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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• Q&A: Can I make my Mac’s Dock work like a Windows Taskbar?
• How to email multiple files as a single attachment from a PC
• Is an outdated modem slowing down your Internet connection?
• Video: Would you take this wild bus ride?
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Q&A: Can I make my Mac’s Dock work like a Windows Taskbar?
Question from Freida: I recently bought my first Mac after using nothing but Windows PCs for many years, and the switch is going fine except for one thing. I can’t seem to get used to the Dock.
Yep, I miss my Taskbar.
Is there any way to make the Dock on a Mac work like the Taskbar on a Windows PC?
Rick’s answer: That’s a great question, Freida. And the answer is yes (well, more or less).
While there is no way to make the Dock look and work exactly like the Windows Taskbar, there’s a really nice app that can give you more or less the same Taskbar experience.
This app is called ubar, and it works quite well.
uBar isn’t free, but I believe it’s well worth the money for anyone who really wants to create a more Windows-like Mac experience.
Intrigued? Check it out at https://ubarapp.com/.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to email multiple files as a single attachment from a PC
This is actually quite easy to do.
• Is an outdated modem slowing down your Internet connection?
The answer could well be yes.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
AV Access Dual Monitor KVM Switch (#ad)
Need to control two computers with one keyboard, mouse and two extended or mirrored monitors? If so, you need this.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Would you take this wild bus ride?
Not me. How about you?
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Microsoft is now showing ads in the Windows 11 sign-out menu
• Zoom debuts Zoom Spots, your forever Zoom meeting
• Apple settles with firm in AirPods patent case
• Latest firmware update is bricking the Galaxy Watch 4 for some
• Netflix Basic with Ads is missing a host of top titles
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