Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Can I completely disable my laptop’s Power button?

Posted on December 11, 2023

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…]

Q&A: How do I delete my LastPass account?

Posted on December 10, 2023

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…]

Review: Click Action Traffic (website traffic vendor)

Posted on December 10, 2023

Update: I originally wrote this review back in February of 2021, but I recently received a request to check this service out again to see if anything has changed.

I’m always happy to accommodate requests like this so I decided to give it another try.

Well, I discovered that there are indeed a couple of things that have changed: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can spilling something on a keyboard damage the entire computer?

Posted on December 9, 2023

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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…]

3 great ways to send someone an Amazon Gift Card

Posted on December 9, 2023

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You’ve probably seen Amazon gift cards for sale at department stores, grocery stores and other local retailers.

Chances are you have actually bought one of them to give away as a gift. Gift cards really do make great gifts, especially at this time of year.

It’s easy just hand the recipient to someone in person, but what if you want to give one to someone that lives somewhere far away? [Read more…]