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Question from Sandy: Rick, I read your warning about getting Facebook Protect enabled on my account.
I tried to find it on both my 6s Plus iPhone and tablet, but I never found it on either device.
My tablet is several years old.
Am I doing something wrong or is it possible that my devices just don’t offer it? [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, May 24, 2022
• Create a Recovery Flash Drive for your Chromebook
• Q&A: What does it mean to ‘jailbreak’ an iPhone?
• Q&A: How can I find out which processor my Mac has in it?
• The ten greatest inventions of Nikola Tesla
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…]
It’s no secret that Facebook gathers all manner of data and info about their users, but most folks have no idea just how much data Facebook has about them, and how broad it is.
And fewer people still know that Facebook routinely shares this data and info with a wide variety of third-parties.
Well, it turns out that you can actually view much of the info Facebook has banked about you. All you have to do is click (or tap) through the settings a bit. [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, April 28, 2022
• Q&A: How do I disable GPS tracking on my iPhone?
• How to disable the ‘Autocorrect’ feature in Windows 11
• An easy way to fool burglars into thinking you’re at home
• Video biography of Jana Jae, “The girl with the magic blue fiddle”