It's been two years since I first explained picture tags and how valuable they are for sorting and searching your photos. (See: "Tag! You're It!") While tags are immensely helpful, there's a problem: tagging every picture is so very time-consuming. For instance, on my main computer, I have 52,374 pictures. (By the time you read …
Month: April 2021
How To Avoid Smishing Scams
I suppose that before I explain how to avoid smishing scams, it might help to understand the meaning of the word "smishing." Basically, smishing is phishing through text rather than email. All clear now? That definition works fine if you understand what phishing is. Okay, let's go to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary to find out the …
News And Interests On The Windows 10 Taskbar
A few days ago, Microsoft began rolling out a new feature in Windows 10. It's called "News and Interests" and it appears on the right-hand side of the taskbar, when it's located at the bottom of the screen. (See photo above.) The purpose of this new feature is to give you a quick view of …
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6 Social Media Practices That Will Make You Happier
Introduction I want to share 6 Social Media practices that will make you happier. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat, KIK...the list of Social Media platforms goes on and on. Like almost everything in life, there's a positive and negative side to being on one of these platforms. Let's look at some of them: Positive …
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There’s More Than Meets The Eye…The Dark Web
Yesterday, I attended a very enlightening webinar regarding the dark web. The four moderators shared information about what can be found there. They defined terms, such as "market place" and "forum," as those terms related to this shady area of the Internet. The webinar was geared towards both businesses and consumers. I was struck by …
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A Vertical Edge
If you use Microsoft Edge as one of your browsers, you might want to know about a recently updated feature - vertical tabs. You're already aware of tabs - all browsers have them now. Tabs allow you to have multiple websites open in one window. You might recall that, in the old days, we used …
Pet Peeve #5
Please play the 6-second video above before you continue reading! Did you really play the video? Okay, all kidding aside, did you play it? The video is of our (Trinity United Methodist Church of Jensen Beach, FL) Pastor, Anil Singh, who was born and raised in Manhattan, telling us that he "knows a guy" in …
Did You Notice?
Last week, something new began to show up on my blog posts. Did you happen to notice what started to appear at the bottom of each post? A number of people have mentioned to be that they would love to be able to print some of my missives. Well, now you can! Or, you can …
An Apple A Day
https://youtu.be/JdBYVNuky1M I thought you might want to know that Apple has another live "event" scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Wait! You're a Windows 10 user, so why would you care about this? Because this online time of sharing what's new is not about computers. As far as we know, Apple …
An Electrifying Thought
pan_toolCaution: This post may short-circuit your brain!This post contains quite a bit of information. Before you tell me it's "over your head," 😁 may I suggest that you take your time perusing what I've written and maybe even read it twice? I try to always "Speak English Not Geek" but sometimes I just have to …
Wired vs Wireless
I get it - Wi-Fi is everywhere. Smartphones, laptops, printers and more all want to run wirelessly on Wi-Fi networks. Why not? Wireless network speeds have improved tremendously. Speeds on Wi-Fi now exceed what many people used to get on their wired networks at home. As an example, just look at the download and upload …
Always On? Off? Asleep?
I'm often asked this question: "Should I leave my computer on all the time or should I turn it off when I'm done using it?" While I'm also asked variants of this question, the purpose is the same: customers want to know about turning off their computers. My answer always starts with a negative. What …
Run, Spot, Run
Okay, I admit it - the title of this post has nothing to do with the subject because my writing today isn't about a dog or a dog book. Also, the picture above is our Cairn Terrier whose name is Augustus a.k.a. Gus, not Spot. So, why the title? The emphasis of today's missive is …
They Still Exist
The 1967 movie starred George C. Scott and Michael Sarrazin (may they both R.I.P.) and was about a confidence man who defrauded people in the South. Appropriately, it was titled "The Flim-Flam Man." While we rarely hear the term in this computer day and age, flim-flam men (and women) still exist. In fact, they are …
Quiz Results
On March 20, 2021, I wrote the post, "Let's Review." It was a 10 question quiz to see if you were paying attention! In this post, I'm sharing the results from everyone who submitted their test results. (You can still take the quiz if you haven't already but your results won't appear in this post.) …
Photos: Getting Keyed Up
Are you familiar with using keywords to tag your photos? In the left frame above, Gus is on our back porch; meanwhile, in the right frame, the keywords associated with his picture are listed. What is the purpose of keywords? The primary function is to aid in sorting. For instance, on my computer, I have …
Better Than A Password
On this blog, I've written about 32 posts about passwords and in a few of them, I've mentioned using an authenticator instead of typing in a password. Microsoft, Google and Adobe all have authenticator applications. These apps are better than having a text message sent to your phone with a code since text messages can …