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Question from Marc: Beginning last Tuesday, every time I load Firefox it opens the page that was open when I quit the previous session. It’s really irritating.
I must have done something wrong, but I don’t know when or how. Can you tell me how to get Firefox to always open my home page every time it loads?
Rick’s answer: Marc, somehow a key setting has been changed that’s causing Firefox to behave that way, but luckily it’s very easy to fix. Here’s how: [Read more…]
If you have a smartphone or tablet, you’re probably aware that the apps on your device have permission to access certain features and caches of info that are present on the device.
While it’s true that you have the option to revoke most any permission that an app might claim for itself, do you actually take the time to review your apps’ permissions and revoke the ones the apps really don’t need in order to perform their stated functions?
If you’re like most folks, the answer is probably no. [Read more…]
Question from Amber: After my Windows computer has been sitting idle for a few minutes the hard drive just shuts down.
When I get back on the computer and press a key or move my mouse I can hear the drive starting back up again and I have to wait several seconds before I can do anything.
This is extremely irritating. I don’t mind the hard drive shutting down when the computer goes to sleep but I want it to remain active while the computer is up and running.
How can I fix this? [Read more…]
Do you hate getting calls from people who use *67 or some other method to hide their name and number from your Caller ID display?
Yeah, me too. And unfortunately it’s happening more and more every day.
But did you know there’s a smartphone app you can use to identify (and block) those unknown callers?
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Question from Darryl: Several years ago I paid a friend of mine to build me a desktop computer.
This machine has an Intel CPU and 8GB of RAM. There is no video card because it’s using the integrated video on the motherboard.
This machine has worked perfectly for years but now it’s started overheating and shutting down on me. The CPU temperature reached 170 degrees before it shut down last time.
What could be causing this? [Read more…]