Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
By now you’re probably familiar with how enabling ‘Dark Mode’ can make it more pleasant to use a device in a low-light environment.
If you frequently peruse Facebook in a darkened room I recommend that you go into the Facebook settings and switch ‘Dark Mode’ on and give it a try. I believe you just might like it. [Read more…]
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Question from Patsy: My friend just bought a Chromebook after the salesman at the computer store told her they are safer to use than Windows computers.
Among other things, he said it’s impossible for a Chromebook to catch a virus.
I’d just like to know if you agree with him because I’m needing to get a new laptop myself.
So, are Chromebooks really safer than Windows laptops? [Read more…]
Question from Dharia: I recently bought my first Mac (actually, a MacBook) and I have a question about it.
I loved how I could open File Explorer in Windows by pressing the Windows and E keys at the same time.
Is there a way to use the keyboard to open the Finder on a Mac? [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know I’ve written several posts about the importance of occasionally running an Internet speed test.
In a nutshell, these tests allow you to monitor the speed and reliability of your Internet connection and also make sure you’re getting the download and upload speeds you’re paying for every month.
Since several people have asked me how to interpret the scores they receive when they run a test, I thought it might be a good idea to write up the answer in a stand-alone blog post.
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Question from Jan: Hi there. I have a 13 inch MacBook Air that I bought way back in 2014.
Can you help me with a problem I’m trying to solve with it? [Read more…]