Hello, and welcome…
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to make your phone’s LED flash when someone calls you
• Q&A: Why is my computer’s CPU overheating?
• Q&A: Why won’t Microsoft Defender turn on after removing McAfee?
• Are you legally required to show your receipt as you’re leaving a store?
Today’s sponsor…
Digi-Key has the world’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment.
Have something you’d like to tell 15,300 engaged subscribers?
Click here to sponsor the next available issue.
Welcome, new subscribers….
You can make sure these updates keep landing in your Inbox by adding my email address to your Address Book or Contacts List. Click here for instructions.
Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Click here to subscribe.
Today’s quick tech tip….
How to make your phone’s LED flash when someone calls you
Do you have a hearing impairment that makes it difficult to hear your smartphone ring when someone calls you?
If so, it might help to make your phone’s LED flash to alert you to incoming calls.
This is very easy to set up if you have an iPhone. Just follow these steps:
1 – Open the Settings app and swipe down from the top of the screen to display the Search box.
2 – Type the word flash into the Search box, then tap LED Flash for Alerts.
3 – Toggle the “LED Flash for Alerts” setting to On.
4 – (Optional) If you want to LED to flash even when the phone is silent, make sure that option is enabled.
If you have an Android phone, things are a bit trickier…
Most Android phones have an option for enabling Flash Notifications, but not all of them.
If your phone has this option you’ll find it somewhere within the Accessibility settings.
If your phone doesn’t have an option for enabling Flash Notifications you can still enable them via a third-party app.
Simply open the Play Store app and search for flash on call and you’ll be presented with several apps to choose from.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: Why is my computer’s CPU overheating?
There are several possible reasons.
• Q&A: Why won’t Microsoft Defender turn on after removing McAfee?
This post discusses the most likely cause (and explains how to fix it).
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
TP-Link Deco X55 AX3000 WiFi 6 Mesh System (#ad)
Does your home or office have spots where your WiFi network’s signal is either real weak or completely non-existent?
If so, this three-piece mesh WiFi system from one of my favorite companies can fix that.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Are you legally required to show your receipt as you’re leaving a store?
As is often the case, the answer is a bit murky.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Ransomware gang apologizes, gives childrens’ hospital decryptor
• Tesla update might make Full Self-Driving truly hands-off
• Mark Samuels: 3 things I’ve learned from doing remote work for years
• AMD’s overheating GPUs might be worse off than we thought
• Tech resolutions to kick off 2023
Wondering how you can help me keep doing what I’m doing?
1 – If you’d like to help support my work, you can do so by leaving me a tip.
Every penny of your tip will go towards my blog’s web hosting and other related fees, which are substantial.
2 – You can Forward this email to a friend along with a short note of recommendation. (Just click the “Forward” button or link.)
Rest assured that anything you can do to help me keep helping folks will be greatly appreciated.
Have a question, comment or suggestion? Hit the Reply button and reply to this email. I love hearing what you have to say…
Thanks so much, and have an amazing day.
Your tech buddy,
Rick Rouse
https://www.ricksdailytips.com