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Question from Eloise: I recently started using the Facebook app on my phone and there’s something that’s really bugging me.
Every time I “Like” something it makes an annoying popping sound and it’s driving me bonkers.
Surely there’s some way to stop it from making that sound. Can you tell me how to do it? [Read more…]
Question from Natasha: A few days ago a guy rented the vacant apartment next door to mine. He moved in yesterday, and this morning me knocked on my door and introduced himself.
My new neighbor and I talked for a few minutes, and before he left he asked me if I would consider letting him piggyback off of my WiFi connection because he wouldn’t be able to afford Internet service of his own for a while.
He also said that if I’d accept his offer he’d buy me a brand new $200 wireless router kit to replace my old router as long as I’d be willing to accept it in lieu of his portion of the monthly Internet charge.
This sounds like a pretty good deal to me because I really do need to upgrade my router, but I was wondering if you know of any reason why I shouldn’t accept his offer? [Read more…]
Question from Javier: Hi, Rick. You seem to know a lot about Facebook so maybe you can help me.
Is there a way to see all of the friend requests I’ve sent out that haven’t been responded to?
I’d like to send reminder messages to those people and ask them to accept my friend request.
Rick‘s answer: Javier, I know how frustrating it is to send someone a friend request and never find out whether they have acted on it or not. [Read more…]
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Question from Kenny: I have an Ultrabook that only has two USB ports, and I need those for my external hard drive and portable scanner.
I’ve been looking for a good Bluetooth mouse since they don’t need to be plugged into a USB port.
I’ve tried three different Bluetooth mice and found all of them to be too small to be comfortably used for extended periods of time.
I just can’t seem to find one that’s normal size. Do you know of one? [Read more…]
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Question from Marvin: I recently replaced my 2016 era Acer laptop with a new Windows 11 PC.
I used the Acer both for business and personal use but I’ve never really felt comfortable with that.
I read your article about replacing Windows with Linux and I’d like to install Linux on the Acer laptop because that option sounds intriguing to me.
I plan to use the new Windows 11 machine strictly for my business and the older Linux laptop for general Internet use.
The thing is I know absolutely nothing whatsoever about Linux and I have a couple of questions about it: [Read more…]