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Monday, October 18, 2021 – Adjusting Windows 11 for ‘Best Performance’ – How to remove location info from photos on a Mac

Posted on October 18, 2021

Hello, and welcome…

Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Monday, October 18, 2021.

Topics covered in this issue…

• How to remove location info from photos on a Mac

• Q&A: How do I change Windows 11’s Power Mode setting to ‘Best Performance’?

• Q&A: Can you recommend a good full-size Bluetooth mouse?

• Q&A: How do I make Safari show the entire URL in the address bar on my Mac?

• Check out this incredible time-lapse video of the night sky and the Milky Way

• Info about my photo / file recovery service

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Monday, September 27, 2021 – Q&A: What does it mean to ‘brick your phone’? – Why you need to make both local and cloud backups

Posted on September 27, 2021

Hello, and welcome…

Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Monday, September 27, 2021.

Topics covered in this issue…

• Why you still need to make local backups if you use a cloud backup service

• Q&A: What does the phrase ‘brick your phone’ mean?

• Here’s the best way to open a link in a new browser tab

• Q&A: Should I leave the ‘Page File’ on the SSD or move it to the hard drive?

• Meet Curbside Larry, a Texas librarian who obviously watched one-too-many car commercials

• Info about my photo / file recovery service

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Q&A: How’s the best way to keep my iPhone charged up during a 3 day camping trip?

Posted on August 27, 2015

Question from Eileen J.: Hi Rick. My husband and I are planning a three day camping trip in the Alabama woods for a little over a month from now.

I know I’ll end up spending a lot of time Facebooking and playing games on my iPhone while we’re there because I always get bored after just a couple of hours.

My problem is my phone’s battery always dies on the first day and I don’t have a way to charge it back up. Can you tell me the best way to keep it charged for the entire three days without having to spend an arm and a leg?

We’ll have a usable cell signal where we’re going, but we won’t have an electrical outlet to plug a charger into or handy access to our vehicle for using a car charger. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

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