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Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a huge fan of Amazon. In fact, rarely does a week go by when I don’t receive at least one package from them.
One of the things I love most about shopping at Amazon is how they ship any order that meets their free shipping threshold for free.
Well, I have some good news for you. They have recently dropped that free shipping threshold from $35 to just $25! This page at Amazon.com has all the details. [Read more…]
Have you ever lost a court case or had people believing you said something you didn’t say simply because someone else just flat-out lied or became confused about what they heard or saw?
Or have you ever forgotten critical details of an important discussion or meeting and had that fuzzy memory come back to bite you at a later date?
Well, unfortunately these things happen all the time.
But now there is a simple way to ensure that you always have a “witness” to back up your side of the story whenever you happen to need one. Simply install a wonderful free app called Alibi on your Android phone and keep it running in the background. [Read more…]
Question from Carl S.: Hi Rick. Here’s a question that you probably haven’t received before, and I hope you can answer it for me.
I have a cabin up in the mountains and I spend a lot of time there. The cabin has Internet through Hughesnet but there’s no cell service up there at all.
I’ve been wanting to set up two-factor authentication on my online accounts, but I need to be able to access those accounts while I’m at the cabin. The problem is I don’t have cell service there so I wouldn’t be able to use my iPhone to retrieve the login codes.
Do you know of any way I can set up two factor authentication and still be able to access my accounts when I can’t use my mobile phone?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Hello again! I hope you had a great week!
Well, the hackers and scammers of the world just never seem to let up.
In fact, this past week was a nightmare for the hundreds of thousands of institutions and individuals who were hit by the massive “WannaCry” ransomware attack.
Ransomware is perhaps the biggest threat facing computer users today, but it’s actually pretty easy to protect your PC from getting hit by it. And luckily, it’s even easier to ensure that you won’t lose your irreplaceable files if you do end up getting hit.
First, lets talk about some things you can do to protect your PC from ransomware attacks. [Read more…]
Question from Francessa H.: Hi Rick. I have a problem with my WordPress blog and I hope you can help me fix it.
I recently moved by blog from another web host with CPANEL.
When the blog was on on the old server I could click the “Update Now” link in AWstats and it would immediately update my blog stats. But the “Update Now” link has been missing ever since I switched to the new host.
How can I get that link back? I like checking my stats a couple of times each day and without the update link I have to wait for the stats to be updated over night.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]