Rick's Daily Tips

Bad news for Microsoft: ‘Edge’ browser is largely being ignored by Windows 10 users

Posted on October 7, 2015

When Microsoft launched Windows 10 a couple of months ago, they also launched their brand new Edge web browser along with it.

I believe Microsoft’s decision to create a brand new browser from scratch instead of simply updating Internet Explorer for the 1,000th time was a good one.

Over the years I.E. had earned a reputation for sluggish performance, buggy code and dangerous insecurity, and I don’t thing the company would have ever been successful at rehabilitating that poor reputation. [Read more…]

Scottrade offering clients free identity protection services after being hacked

Posted on October 7, 2015

Investment firm Scottrade has announced that hackers have breached a database containing the personal information of approximately 4.6 million of their clients.

The company is claiming that the affected clients’ social security numbers and various other sensitive types of information doesn’t appear to have been compromised even though that info is contained in the breached database. [Read more…]

Pentium…Core i3…Core i5…Core i7… Intel CPUs explained.

Posted on October 6, 2015

I receive lots of emails from readers asking me to explain confusing tech terms in simple, easy to understand English.

Well, truth be told, it’s not always that easy to explain some terminology in a way that a non-geek (I admit it, I am one!) can easily understand what it means.

That being said, I do try my best whenever I can. Other times I feel it’s best to enlist the help of an expert who can better explain the whys and wherefores of a particular topic. And this is one of those times. [Read more…]

Review: Writing and Publishing Your First Book: From First Idea to Overnight Marketing Success!

Posted on October 5, 2015

writing-and-publishing-your-first-book Thanks to modern technology and the Internet, it has never been easier or less expensive to get your thoughts into written form and into the hands of thousands of readers. But if you’ve never published a book before, the process can still be confusing and intimidating.

With his comprehensive eBook Writing and Publishing Your First Book: From First Idea to Overnight Marketing Success!, author Gerry Marrs walks you through the process, step-by-step, from concept to publication.

Gerry is an excellent teacher and mentor, and he leaves no stone unturned as he guides you through the entire process of self-publishing your first eBook in the fastest and simplest way possible. [Read more…]

Does your phone have an unlimited data plan? If not, you need this!

Posted on October 2, 2015

Sprint, Verizon and the other major cellular service providers are trying their best to move all of their customers from unlimited data plans to metered plans, and it probably won’t be too long before we are all lose our unlimited deals.

If you’re one of the millions of cellular customers who are already on a metered plan, you know how important it is to carefully watch your data usage in order to avoid expensive overages at the end of every month.

Luckily, there is an outstanding app that makes the task of monitoring your data usage very easy. [Read more…]