In this post, I'm going to talk about bad computing habits I see every day. Because I'm a nice guy, I'm not going to ask you to raise your hand if you are guilty of any of them but I hope you'll change your ways! Always Searching For A Website That You Constantly Use This …
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Two More Android Phone Features You Should Know
Let’s talk about two more Android Phone features you should know. If you missed our first post where we shared two Android phone features, you can find it HERE. 😀 Just as I mentioned in my iPhone post, there are features in an Android Phone that we never know about or use so infrequently that …
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Two More iPhone Features You Should Know
Let's talk about two more iPhone features you should know. (If you're an Android phone user, fear not, my next post will be about two more Android features.) 😀 In case you missed my first post on iPhone features you should know, you can read it HERE. Like many of our computing devices, there are …
Two Android Phone Features You Should Know
Let’s talk about two Android Phone features you should know. If you’re an iPhone user, see my previous post for two features you should be using! 😀 Just as I mentioned in my iPhone post, there are features in an Android Phone that we never know about or use so infrequently that we forget about …
Two iPhone Features You Should Know
Let's talk about two iPhone features you should know. If you're an Android phone user, fear not, my next post will be about two Android features you should know! 😀 Like many of our computing devices, there are features in an iPhone that we never know about or use so infrequently that we forget about …
The 5 Ws – Still Relevant
The 5 Ws - are still relevant today. We have customers who create newsletters, flyers, posters, and more. (Note: in this post, I'll use those terms interchangeably.) Often, they log into our Remote Technical Support for help when they run into an issue. Sometimes they can't place pictures where they want them; sometimes they need …
Let’s Talk About View Settings
View Settings - they've been around forever. For Windows users, they've been around since Windows 95. Still, customers log in to our Remote Technical Support because they don't understand why they can't find something on their computer. As soon as we change the view, helping them is easy. What Is The Option Called View Settings? …
Fifteen Computing-Related Rules You Should Follow
I want to review fifteen computing-related rules you should follow. If you've been a customer of ours for a long time, most of these should sound familiar. The same is true if you've been a blog subscriber for a while. Unfortunately, we see people all the time in Remote Technical Support who aren't following some …
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How To Create A Playlist On YouTube
If you're going to use YouTube, it's important to know how to create a playlist. I'll give you all the info you need right here in this post! What's A YouTube Playlist? In my post, "How To Subscribe To A YouTube Channel," I explained the term "channel." I also mentioned that to subscribe you need …
How To Subscribe To A YouTube Channel
In a recent survey I conducted, 68% of the respondents indicated that they didn't know how to subscribe to a YouTube channel. Honestly, I was shocked that the percentage was that high. If you've read my post, "5 Awesome YouTube Dance Mashup Videos," you know that I feel using YouTube is an important computing skill. …
5 Questions And Their Answers From August 2021
I want to share 5 questions and their answers from August 2021 which have been brought up by our customers. As you probably know, after 15 years, I stopped writing the Question of the Week email. (See my blog post "2020 Finale.") Still, we are asked questions that others might be wondering about. With that …
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Computing Devices During Bad Weather – Part 2
As I mentioned in part one of this post, "Computing Devices During Bad Weather," every year around this time, I like to talk about our computing devices during bad weather. Why now? We're located in Florida and it's hurricane season, that's why! Even if you're not affected by hurricanes, all of us can be hit …
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Computing Devices During Bad Weather
Every year around this time, I like to talk about our computing devices during bad weather. Why now? We're located in Florida and it's hurricane season, that's why! Even if you're not affected by hurricanes, all of us can be hit by bad weather. With that in mind, let's explore what we should do with …
Visual Organizing Aids
For all of us, keeping files and folders on our computing devices (especially our computers) organized is always a challenge. Over a period of time, we accumulate folders and sub-folders and sub-sub-folders of documents, pictures, videos, etc. If we're really on the ball, we help bring sanity out of chaos by renaming files and folders …
Celebrate National Clean Out Your Computer Week
https://vimeo.com/511080757 Click to watch the video (and hear some cool music by Luigi Boccherini) before reading! Whenever we set up a new computer for one of our customers, it's not unusual for us to find multiple copies of the same file on the old computer. If you click on the picture above to see it …
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Cher
https://youtu.be/jq_BAHIAuNw Isn't it odd that some celebrities are so well known that they are only called by one name? What is the criteria for being in a position that people only need to know your one appellation? Think about it! The King of Rock and Roll was known by both of his names - Elvis …
Shake, Rattle And…
https://youtu.be/YhELpSeeipg https://youtu.be/8B7xr_EjbzE https://youtu.be/EBlWGyp4eOY?t=14 Whether you like the Big Joe Turner or the Bill Haley and the Comets or the Elvis Presley version of Shake, Rattle and Roll, you have to admit it was a very popular song in the 1950s. Did you know that if you use Windows 10, you can do a little shaking …