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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, August 27, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to see which version of ChromeOS is on your Chromebook
• Q&A: How do I move my old Yahoo emails into Gmail?
• Q&A: What’s the hotkey for locking the screen in Linux Mint?
• Q&A: Is Colonial Penn life insurance a scam?
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to see which version of ChromeOS is on your Chromebook
If you have a Chromebook there will likely come a time when you’ll need to find out which version of ChromeOS is running on the device.
As luck would have it, you can easily view the both the version number and build number of your ChromeOS installation with just a few clicks of your mouse. Here’s how:
1 – Click the Time display in the lower-right corner of the screen.
2 – Click the Settings icon (it looks like a “gear”).
3 – Click About ChromeOS.
That’s all there is to it. You should now see your Chromebook’s ChromeOS version and build number displayed on the screen.
Bonus tip: While you’re there, you can optionally check to see if there are any updates available for the device. Just click the Check for updates button.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: How do I move my old Yahoo emails into Gmail?
A reader wants to know how to migrate the emails from her Yahoo email account to her Gmail account. This post has step-by-step instructions.
• Q&A: What’s the hotkey for locking the screen in Linux Mint?
This tip can help keep hackers out of your LinkedIn account.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Q&A: Is Colonial Penn life insurance a scam?
This question has both a short answer and a long answer.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• DoorDash data breach sees customer information stolen
• Verizon’s Visible customers are missing calls, texts, and data after ‘upgrades’
• Jack Dorsey says his biggest regret is that Twitter was a company at all
• Apple may face a DOJ antitrust complaint over AirTags
• Linux 6.1 will alert you if your machine has a faulty CPU
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