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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Saturday, October 16, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to tweak the Start Menu in Windows 11
• Q&A: How can I make the text bigger on my iPhone?
• Warning: More Macs are now getting infected with malware
• How to report a fake Facebook profile (so it can be deleted)
• Watch this ‘Boogie Woogie Queen’ rock a public piano
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to tweak the Start Menu in Windows 11
If you’ve made the jump to Windows 11 you’ve probably noticed that it has a brand new Start Menu.
Personally, I’m not a fan of the Start Menu’s new look so one of the first things I did was look for ways to tweak it a bit.
First of all, you probably won’t use all the existing icons that Microsoft has placed on the Start menu by default. Just right-click on any icons you want to remove and select Unpin from Start.
After you’ve removed all the icons you won’t be using from the Start Menu you’ll probably want to add a few that you will be using.
To do that just click the All Apps link and look for an app you want to add, then right-click on it and select Pin To Start. Repeat this process until you have added all the apps you want to have on there.
And finally, you can change the order in which the icons are displayed. Just click on them and drag them to the positions of your choosing.
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The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• Q&A: How can I make the text bigger on my iPhone?
A reader wants to know how to enlarge the text on her iPhone because a stroke has impacted her eyesight. This post has step-by-step instructions.
• Warning: More Macs are now getting infected with malware
Macs have long been thought to be immune to malware attacks, but that isn’t the case at all. Now the frequency of Mac malware attacks is rising sharply.
• How to report a fake Facebook profile (so it can be deleted)
Fake ‘clone’ profiles abound on Facebook. This post explains how to report them so Facebook can remove them.
• 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.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Watch this ‘Boogie Woogie Queen’ rock a public piano
This is one of those rare videos that’s just plain fun to watch. Enough said.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Ransomware rises as a national security threat as bigger targets fall
• Apple plans Oct. 18 event where it’s expected to focus on new MacBooks
• The cloud has changed everything–except how we market it
• Twitch says passwords weren’t exposed in massive data breach
• How a vishing attack spoofed Microsoft to try to gain remote access
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