Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to either increase or decrease the brightness level of your computer screen?
If so, there are a several ways to make that adjustment, but it only takes a couple of quick clicks if you have a laptop or all-in-one desktop PC with Windows 11. [Read more…]
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Children have never been more reliant on the Internet, and that’s a scary thought.
More and more assignments and learning opportunities are moving online, and children often have no choice but to use the Internet to complete their schoolwork.
Online gaming is also becoming increasingly popular, and kids use the Internet to stay connected with their friends.
While the Internet serves as a helpful tool, it’s also a dangerous place where kids can be exposed to inappropriate content, cyberbullying, scams, and online predators.
If you’re worried about your child’s cybersecurity, follow these seven tips to foster a safe online environment: [Read more…]
Question from Bobby: I need some fast help, Rick. I updated a plugin on my WordPress blog and now none of the pages will load!
When I visit the site all I get is a blank page with the words “500 Internal Server Error” on it. I can’t even log in to the dashboard to disable the bad plugin!
Can you tell me how to fix this error and get my blog back up? [Read more…]
Question from Deidre: I have a Smart TV and my mom told me she heard on the news that viruses can infect smart TVs and we need to run virus scans on them.
I didn’t even know a TV could catch a virus.
Is that true? And how do I run a virus scan if it is? [Read more…]
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Question from Sharon: A couple of years ago I bought a custom-built Windows PC from a computer store that’s about two hours away in another city. My daughter lived there at the time and she had recommended them to me after dealing with them.
This morning I received a letter from them saying some of the motherboards they had used during that time have been recalled due to a potential fire hazard.
They asked me to send them the serial number of my computer’s motherboard so they could check to see if it’s affected by the recall. [Read more…]