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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Does your child use a school-issued laptop?
• How to give your phone or tablet a fully-functional clipboard
• Q&A: How can I make Chrome stop filling in my old email address?
• Modern cars sustain more damage in accidents than older cars – for a good reason
• My Monthly Tech Giveaway is back!
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What’s new….
My Monthly Tech Giveaway is back!
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I ended up having to suspend that giveaway due to the onset of the Covid pandemic, but now is the time to bring it back – better than ever.
The prizes featured in the new giveaway will include a combination of items I received for testing and review and brand new items that will provided directly by partner companies.
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Does your child use a school-issued laptop?
If so, I recommend that you teach him/her to only use that laptop for tasks and projects that are directly related to school work and activities.
The IT departments in most schools keep pretty close tabs on what the school’s computers are used for, and there are any number of otherwise harmless activities that could cause your child to run afoul of school rules and regulations.
Here’s a good rule of thumb…
If your child needs to do some class-related online research, write a term paper or do most anything else that’s required as part of the school curriculum, it’s fine to complete those activities on the school laptop. That’s its intended purpose, after all.
However, if your child wants to watch YouTube videos, listen to music, chat with friends or do most anything online that isn’t school-related, it’s probably best to use a personal family-owned device for those activities.
All of the above being said, some school systems are more lenient with how students can use their school-issued laptops than others. I recommend that you check with your school to find out for sure what’s allowed and what isn’t.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to give your phone or tablet a fully-functional clipboard
All you have to do is install an app.
• Q&A: How can I make Chrome stop filling in my old email address?
This post has step-by-step instructions.
• 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.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Modern cars sustain more damage in accidents than older cars – for a good reason
Very interesting indeed.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Google researchers can make any ANC earbuds into heart rate trackers
• Windows 11 finally adds support for RAR, 7-ZIP, and 5 other file archives
• Alliance of 40 countries vow not to pay ransom to cybercriminals
• Most popular OS: Android 13 is now running on 22.4% of devices
• Avast confirms it tagged Google app as malware on Android phones
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