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Question from Dianne J.: Hi Rick. I hope you can help me with a problem I have with my ex-boyfriend. We split up a couple of days ago and he’s still using my Netflix account.
I changed the password, but it appears that he’s still logged in and watching stuff. How can I log him out of my Netflix account for good?
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Accepting credit and debit cards is essential for most small businesses today, but purchasing a card swipe terminal and paying the sky-high processing fees are tough hurdles for many of them to get over.
But now a new service called Amazon Local Register makes it cheap and easy to accept card payments using an iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire or one of a number of select Android devices!
What’s more, the tiny secure card reader that Amazon will send you costs just $10 and you’ll even get that right back in the form of fee credits! The only other fee you’ll pay is a small “Swipe Fee” every time you swipe a customer’s credit or debit card. [Read more…]
Question from Heather E.: Hi Rick. I hope you can help me out with the answer to a question that’s been bugging me for a while.
The download speed for my Internet connection is supposed to be 30 Mbps. When I check it with Speedtest.net like you suggested in one of your previous posts, it almost always says it’s running around 28 Mbps. I can live with that.
But when my boyfriend is watching a movie on Netflix (he does it every night), Speedtest.net says I’m only getting around 6 Mbps. Is this normal? I know that Netflix uses a lot of bandwidth, but that seems excessive to me.
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There are tons of tablets PCs on the market today, and most of them are running either Android or iOS. But the real computing power lies in Windows-based tablets.
While it’s true that most any tablet will work just fine if all you need to do is visit a website or two, send emails, play a simple game or peruse Facebook, you really need the power and flexibility of a full-blown computer if you plan to do any real work.
If you’re looking for a true workhorse of a tablet at a great price, I believe you’ll find that the Quantum View 10.1″ Tablet and Keyboard with Windows 8.1 & Office 2013 is an outstanding option. This awesome device offers much of the power and functionality of Microsoft’s Surface line of Windows tablets at less than half the cost. [Read more…]
TV maker Vizio has just announced a massive recall of almost a quarter of a million of their TV sets. The reason? They have a tendency to fall over, potentially crushing whatever they happen to fall on.
If you own a Vizio TV, take heed (especially if you happen to have small children or pets).
If your TV is an E390-B0, E390i-B0, or E420i-B0, you might have one of the recalled models. If so, I strongly recommend that you contact Vizio and arrange to have your TV repaired at no cost to you. [Read more…]