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Q&A: What does it mean to ‘jailbreak’ an iPhone?

Posted on May 23, 2022

Question from Barbara: Can you explain what it means to “jailbreak” an iPhone in terms a six year old can understand?

I read something about that the other day and it went right over my head.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

How to block ALL ‘Game Requests’ and ‘App Notifications’ on Facebook

Posted on May 20, 2022

Lots of folks love playing games and using apps on Facebook, but many others would rather drink a glass of spoiled milk through a dirty straw.

If you fall into the last group you probably aren’t all that thrilled to see a game or app invitation pop up in your notifications area.

And with all the malicious apps, quizzes and games there are these days, I don’t blame you.

As luck would have it, there’s an easy way to block all game and app invitations, now and forever! [Read more…]

How to assign custom ringtones for your important contacts

Posted on May 14, 2022

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

By default, when people call you on your smartphone the ringtone will sound the same regardless of who is calling you.

And that can be a problem if your phone starts ringing while it’s sitting on a table on the other side of the room.

The caller could well be someone you really want to talk to, but it could also be a call you’d rather skip for the time being.

Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to stop what you’re doing and go pick up the phone.

Well, there’s an easy fix or this problem… [Read more…]

Reminder: Your SMS text conversations are not private.

Posted on May 6, 2022

Countless people send and receive sensitive information via SMS text messages every day.

If you’re one of them you might be surprised to learn that the content of your texts are wide open to anyone who manages to intercept them, and that’s incredibly easy to do.

Truth be told, there are LOTS of folks out there who can, and do intercept SMS text messages, and as the article I linked to above explains, it isn’t limited just to law enforcement. [Read more…]