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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, March 11, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to make your HomePod stop listening for ‘Hey, Siri’
• How to make the Print Screen key always open Windows’ Snipping Tool
• Here’s a fantastic (and free) online HTML to PDF Converter
• Video: Boogie-Woogie on a public piano (by a 9 year old!)
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to make your HomePod stop listening for ‘Hey, Siri’
Do you have an iPhone or iPad that’s running a recent version of iOS?
If so, you probably know you can temporarily prevent Siri from responding to ‘Hey, Siri’ voice prompts by simply laying the device face down.
But what if you own an Apple HomePod?
Well, you can tell it to stop listening for ‘Hey, Siri’ as well. And truth be told, it’s extremely easy.
All you have to do is say ‘Hey Siri, stop listening‘. Siri will ask you to confirm that choice and then immediately stop listening.
To reverse that and have Siri start listening again, simply press and hold the HomePod’s touch surface to trigger Siri and then say ‘Start listening’.
That’s all there is to it. Now you know how to tell Siri to put in a pair of virtual earplugs without having to use the Home app on your iPhone, iPad or other Apple device.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to make the Print Screen key always open Windows’ Snipping Tool
Make your PC’s Print Screen key actually useful (not to mention more efficient).
• Here’s a fantastic (and free) online HTML to PDF Converter
And you don’t have to install anything on your device.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
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Why? Because I absolutely love mine (and I believe you will too).
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Boogie-Woogie on a public piano (by a 9 year old)
This kid really knows how to tickle the ivories.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Roku is now making its own TVs
• Vinyl overtakes CD sales for the first time since 1987
• Meta is ‘pausing’ bonus payouts for Reels creators
• This ‘Wi-Fi 7 cryptomining router’ is just an elaborate scam
• HP is once again bricking printers that use third-party ink with a firmware update
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