Rick's Daily Tips

How to quickly save an image from a web page to your computer

Posted on February 12, 2024

Have you ever seen a photo or screenshot on a web page that you wanted to save to your PC for some reason?

I’m sure you probably have. Most people do it like this:

1 – Right-click on the image you wish to save.

2 – Click Save picture as…

3 – Navigate to the folder where you wish to save the image to, then click Save.

But there is a way much faster way that uses a single mouse click if you just want to save the photo to the Desktop: [Read more…]

Q&A: Does clicking “I’m not a robot” really prove you’re not a bot?

Posted on February 11, 2024

Question from Seth: Lots of the forms I see on websites have a button that I have to click on to prove that I’m a human and not a robot.

My question is how does this prove I’m is not a robot?

Wouldn’t it be easy for a hacker to program a bot to pretend to be a human by recognizing the button from the page code and “clicking” on it? [Read more…]

Why you need a ‘Whole House’ surge suppressor

Posted on February 11, 2024

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

If your home is like most others these days it probably has surge suppressors plugged into the outlets that are powering a sensitive electronic device.

And some homes have one plugged into every outlet.

These portable surge suppressors are fine for protecting your computer equipment, flat panel TVs and other devices from moderate power surges.

However, if your incoming power line gets struck by lightning or a strong power surge you will likely be replacing many of those items the very next day. [Read more…]