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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, July 19, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• How (and when) to disable Power Saver mode on your PC
• How to quickly search the web for any term on a web page
• Review: PowerUrus 12V 200AH LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Rechargeable Battery
• Great Pyrenees – The ‘gentle giants’ of the canine world
• July’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How (and when) to disable Power Saver mode on your PC
Is your Windows PC’s “power plan” set to Power Saver mode?
If so, you can give your machine some extra “get-up-and-go” by switching to the High Performance plan.
Power Saver mode can really come in handy if you’re using a laptop and you need to make each battery charge last as long as possible.
However, if you keep your laptop plugged into a wall outlet you can speed things up a bit by switching from Power Saver to High Performance.
And truth be told, if you have a desktop PC there’s really no need to use Power Saver mode at all unless you simply want your PC to use as little electricity as possible.
Sound good? Here’s how to give it a try:
1 – Click the Start button, then type the word power.
2 – Select Choose a power plan from the list of search results.
3 – If your current power plan is set to Power saver, select either Balanced or High performance.
4 – Close the Settings app.
That’s all there is to it. If you successfully made the change you should now notice at least a slight increase in system performance.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to quickly search the web for any term on a web page
This is a real time-saver.
• Review: PowerUrus 12V 200AH LiFePO4 Deep Cycle Rechargeable Battery
I really like it. This post explains why.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Great Pyrenees – The ‘gentle giants’ of the canine world
The most gentle dog I have ever had.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Google’s goo․gl links will stop working in August 2025
• Windows 11 is nagging users to try OneDrive
• Satellite communication coming soon to select Samsung smartphones
• Chrome will soon throw security warnings at you that you can’t ignore
• USPS shared customer postal addresses with Meta, LinkedIn and Snap
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