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Question from Mark: This morning I got in a huff and posted a nasty message on my friend’s Facebook Timeline.
A few minutes later I thought better of it and removed it.
I’m absolutely certain that she wasn’t on Facebook when the message was posted and deleted, so I know she never saw it.
Will Facebook notify my friend that I posted a message on her Timeline and then deleted it before she could see it?
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Question from Callie: I had a casual friend on Facebook who started leaving hateful comments on my posts after he found out that my politics are different than his.
It got so bad that I eventually got mad enough to block him.
But now I’m having second thoughts about blocking him because I recently found out that his daughter and my daughter are great friends in real life.
The reason I blocked him instead of just unfriending him was to make sure he wouldn’t be able to see my posts.
My question is will he be able to see my posts if I unblock him? [Read more…]
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Question from Barbara G.: How do unblock someone on Facebook?
Rick’s answer: I love questions like this, Barbara.
They’re short and to the point, and that usually makes them very easy to answer.
Luckily, it’s actually pretty easy to unblock someone that you’ve blocked in the past, but how you do it will depend on the type of device you’re using to access your Facebook account.
Follow the steps below to unblock a blocked Facebook user on a laptop or desktop computer: [Read more…]
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Regular readers of this blog know I often warn against installing apps from any repository besides the Google, Apple and Microsoft app stores because third-party app stores are typically riddled with malicious and malware-laden apps.
The big three mentioned above generally do a pretty good job at ensuring that the apps offered via their app stores are safe, but they are far from perfect.
To that point, a recent discovery by researchers for Dr. Web Antivirus has resulted in Google booting a total of nine malicious apps from the Google Play Store.
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Question from Cindy: I got a new phone yesterday. It’s a Straight Talk and I love it. I’m having a small problem with it though.
After I got it home I installed the Facebook Messenger app on it and now my friend’s faces pop up on the home screen every time they send me a message.
I don’t like that because I don’t want just anyone who happens to glance at my phone to see who I’m talking to on Facebook.
How can I turn those pop-up pictures off? [Read more…]