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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, July 8, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• Why I recommend avoiding third-party app stores
• Q&A: What’s the difference between Bluetooth and WiFi?
• How to remove an antivirus app that Windows can’t uninstall
• Guess what? You’re constantly moving (and really, really fast)
• July’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Why I recommend avoiding third-party app stores
If you have an iPhone you’re probably used to downloading and installing apps from the Apple App Store.
Likewise, Android users typically get their apps via the Google Play Store.
If you’re ever tempted to download an app from any third-party app store or download site, I strongly recommend that you reconsider.
They certainly aren’t perfect and malicious apps do slip through Apple and Google’s extensive screening processes on occasion (and those rare occurrences tend to make big news), but Apple and Google actually do a pretty good job at ensuring the apps you install from their repositories are safe.
Unfortunately, the same can’t be said about the third-party app sites.
If you take the security of your devices and your personal and financial information seriously, do yourself a favor and limit your downloads to just the official Apple and/or Google app stores.
As they always say, better safe than sorry. After all, when it comes to smartphone apps, just one bad app can ruin your entire day (and maybe even your entire financial life).
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: What’s the difference between Bluetooth and WiFi?
While they are both wireless communications technologies, the differences between them are substantial.
• How to remove an antivirus app that Windows can’t uninstall
A with most everything else in our digital world, there’s an app for that.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
Bluetti AC200MAX 2048Wh Portable Power Station
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If the answer to one or both of these questions is yes, then you need this.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Guess what? You’re constantly moving…
And you’re moving really, really fast.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• NASCAR shows off an EV prototype
• Apple Watch Series 10 expected to boast larger displays
• New ransomware scam will hassle you with phone calls until you pay up
• Even Microsoft’s own AI says the new Outlook is worse than Mail & Calendar on Windows 11
• Google Search is eliminating continuous scroll
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