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How to remove available job openings from your LinkedIn feed

Posted on July 19, 2022

If you use LinkedIn you’re probably used to seeing lots of available job notifications showing up in your feed.

While some folks are actively looking for a new job and others are always willing to consider job offers that might align with their career goals, plenty of other LinkedIn users have no interest in seeing job openings in their feed at all.

Personally, I fall into the “I’d rather not see the job openings in my feed” camp. If you feel that way too you can easily block those job opening notifications with a simple settings change. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you use Zoom on a Linux PC?

Posted on July 9, 2022

Question from Emmett: I have a question about Zoom and I’m hoping you can answer it for me.

My laptop has been giving me problems and I’m thinking of replacing Windows with Linux Mint like you mentioned in this blog post.

The only thing holding me back is I’ve heard that Zoom won’t work on a Linux computer, and I really need to use Zoom. If it won’t work with Linux that’ll be a deal-breaker for me.

My question is will Zoom work with Linux or not? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I make my laptop show my name on the network?

Posted on July 6, 2022

Question from Luella: My sister bought a new laptop a while back and after using it for a couple of days she decided she hates Windows 11.

She was going to return it and buy a Mac but I told her I would just buy the laptop from her since I had been planning to buy one anyway.

The thing is this laptop shows up on our company network under my sister’s name and I don’t know how to fix it. I know our IT guy could do it but he’s out on vacation and won’t be back until the end of the month.

Would you mind telling me how to change the name on this laptop from my sister’s name to my name? [Read more…]

How to switch a Windows PC to a different WiFi network

Posted on July 5, 2022

If you have a WiFi-enabled Windows PC there might come a time when you’ll need to switch your connection to a different WiFi network than the one your machine is currently connected to.

For example, your laptop might automatically connect to a network with a weak signal when you know there’s another network available with a much stronger signal.

Or perhaps it automatically connected to an insecure unencrypted network instead of the secure network you intended to use.

Whatever the reason, you can easily switch your PC’s Wi-Fi connection from one network to another one with just a few clicks of your mouse. [Read more…]

Is Xfinity 1.2Gbps Internet available where you live? Find out right now.

Posted on June 29, 2022

I recently received a heads-up from a friend that Xfinity was now offering 1.2Gbps Internet service in my neck of the woods.

I did a little checking around and discovered they are now offering Gigabit+ download speeds in most of the areas they currently service.

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