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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to crop a screenshot before you even capture it
• How to forward a text message you received to someone else
• Streaming unlocked: How VPNs allow access to geo-restricted content
• Levi Strauss built his fortune during the California Gold Rush – but not by mining gold
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to crop a screenshot before you even capture it
You probably know you can snap a “picture” of all or part of your computer screen.
These “pictures” are called screenshots, and they can be incredibly handy.
What you might not know is you can easily “crop” a screenshot before you even take it in order to capture the exact section of the screen you want to include in your screenshot image.
Follow these instructions if you have a Mac:
1 – Press the Command+Shift+5 key combination.
2 – Click the icon that looks like a rectangle made of dashed lines.
3 – Drag the edges of the rectangle to enclose just the part of the screen you want to capture.
4 – Click Capture.
Follow these instructions if you have a PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11:
1 – Press the Windows+Shift+S key combination.
2 – Use your mouse to place the + (plus sign) at the top-left corner of the section of the screen you want to capture a screenshot of (don’t release the mouse button).
3 – Drag the mouse downward and to the right until the box covers the entire area of the screen you wish to capture, then release the mouse button.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to forward a text message you received to someone else
All it takes is a couple of quick taps.
• Streaming unlocked: How VPNs allow access to geo-restricted content
This post has the scoop.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Levi Strauss built his fortune during the California Gold Rush – but not by mining gold
You can probably guess how he did it.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Windows 11 September 26 update and AMD drivers causing major issues
• X is testing new game streaming & live shopping features
• Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a few thoughts about Google Search
• Reminder: Your cellphone will receive an alert today at 2:20 pm
• FBI warns of ‘Phantom Hackers’ stealing millions
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