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In the past, I have typically recommended having automatic updates enabled on Windows machines, for one reason: Protection against recently discovered security threats.
I still believe that to be the best course of action for most Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users.
That being said, a recent string of bad updates have created serious problems on some Windows 10 PCs, prompting me to start recommending that you disable automatic updates on your Windows 10 machine for the time being. [Read more…]
Question from Gracie: The touch screen on my iPhone 6 Plus has started freezing up on me at random times.
There doesn’t seem to be any kind of pattern as to when the issue arises. The screen just stops responding to taps and swipes on occasion. It will usually start working again after a few minutes if I just leave it alone and don’t touch it.
This is really irritating because I can’t even answer a call if it comes in when the screen is froze. Can you tell me how to fix it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
The security firm Avast has announced that they have found a serious security flaw connected to Target’s popular “Wish List” app.
As you might recall, over 40 million Target shoppers had their personal information compromised just a couple of years ago. And now your info could possibly be at risk yet again.
In a nutshell, the newly-discovered flaw makes it easy for hackers to download the full names, mailing addresses and email addresses of every user who has used Target’s app to create a Christmas Wish List. [Read more…]
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
I receive hundreds of tech questions each week, and many of them are about Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking site.
I could write a book about Facebook’s many idiosyncrasies and the various ways to deal with them, but that’s for another day.
In the meantime, I thought I’d simply take a few minutes to share a few of my most popular (as determined by reader response) Facebook tips in this week’s newsletter: [Read more…]
When Microsoft first announced that Windows 10 was going to be free for people who are currently using either Windows 7 or 8.1, lots of folks did the happy dance.
After all, for the first time ever, a major new Windows upgrade was being released to the masses for free.
I still think the free Windows 10 upgrade offer is awesome, but I also believe taking advantage of it should be optional. But as it turns out, Microsoft apparently doesn’t agree with me. [Read more…]