Great Idea! Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Here are some keyboard tricks for Mac users.  They use a combination of two keys pressed at the same time: Command – Spacebar -This brings up Spotlight to search for any file or app on your computer. Command – L – If you want to share a website with someone, instead of […]

Protect yourself from online scams! Phishing is the most common attack that you can receive in an email, text messages or direct message on social media.  The message looks like it is coming from a person or organization that you know and trust.  Often the message has a sense of urgency, as if it is […]

Great Idea! Use your old mobile phone- iPhone or Android as a security camera There are only 3 easy steps to do in order to repurpose your old mobile phone as a security camera.  The first thing you need to do is download a security camera app.  Alfred is free to use and gives you a […]

Great Idea! Stop tracking when you use Microsoft Edge It’s always annoying when you see an ad for something you may have searched on.  If you use Microsoft’s browser –  Edge – you can help protect your privacy with their built in tracking prevention.  With Edge open, click on the three horizontal dots at the […]

Great Idea! Windows features you may not know about 1.  Adjust the text and element sizes Instead of changing the resolution of your monitor to increase the size of icons, etc…  go to Display Settings, scroll down, and change the Scale setting. This can make text and images look bigger or smaller on your screen […]

Great Idea! Continuity – for Apple devices Apple has a not very well known feature called Continuity, which will connect all of your Apple devices.  You can copy a picture from your iPad and easily paste it into your iPhone or Mac.  There are only 3 steps to make sure your Apple products are compatible with this […]

Great Idea! Alexa on your iPhone? If you would prefer to put Alexa to work while using your iPhone instead of Siri, it is now an easy thing to do.  Often Siri doesn’t understand a request, or tells you to try again later, or offers many other excuses for not carrying out your request.  Now […]

Great Idea! Pair AirPods with a Windows PC If you own Apple AirPods, you probably remember how easy it was to pair them with your Apple devices.  You can also pair them with other devices using Bluetooth.  The downside is that your non Apple devices won’t know how to pause your music, podcast or video […]

Great Idea! How to… Zoom Ideas Change your background – In case you were wondering about all those people on your Zoom call that are at a beach, let’s go to Settings and change your background.  When you have your Zoom app open, look for the Settings cog in the upper right hand corner of […]