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Q&A: How do you hide mutual friends on Facebook?

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Question from Ellen:  I read your post explaining how to hide my friends list from the public on Facebook.

I thought it was a good idea so I followed your instructions and hid mine, but I just found out that all of my friends can still see a list of the friends we have in common (i.e. our mutual friends).

The problem is I’m friends with several people who are jealous of one another and they get upset because I’m friends with those people too. And of course that makes ME upset.

How do I hide the list of our mutual friends from the people I’m friends with on Facebook?  [Read more…]

Q&A: How long will a USB Flash Drive retain its data?

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Question from Shaina:  I have a USB flash drive with several hundred photos on it that I scanned during a recent visit to my grandmother’s house.

These are precious family pictures that will be difficult to replace if something were to happen to them.

I really don’t want to lose these photos and I was wondering how long I can count on the drive retaining them if I lock it up in my little fireproof safe?

Rick’s Answer:  [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you recommend an external enclosure for an older hard drive?

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Question from Alvin:  My mom’s (really) old desktop computer won’t come on so she bought herself a new laptop to replace it.

Now she wants me to get the files off her old hard drive for her, but I don’t have a desktop PC to install it in.

I read your post about converting a spare internal hard drive into an external USB hard drive, and it’s very informative. I

I’m hoping you can help me choose the right kind of external drive enclosure?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I delete Gmail without deleting my entire Google account?

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Question from Jennifer:  I read somewhere (I think it might have been on your blog) that it’s best to close unused email accounts to prevent hackers from taking them over and using them to spread spam.

I have a Gmail email address that I rarely use and I’d like to delete it. The thing is I do use a couple of other Googly things so I need to keep my Google account open.

Is it possible to close just the Gmail and keep the Google account open?  [Read more…]

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