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Question from Betty: Thanks for everything you do to help us, Rick. Your tips are wonderful.
If you don’t mind I’d like to ask a question about my iMac.
I’m always hitting the ‘Caps Lock’ key by accident and typing things in all upper case.
I read this tip that explains how to disable the Caps Lock key on a Windows computer.
Is it possible to disable it on a Mac too? [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 24, 2022
• Warning: Don’t share codes from text messages with anyone
• Q&A: Why are new computers slower than really old ones?
• Scam alert: Beware fake ads for concert and event tickets
• The awesome power of kindness and compassion
Question from Marcie: My friend sent me some pictures and I was looking at them on my Windows laptop.
After I closed everything out I saw that one of the pictures I looked at was covering the entire desktop.
I don’t like it because it makes it hard to see the desktop icons. And besides, it’s not the type of picture I want on my screen at all times anyway.
Why is that photo covering my entire desktop? [Read more…]
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Question from Claude: I was looking at the various options for buying Microsoft Office on Amazon the other day and I saw they’re selling Microsoft Office that runs on Macs.
That really surprised me since Microsoft and Apple are direct competitors of each other.
Why do they make a Mac version of Office when that obviously encourages people who would buy a Windows computer to run MS Office on to buy a Mac instead? [Read more…]
Question from Eileen: I took some pictures with my new phone and downloaded them to my computer (HP desktop with Windows 11).
All the photos look fine when I view them on the phone, but on the computer several of my favorites are crooked.
Is there a way to straighten them without installing an extra program? [Read more…]