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Like it’s predecessor, Windows 11 has a popular feature called Autocorrect that monitors your typing and makes changes when it determines that you’ve made one or more spelling errors.
That sounds awesome, and most of the time it is. However, Autocorrect doesn’t always do the best job at fixing your typos. [Read more…]
Let’s be honest — editing video has never been easy. It takes real technical skill, a good creative instinct, and more time than most people expect.
You’re going through footage, picking out the scenes that actually work, piecing clips together, sorting transitions, fixing the audio, writing captions, and then somehow squeezing it all into whatever format the platform wants.
AI is starting to take a bite out of that workload, handling a lot of the repetitive, planning-heavy parts just from plain-language instructions. [Read more…]
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Question from Frank: Rick, I have a computer running Windows 11 and I have a question about it.
I’m 73 years old and have terribly arthritic fingers which makes it extremely difficult for me to “double-click” on things to open them.
I read somewhere that you can change a setting that’ll make Windows open things with a single click, but I can’t find it.
I’ll be much in your debt if you’d be so kind as to tell me how to set it up. Can you tell me how? [Read more…]
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Smartphones are everywhere these days.
In fact, you probably have one in your pocket or purse right this very minute.
Have you ever stopped to think about what could happen if your phone ever gets lost or stolen?
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Virtually every release of a new major Windows version includes a slew of new Windows shortcuts, and Windows 10 and 11 have plenty.
In fact, the latest versions of Windows provide dozens of them for you to use at any time!
Some folks prefer to use the mouse and avoid using the keyboard as much as possible, but others love the speed and efficiency gained by replacing three, four or more mouse clicks with a single keystroke combination.
If you’re one of them, check out this extensive list of keyboard shortcuts you can use to do virtually anything in Windows 10… [Read more…]