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Question from KellyAnne: I just bought a new computer with Windows 11 on it.
One of the first things I did while setting it up was install FastStone Image Viewer on it because that’s what I used on my old Windows 10 computer, and I love it.
The problem I’m having is every time I try to view a photo it opens in the Photos app (which I hate) instead of FastStone.
How can I make my pictures open in FastStone Image Viewer? [Read more…]
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Question from Linda: I hate it when a website I’m visiting pops up a little box asking me to let them know my location.
I always click “Don’t allow” every time I get that message, but I’d really like to stop receiving them in the first place.
Can you tell me what I need to do to stop websites from even asking for my location? [Read more…]
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Question from Patty: We have a special election coming up in my area and I keep getting those voting reminder messages from Facebook in my Newsfeed.
I always vote and I don’t need Facebook reminding me to go and do it.
Is there any way to turn those voting related messages off? [Read more…]
Question from Bill: I hope you can help me with a Windows issue, Rick.
When I click the Start button and search for something it always gives me a bunch of results from the web right below the regular results it found on the computer.
I’d love to get rid of those web results because I’m always clicking on them thinking it’s finding something on my computer when it’s really on some website.
Is there any way to omit the web results from my Windows searches? [Read more…]
Question from Liz: I recently found out that everyone who looks at my Facebook can see my profile picture.
I don’t like that because I don’t want all the stalkers and scammers that are on Facebook to be able to see any of my pictures.
Lord only knows what they could do with it if they ever managed to steal one of them.
I finally got my settings changed to where it hides my posts and the rest of my pictures from strangers, but my profile picture is always visible even with its privacy set to “Only Me”.
How can I make it so that only the people who are actually friends with me on Facebook can see my profile picture? [Read more…]