Hello, and welcome…
This is your Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
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Topics covered in this issue…
–How to gracefully end an unpleasant phone call
–Q&A: Can a gaming PC be used as a regular computer?
–Q&A: How can I stop Facebook from flooding my email with notifications?
–Q&A: Would moving the Page File to a RAM Disk speed up an older Windows PC?
–Did you know there are people who remember literally everything? (And yes, I do mean everything.)
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Today’s Quick Tip….
Have you ever been on a phone call that you really wanted to end, but you couldn’t think of a polite way to do it?
Yeah, me too.
Well, here’s a little tip you can use the next time someone’s jabbering away and you can’t get a word in edge-wise…
Just place your phone in Airplane Mode.
Activating Airplane Mode will abruptly cut off your phone’s radios, immediately ending the call in a way that mimics the sudden loss of your cellular signal (from the other party’s perspective).
That’s all there is to it. Now you know how to gracefully end an unwanted call in a way that’s a lot more polite than simply hanging up on the person.
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From the blog…
Q&A: Can a gaming PC be used as a regular computer?
A reader wants to know if her son will be able to use his gaming PC to do other non-gaming related things if she decides to get him one. This post has the answer.
Q&A: How can I stop Facebook from flooding my email with notifications?
A reader is tired of having Facebook send an almost constant flood of notification emails to her inbox. This post explains how to put a stop to it.
Q&A: Would moving the Page File to a RAM Disk speed up an older Windows PC?
A reader wants to know if he can speed up an older Windows PC by moving the Page File to a RAM Disk. The answer is no and this post explains why.
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Today’s inspirational post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Did you know there are people who remember literally everything? (And yes, I do mean everything.)
A very small number of people have memories that never fail due to a something called Hyperthymesia. Read this post to learn more about this fascinating condition.
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