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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to hide the Taskbar in Windows 11
• This simple tip can help protect your computer from malware
• How to accurately evaluate negative reviews on Amazon
• Guess what? You’re constantly moving (and you’re moving really, really fast).
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to hide the Taskbar in Windows 11
If you recently updated your PC from Windows 1o to Windows 11 you’ve probably noticed that the new Taskbar is just a bit taller than it was in Windows 10.
That shouldn’t be an issue for most folks, but if your PC has a smaller than average screen the “real estate” being used by the Taskbar could come in handy if you could somehow free it up.
Well, you can. All you have to do is make one simple settings change and the Taskbar will completely disappear until the next time you need to use it.
Here’s how to set it up:
1 – Right-click on a blank area of the Taskbar, then click Taskbar settings.
2 – In the right-hand pane, scroll down and click Taskbar behaviors.
3 – Check the box beside Automatically hide the taskbar.
That’s all there is to it. Your Taskbar should now be hidden from view, freeing up the screen “real estate” that it was occupying for other uses.
For example, you could “drag” the bottom edge of your web browser to the very bottom of the screen, which would allow you to see a little more of each web page before having to scroll.
When you need to use the Taskbar simply move your mouse to the bottom of the screen and it’ll pop right up.
If you give this change a try and end up deciding that you don’t like it, simply repeat the steps listed above and uncheck the box you checked in step 3.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• This simple tip can help protect your computer from malware
Did you know one very simple settings change can help protect your Windows PC or Mac from malware infections? This post explains how to do it.
• How to accurately evaluate negative reviews on Amazon
Negative reviews on Amazon can help you avoid making bad buying decisions, but they’re only useful if you know how to properly evaluate them in relation to the entire collection of user reviews. This post explains how to use negative reviews to accurately determine the quality of the items you’re thinking about buying.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Guess what? You’re constantly moving (and you’re moving really, really fast).
From our perspective here on Earth it often seems like we aren’t moving at all. But truth be told, each and every one of us is moving at incredible speeds, at all times.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Bionic eye tech aims to help blind people see
• Texas sues Facebook over its use of Facial Recognition
• Romance scammers collected $139 million in crypto last year
• Volta is installing 1,000 EV fast-charging stations at Walgreens locations
• Snapchat will put ads within stories and share the money with creators
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