Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
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My “Pick” for the day is this super-handy macOS Reference & Cheat Sheet.
Windows users aren’t the only folks who could benefit from a quick reference or “cheat sheet”.
They can be a big help for Mac users as well. And this is a really good one!
Click here to read more about this handy macOS Reference & Cheat Sheet at Amazon.
Question from Rhonda: It seems the mouse speed on my computer (Windows 10) needs to be adjusted.
It seems like it’s too slow or something.
I seem to remember long ago someone telling me this could be done. Is this possible?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
As you probably know, YouTube hosts billions of videos on pretty much every topic under the sun, and the vast majority of them can be viewed at any time for free.
This is why I wrote a post a while back explaining why YouTube is one of the best sites on the Internet for helping you quickly learn how to do something you’ve never done before.
As you also probably know, many of the videos on YouTube contain some type of “adult” subject matter that you might not want to see – or allow your kids to see.
(Yes, as a Google property YouTube has a minimum age requirement but we all know how well those work in practice.)
Luckily, YouTube has a “Restricted Mode” setting that will block the vast majority of videos containing adult subject matter to prevent them from being viewed on any device that you have it enabled on. [Read more…]
Question from Grady P.: I recently started using Outlook.com for my email after buying a new PC that didn’t come with Microsoft Office.
I like Outlook’s webmail setup just fine, but it does have a few quirks.
If an email looks suspicious I always like to check the headers to see where it originated from. But I can’t find a button or link to view the headers when I open an email.
Does Outlook.com not allow you view them?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Today’s “Picture of the Day” features a pair of zebras “picking” on the African savannah. I hope you like it.
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