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LogMeIn has stopped offering free accounts

Posted on January 22, 2014

If you use the free version of LogMeIn, you’ll have to start paying if you want to keep using it. The popular remote desktop service has now dropped the free access plan that was so popular for so long.

Existing users of LogMeIn Free have 7 days to sign up and pay a discounted yearly fee that starts at $49, but new customers will be required to pay $99 a year.

If you’d rather not pay to use a remote desktop service, there are still several options available to you. Just click the links below to check them out and see what will work best for you: [Read more…]

How to restore the vertical scroll bar arrows in Google Chrome

Posted on January 21, 2014

Have you ever noticed the little arrows at the top and bottom of your web browser’s vertical scroll bar? Clicking and holding one of those arrows will cause the current web page to scroll up or down, but if you don’t use them you might not even realize they are there.

But if you do use the scroll arrows, you’d probably feel lost without them.

Well guess what? If you update Google Chrome to version 32 you’ll discover that the scroll arrows have been removed. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I use a regular USB keyboard with my Surface RT?

Posted on January 21, 2014

Question from Hannah G.: I have a Surface RTand I’ve been wanting to buy a keyboard for it, but they’re a little pricey. And they don’t look all that well made either.

I noticed today that the RT has a full size USB port. Can I just buy a cheap USB keyboard that’s made for a PC and plug it into it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I reset a Droid Ultra back to the factory settings?

Posted on January 20, 2014

Question from Adrianna: I bought my daughter a Droid Ultra for Christmas, and she has already downloaded so much stuff onto it that it’s become unstable, and at times completely unresponsive.

I tried uninstalling a bunch of the apps, but that didn’t help. Most of the ones that are still on there came pre-installed on the phone, and it won’t let me delete them.

I’d like to just reset the phone back to its factory settings, but she has already lost the instruction book. Can you tell me how to reset it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t the Flash Player update finish installing on my computer?

Posted on January 20, 2014

Question from Tammy C.: About 4 or 5 days ago I tried to update my Flash Player from the Adobe website. It started downloading, but it never finished.

I finally gave up and figured I’d try again the next day. I’ve tried installing it every day since then but it always hangs in the middle of the download.

Can you tell me what I need to do to get the Flash Player updated on my computer? It’s running Windows 7 Home Edition.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]