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Hello again! I hope you had a great week!
Regular readers of my Rick’s Daily Tips tech blog and all of my other blogs run on the WordPress platform. I LOVE WordPress because of its unique combination of power and simplicity.
I’ve been using WordPress for several years now, and during that time I’ve picked up quite a few tips for creating, securing and maintaining a great WordPress blog.
Today I’d like to share a few of my favorite WordPress tips with you: [Read more…]
Question from Karren: My cable modem and wireless router are sitting on a table in my living room, which is located on the first floor near the end of my house.
I have a fairly large home and the Wi-Fi signal is extremely weak in a couple of the second floor bedrooms.
My grandchildren stay with me several nights every month, and I’d like for them to be able to use the Wi-Fi while they’re in their bedrooms.
If I bought a second wireless router would I be able to use it to extend the existing router’s Wi-Fi signal to cover the entire second floor?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Important update: After using the Duo Two-Factor Authentication method described below for a few weeks I started experiencing several serious issues with it.
I was unable to get all of those issues resolved so I removed it from my blogs and stopped recommending it.
I now use and recommend the super-secure Google Authenticator plugin.
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One of the most effective ways to prevent any online account from being hacked is to enable two-factor authentication on it.
In case you’re unfamiliar with how two-factor authentication works, it basically adds an additional layer of security to the login process by sending a special code to your mobile phone that you must enter in order to complete the login process.
Once two-factor authentication has been enabled, if a person doesn’t have access to your phone, he/she won’t be able to log into your account even if they have your username and password. It’s really that simple.
I have already posted instructions for enabling two-factor authentication on several of the most popular online services, and in this post I’m going to explain the easiest way to enable it on your WordPress blog(s). [Read more…]
Do you like to “sign” your blog posts and emails by typing your name at the bottom of the text block?
If so, you can give your writings a more personal appearance by inserting an image depicting your handwritten signature below the last paragraph of text.
There are several ways to created a signature image, but here are two of the easiest methods that I have found: [Read more…]
Hello again! I hope you had a great week!
As you probably know by now, Microsoft’s offer of a free upgrade from either Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 has now officially expired. But there are still a couple of ways to get Windows 10 for free:
1 – If you don’t mind living on the cutting edge of Windows technology (for both good and bad), you can sign up for the free Windows Insider Program.
As a Windows Insider you’ll be able to install latest experimental “Preview” version of Windows 10 for free, and it will remain free forever. You will also receive experimental updates just as soon as they’re released, and that can be as frequently as every day.
This is Microsoft’s way of getting feedback on new Windows features and suggestions about upgrades. In exchange for your testing and feedback, they give you Windows 10 for free! Just be sure to read and understand the caveats mentioned in the post I linked to above. [Read more…]