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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, July 5, 2023
• How to physically destroy a hard drive
• Q&A: Is it really dangerous to store files on thumb drives?
• Review: iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit
• Video: 7 Days on the Pacific Coast Highway
Have you ever done a Google search on a topic only to discover that most of the search results consisted of pages that were created years ago?
That isn’t always a problem when searching for “facts” because many facts just don’t change over time.
For example, if you type largest planet in our solar system into Google, the answer you receive should be Jupiter whether the article you click on was written in 1998 or 2023. After all, Jupiter hasn’t gotten smaller and the other planets haven’t grown any larger.
On the other hand, if you search for latest medical research some of the pages returned by Google could possibly be woefully out of date.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to ensure that your Google search results are at least fairly recent… [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, June 23, 2023
• Why you should restart your computer every few days
• Q&A: How can I block websites from asking to send me notifications?
• Scam alert: Beware fake charity fundraisers on Facebook
• Video: A drone’s-eye tour of Bali
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, June 13, 2023
• How to exclude an unwanted website from a Google search
• Here’s the best way to open a link in a new browser tab
• Why the ‘Nifty Fifty’ is my favorite camera lens
• Planning to add-on a garage? Here are a few ideas…
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, June 11, 2023
• How to disable the ‘Sign in with Google’ prompts you see on the web
• Q&A: Why is my Chromebook typing in all caps?
• Q&A: Can I connect a TV to my laptop for watching Netflix?
• Video: Visit to Barrow, Alaska – The northernmost city in America