more…]
Are you expecting to have guests staying at your home at any time during the holiday season?
If so, it’s possible that one or more of them might ask to borrow your computer to check their email, get on Facebook, or do whatever it is they enjoy doing online.
There’s really nothing wrong with allowing a visitor to use your computer, but there are a few things you might want to do before your guests arrive: [Read more…]
If you could only post one tweet per day, when would be the best time to do it?
I’ve seen this question asked over and over on various social media forums, and as you might expect there sees to be no uniform answer.
Some people prefer to tweet in mid-morning, others at night. In other words, this isn’t a good question to ask in a forum if you want an accurate answer.
Well, thanks to a fairly comprehensive body of research, we don’t really have to guess about when is the best time to post a single daily tweet. [Read more…]