Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Can I block a website from appearing in my search results?

Posted on May 18, 2024

Question from May: I love your site, Rick. I read it every day and find your info to be so helpful!

I hope you can help me solve a problem I’m having with my Chrome browser (it’s the only browser I use).

When I do Google searches I seem to get a lot of results from Tumblr, and many of the ones I click on are really nasty pages that I’d rather not see.

I try real hard to avoid clicking on any Tumblr links when I search for things but sometimes I mess up and click one by accident.

Is there any way to completely block ALL pages from Tumblr without also blocking any other websites?

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How to protect your Amazon account with Two-Factor Authentication

Posted on May 17, 2024

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Two Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security to any online account, making it more difficult for someone to break into your account without your permission.

Once enabled, two factor authentication will require anyone who tries to log in to your account to have physical access to your mobile phone in order to log in, even if they know your password. It basically works like this: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I delete the files that came on my new USB hard drive?

Posted on May 17, 2024

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Question from Maurine: I bought a 2TB external USB hard drive to store my large collection of old family pictures on.

When I plugged the new drive into my computer I noticed that it has several files on it already.

One is a file with info about the warranty. Another is a user guide. I’m not sure what the other two files are.

My question is can I delete all these files or do I need to keep them?

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Q&A: Why doesn’t my Chromebook have a ‘Delete’ key?

Posted on May 16, 2024

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Question from Eugene: I just bought a new Chromebook and to my amazement there is no ‘Delete’ key on the keyboard.

What’s up with that? I’ve been using computers for years and I’ve never see a keyboard without some type of Delete key before. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this dangerous Netflix scam

Posted on May 16, 2024

With almost over million active users, Netflix is one of the most popular streaming video services in the world.

And as you might imagine, that makes them and their customers extremely popular targets for hackers and scammers.

Netflix users have been receiving phishing emails for years, but the one that’s making the rounds right now is extremely dangerous, and far too many Netflix customers are falling for it.

The scam works like this: [Read more…]