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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• Why you shouldn’t keep tons of photos on your phone
• How to safely check your email and text messages
• How to enable Live Captions on Windows 11
• Guess what? ‘Total Recall’ really is a thing.
• May’s Tech Tips Giveaway: TP-Link Deco AXE4900 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Mesh WiFi System
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Why you shouldn’t keep tons of photos on your phone
If you’re like most smartphone owners you probably have hundreds of photos stored on your phone.
While it’s nice to be able to whip out your phone and show someone the latest photos of the kids/grandkids, it’s really best to limit the number of photos that reside on your phone to a bare minimum.
Why? Two reasons:
1 – If you lose your phone, if someone steals it or if you drop it and it breaks into a zillion pieces, your photos could well be gone for good if you haven’t uploaded them to the cloud or otherwise backed them up.
And depending on how long you’ve had your phone and how many pictures you take, they could easily number in the thousands,
That’s a lot of photos to lose in one fell swoop.
2 – Tons of photos take up tons of storage space, leaving less room for apps and operating system ‘breathing room’.
That means you might find yourself unable to install new apps and/or figure out why your phone is running as slow as molasses at 30 below zero.
Bottom line: If the photos on your phone are really precious to you (and they probably are), I strongly recommend that you copy them off the phone onto your computer AND upload them to cloud storage, then delete the ones you don’t anticipate showing to your friend next time you get together.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to enable Live Captions on Windows 11
Sometimes you might need a written transcript of what you’re hearing.
• How to safely check your email and text messages
It’s easy. Just follow these simple guidelines.
• 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…
Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR Camera w/ 18-55mm Lens
Phone cameras are great, but there are times when you really need an old-school DLSR with an adjustable zoom lens. This tried-and-true little gem from Canon is an excellent choice for a first DSLR.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Guess what? ‘Total Recall’ really is a thing.
And it’s absolutely incredible.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Apple adds ‘unwanted tracker’ alerts in iOS 17.5 as Android trackers near
• Microsoft Edge is getting a built-in AI theme creator on Windows 11 and 10
• Dell hacker claims to have scraped millions of customer records
• Opinion: Streaming services are basically just cable now
• SpaceX’s Starlink pulls through solar storm without major impact
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