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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to record the screen on your Mac
• Q&A: Are there any keyboards with keys that won’t wear off?
• Q&A: Why won’t my monitor work with my laptop?
• If Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, why isn’t it the hottest?
• My Monthly Tech Giveaway is back – Brother DCPL2550DW Multifunction Laser Printer
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to record the screen on your Mac
Have you ever wondered if you could record the contents of your screen and turn them into a video?
The answer is yes. In fact, people do it all the time because it’s a great way to visually show someone how to perform a given task (or series of tasks). They can literally watch you do everything you did via the video you created.
If you have a Mac you can make a recording of your Mac’s screen without having to install any third-party software. Here’s how:
1 – Press the Command+Shift+5 key combination to display the “Screen Capture” menu.
2 – If you want to record the entire screen, click on the rectangular icon with a circle in the corner.
If you want to record a portion of the screen click on the dashed rectangular icon with the circle in the corner.
3 – Click Options to choose whether you want to record audio to accompany the video, to select a location to save the recording to and/or to select any other options that you might want to choose.
3 – Press the Record button to start recording everything that takes place on the screen (or the selected portion of the screen).
4 – To stop recording and end the video, either click on the Stop icon (the square inside a circle) at the top of the screen or press the Command+Control+Esc key combination.
That’s all there is to it. You should now have a video in the location you selected that shows everything that happened on the screen while you were recording it, complete with audio if you selected that option.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: Are there any keyboards with keys that won’t wear off?
This post has the answer (plus an alternative solution).
• Q&A: Why won’t my monitor work with my laptop?
Sometimes all it takes is a quick settings change.
• 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…
Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station
Looking for an easy way to connect up to two bare hard drives or SSDs to your computer as external USB drives?
Or perhaps you’d like to be able to clone the contents of one drive onto a second drive with just the push of a button?
Well, this little gem does all of that and more.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
If Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, why isn’t it the hottest?
This post and short video have the scoop.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Gmail had two outages last week that delayed emails
• Spotify is laying off 17 percent of employees across the company
• You can now do Zoom meetings on Apple TV
• Microsoft Rewards is now less rewarding, sparking user backlash
• Hubble Space Telescope is offline due to a gyro problem
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