Great Idea! AI AI has been in the news a lot lately. Artificial Intelligence can be defined as a branch of computer science that can simulate human intelligence. In the recent rash of testing and using AI, there have been many scientists and engineers confused and somewhat scared of the results. You may be wondering […]
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Great Idea! AirPod Features I love my AirPods! I start the day with them listening to an audio book while I walk for an hour. I don’t know what I would do without them, but that is one of the features I have now learned – but too late for the time when I lost […]
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Great Idea! Download your Twitter data I won’t get political, but I deleted my Twitter account. It’s future is not clear right now, but it never hurts to download the data in your account. Here are the steps: Log into your account in a browser. On the left side, click on the More icon. Click […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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