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Q&A: How can I speed up my WordPress blog?

Posted on November 24, 2023

Question from Sam: Hello Rick. I need some advice if you don’t mind.

I ran some page speed tests on my blog and found out that it takes almost 8 seconds for my home page to finish loading.

I know I need to make my pages load faster but I don’t know what else to try.

I’ve already removed all but the most important images from my posts and cut the number of WordPress plugins from 37 down to 24.

I’ve noticed that your Rick’s Daily Tips blog loads lightning fast. What did you do to get the pages to load so quickly?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Where can I buy a fireproof external hard drive?

Posted on November 22, 2023

Question from Jeromy : I run a business that deals with some pretty sensitive customer data that I would really prefer not to have stored in the cloud.

I know that cloud storage is supposed to be encrypted and secure, but with all the hacking going on these days I just don’t trust it.

Right now we’re using dual 2TB external USB hard drives to back up all of our data but I’m worried that a fire could wipe it all out.

What I’d really like to get is a 4TB external hard drive that’s fireproof. Do you know where I can get one? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you recommend a good wall charger that’ll charge all our devices at once?

Posted on November 19, 2023

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Question from Leonard: Rick, I’m in the market for a wall charger that’ll charge 4 devices at once, two of them being power-hungry tablets.

My wife and I travel together frequently on business, and we hate carrying 4 chargers along with us (actually, 6 counting the chargers for our laptops).

What we need to charge from this one charger are two iPads and two Samsung Galaxy smart phones. It would also help if the charger is as small as possible.

We’d also like to keep using our existing cables with Type-A USB connectors if at all possible. Which charger do you recommend? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you remove app suggestions from the Windows Start Menu?

Posted on November 19, 2023

Question from Nell: Starting with Windows 10 I’ve been seeing recommendations for new apps almost every time I open the Start Menu, and I’m also seeing them in Windows 11.

Is there something I can do to stop these suggestions from being shown? They’re really annoying!

Thanks in advance for your help. [Read more…]