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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 30, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to make more room on your browser’s crowded Bookmarks bar
• Scam alert: How to avoid falling victim to Cybercrime
• Why you should avoid apps that promise to ‘fix’ your PC with one click
• Video: The amazing size and beauty of Victoria Falls
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to make more room on your browser’s crowded Bookmarks bar
Is the Bookmarks Bar in your favorite web browser so full that all of your bookmarks won’t fit onto it?
If so, there’s a very simple way to make more room for your visible bookmarks, potentially eliminating the overflow items completely.
Chances are at least some of your bookmarks have distinct, easily identifiable icons.
For example, the icons for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and lots of other sites have bookmark icons that are so recognizable that you probably don’t need the text in order to identify them.
If you have a ton of bookmarks you can remove the text from some of them and free up a lot of real estate on your Bookmarks Bar.
Here’s how to do it:
1 – Right-click on a bookmark with an easily identifiable icon and click Edit.
2 – Delete the text in the Name field and click Save.
3 – Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each of the other bookmarks that can easily be identified just by their icons.
That’s all there is to it. If you were able to “shorten” enough of your bookmarks you just might find that they all now fit on the visible part of the Bookmarks Bar.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Scam alert: How to avoid falling victim to Cybercrime
Be diligent and stay safe.
• Why you should avoid apps that promise to ‘fix’ your PC with one click
Truth be told, they often cause more problems than they fix.
• 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…
Well, we’re smack-dab in the middle of summer here in my neck of the woods, and we sure have had some scorchers already!
If it’s hot where you live and work as well you can help keep your laptop cool and running normally with this little gem.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: The amazing size and beauty of Victoria Falls
Such an incredible sight.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• SpaceX launches enormous satellite for faster rural broadband
• Verizon and AT&T charging a new fee for older unlimited plans
• NASA+ is the space agency’s very own streaming platform
• Windows 11 customization apps might break the Start menu
• It’s official — AMD’s best gaming CPU is coming to laptops
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