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The advent of generative AI has quietly initiated a revolutionary wave, transforming digital design and artistry landscapes.
This technological marvel has unfolded new dimensions of creativity, enabling the synthesis of digital content that is as intricate as it is innovative. [Read more…]
Your iPhone’s keyboard has a feature called Predictive Text that analyzes your words as you are typing and tries to predict what you are going to type next.
When you first get a new iPhone it doesn’t do all that great at predicting what you’re planning to type.
However, over time, it can become surprisingly accurate with its predictions as it learns the way you “think” and type.
Most folks seem to love the Predictive Text feature and consider it to be a huge time saver, but every now and then I’ll receive a request for instructions for turning it off.
Question from Ed: I have a Lenovo laptop that came with Windows 8.1 preinstalled.
The hard drive died and I have to replace it and my co-worker recommended that I install Linux on it.
The thing is, there are so many Linux versions to choose from that trying to pick one is about to make my head explode.
Which version of Linux do you recommend for a system that was running Windows 8.1 previously? [Read more…]
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
If you’re like most Internet users, your email inbox probably contains several old messages that contain the usernames and passwords for some of your online accounts.
As you probably know, many services send new subscribers/customers a welcome email containing the username and password they’ll need to enter in order to log into the account. [Read more…]
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
For the most part, the Windows operating system has improved greatly over the years, generally getting better and more reliable with each major update.
But unfortunately a couple of major frustrations still plague Windows users to this day.