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Question from Hannah: I’ve been using Snapchat for a while but I heard that it’s not as safe as they claim it to be.
I’d like to delete my account but I don’t know how.
Can you tell me what I need to do in order to completely delete my Snapchat account? [Read more…]
Question from Cindy: Rick, I have several “followers” on Facebook and I’d rather they didn’t see some of my more “personal” photos.
I don’t mind followers reading my public posts, but I’d rather restrict access to certain pics to just my Facebook friends. Can I do that? [Read more…]
Question from Eric: My laptop’s Power button is located on the keyboard and it looks just like a regular key. Just about every time I start typing I accidentally hit the Power button and it shuts the machine down.
No matter how hard I try to remember not to touch the Power button, I end up doing it anyway.
I know how to shut the computer down with the mouse so I don’t really need to use the Power button at all once the laptop has booted into Windows. Is there any way to disable it? [Read more…]
Question from Carol: I recently found out that LastPass has been hacked several times. That has me really nervous about using them.
I’m trying to delete my account but I can’t find a way to do it.
Can you give me directions for deleting my LastPass account? [Read more…]
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Question from Kayla: I spilled a large glass of coke all over my keyboard.
After I saw what I had done I immediately unplugged the power cable from the computer and disconnected the keyboard from the USB port.
I’m not worried about the keyboard since they’re so cheap, but it’s the tower that has me worried.
Do you think I can just buy a new keyboard and plug it in or do you recommend having the computer checked out by a repair shop first to make sure it’s not damaged? [Read more…]