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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 16, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Looking for a monitor with a wide viewing angle? Look for this…
• Things to consider before taking your computer to a repair shop
• How to tell stories using photography
• Video: Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins perform “Jerry’s Breakdown”
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Looking for a monitor with a wide viewing angle? Look for this…
Have you ever noticed that some monitors are difficult to see clearly unless you’re looking almost directly at them?
Those monitors are fine as long as you’re only going to be viewing them straight-on, but they’re pretty close to useless in situations where one or more people need to view them from an angle.
If wide viewing angles are important to you there’s one designation you need to look for when shopping for your next monitor…
In-Plane Switching (IPS) refers to the way the crystals in a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen are arranged.
If a monitor has the words In-Plane Switching and/or the acronym IPS in its name or description you can count in it providing for wider than normal viewing angles.
Of course the range of the supported viewing angles vary even among IPS monitors, which means you’ll need to read the item description to determine the actual supported viewing angles for every monitor you’re considering.
But that being said, most any monitor with the In-Plane Switching and/or IPS designation should provide a nice wide-angle viewing experience compared to non-IPS monitors.
Note: Some manufacturers use the designations Plane-to-Line Switching and/or PLS to refer to this technology. Just remember that IPS and PLS both designate monitors with wide viewing angles.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Things to consider before taking your computer to a repair shop
Tips for saving money, time and frustration.
• How to tell stories using photography
It’s said that “A picture is worth a thousand words“, but it can be so much more.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Synerlogic Windows PC Reference Keyboard Shortcut Vinyl Sticker
Do you love the convenience of using keyboard shortcuts but have trouble remembering all but a few of the ones you use most often?
Well stick this little gem right on your laptop and you’ll always have a ready reference available every time you need it.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins perform “Jerry’s Breakdown”
Simply gorgeous.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Microsoft takes pains to obscure role in 0-days that caused email breach
• Magic Compose for texts might be coming to Google Messages
• ChatGPT under fire by FTC for data leak and inaccuracy
• Gamaredon hackers start stealing data 30 minutes after a breach
• Reddit just removed years of private chat messages
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