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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, February 27, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Windows: How to quickly find out how many files are in a folder
• Scam alert: No, Facebook is not going to start charging users a fee.
• How to force your Facebook group to show the newest posts first
• Enjoy this quick (and fun) lesson in Math from the legendary Lou Costello
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Windows: How to quickly find out how many files are in a folder
Do you ever need to find out how many files are in a given folder on your Windows PC?
If so, here’s a little tip you can use to quickly get the total number of files contained within a folder without having to count them all.
1 – Open the folder in question, then press the Ctrl+A key combination to highlight all the files in the folder.
2 – Click on one of the the highlighted files and pretend that you’re going to drag the files to a different location. Don’t actually drag them anywhere – just move the mouse a tiny bit.
3 – See that little number inside the box? That’s the actual number of files this folder has in it.
4 – Release the mouse button.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Scam alert: No, Facebook is not going to start charging users a fee.
It’s back. Again.
• How to force your Facebook group to show the newest posts first
You can ditch the ridiculous “Most relevant” default setting for good.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
Dell S2722DZ 27″ Work From Home Monitor (#ad)
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Enjoy this quick (and fun) lesson in Math from the legendary Lou Costello
Simply fantastic.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Microsoft is bringing “Paste as plain text” to Windows apps with PowerToys
• Lenovo’s ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops get a welcome facelift
• Meta Verified: What the change means for ‘notable’ users, and more
• Samsung’s Bixby just got some new AI tricks to help it understand you better
• This iPhone 15 Pro upgrade could mean better photos and battery life
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