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Question from Paul: I recently switched my email from another service to Gmail and I have a question that I hope you can answer.
My Gmail inbox shows short previews of the email text beside each email’s subject line.
I’ve found that the previews make the screen look crowded and they are distracting to me.
Can you please tell me how to disable the previews so I’ll see nothing but the subject lines? [Read more…]
Do you work with a computer all day?
If so, you could probably use a little diversion from time to time.
As I mentioned in this issue of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter, you can always take a break and spend a few minutes playing the awesome retro game Pac-Man courtesy of Google.
But truth be told, Google provides several other free games for your enjoyment, one of which is the timeless classic Tic-Tac-Toe. [Read more…]
Important update: I installed this inverter a little over a year ago and all was well until early last week.
All of a sudden the inverter started beeping and shutting down at random times. A quick check revealed that the fan had stopped operating, causing the unit to over-heat.
This was quite unexpected because, as I mentioned in the initial review, the device had always remained cool to the touch and the fan rarely turned on at all during normal operation.
Long story short, this device developed a serious issue shortly after the warranty had expired. For that reason, I can no longer recommend it since it failed even though it was never forced to operate under a heavy load.
My original review continues below… [Read more…]
A while back I wrote this post explaining how to “Unfriend” someone on Facebook without really unfriending him/her.
Well, several people read that post and then asked me if it’s possible to do the same thing on X.
The answer is yes. All you have to do is “Mute” them.
Before I explain how to mute someone that you follow on X, perhaps I should explain what muting actually does and doesn’t do. [Read more…]
A while back I answered a question from a reader asking how to prevent websites from tracking their location with Firefox.
After that post went live several other readers emailed me asking for instructions for doing the same thing with Chrome. [Read more…]