The old devices and printers – if you’ve been a Windows Control Panel user over the years, you’re familiar with the picture above. I’ve always found it useful for troubleshooting, especially printer issues. Microsoft Makes A Devices and Printers Change Since Windows 11 first appeared, Microsoft has tried to move away from the Control Panel functions. Basically, it seems they […]
Today, we’re going to look at even more browser features you may not be using. This post is a continuation of the series called “Browser Features You May Not Be Using.” This is the third post. You’ll find the first one which was all about Microsoft Edge HERE. The second one was about Google Chrome and you can read it […]
Today, I want to share a different kind of update. Yes, if you’re a regular reader of my blog or if you watch my YouTube videos, you know I’m constantly preaching about updates. I always suggest that you update operating systems and other important apps on all of your computing devices. Even today, I’m posting about updating iPhones to iOS […]
I want to share five important videos from our YouTube Channel. I realize this post will sound self-promoting but I promise you, it’s based on what we are seeing in Remote and hearing over the phone. Why Do I Have A YouTube Channel? There are a number of reasons I have a YouTube Channel. At the top of this list […]
No, I haven’t suddenly switched this blog from computing posts to air conditioning information. While the picture above shows airflow through a series of air conditioner filters, we’re going to look at a different kind of filter. This filter IS computing related. Filter Definition In my post from October 8, 2020 (Crop Away), I talked about cropping pictures. I gave […]
This is the second in a series in which we cover Gmail settings. As I said in Gmail Settings – Part 1, I know everyone doesn’t use Gmail so you might be skipping this post. But, for those of you who do use it, I hope you’ll learn some new things. Getting To Gmail Settings As I explained in Part […]
Today, I continue the series called “Browser Features You May Not Be Using.” This is the second post in the series. You’ll find the first one which was all about Microsoft Edge HERE. Reader Unlike Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome’s Reader is (strangely) not turned on by default. Here’s how to turn it on: Open Google Chrome and in the address […]
Today, I start a series called “Browser Features You May Not Be Using.” In each of these posts, I will select a particular browser and show you some features of which you may be unaware. We’ll start with Microsoft Edge. Immersive Reader This feature doesn’t show up when you’re searching or on a page with tons of stories. However, if […]
QR Codes are everywhere! Let’s learn what they are, why and where we use them and how to use them. QR Codes – What Are They? QR is an abbrevation for “quick response.” Basically, the QR Code is a two-dimentional bar code. The code was developed in 1994 by Masahiro Hara and his team of engineers at Denso-Wave. Once created, […]
We often see three common computing mistakes and I want to share them with you. We sometimes see them in Remote Technical Support, in a customer’s home or business or over the phone. Take a look at these and see if you might be making one or more of them yourself. Failing To Update Account Information Whenever I deliver a […]
Today, I want to talk about a number of spammer tricks we are seeing all the time. Have you read my post entitled “Fighting Spam” or watched my YouTube video named “How To Eliminate Spam/Junk Emails?” If you have, you probably know that I recommend marking spam emails “Spam” or “Junk” rather than just deleting them. Unfortunately, that’s not always […]
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 in mind, let me share […]
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 by bad weather. With that […]
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 our computing devices. Staying Home […]
Today, I want to share 5 important blog posts from the 579 I’ve published thus far. You might wonder why I would do this. Simple. A new reader of my blog asked me, “John, I don’t have time to read all the posts I’ve missed. Which posts would you say are most important?” We have a lot of new readers […]
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 you should do is NOT […]
In my recent post, “Delete Now!,” I explained through verbiage and a video the importance of NOT saving passwords in your browsers. I based my narrative on my own experiences; those opinions of well-known hackers and cybersecurity analysists; and the NZ Bankers Association which said in a post: “A common mistake that users make is saving their user-id/password in their […]
On October 27, 2020, I posted “Pic Stitch.” I mentioned that if enough people showed interest, I’d create a YouTube video on our Channel covering the various aspects of the app. Well, here it is, enjoy:
Yep, I pretty much missed it. Here it is, October 30, 2020, and I’m just now telling you that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. I guess it slipped my mind since I pretty much think every day is a cyber security awareness day. This year, many websites – including the FBI – dedicated special pages to ways to […]
No, not that kind of cropping! In this post, we’ll talk about cropping a photo. Instead of the dangerous tool pictured above, we’ll use the nice, safe crop tool found in photo software. Why Crop A Photo? Why would you want to crop a photo? There are a number of reasons including wanting to remove unnecessary items in a photo […]
No, I’m not talking about Frankenstein and the monster! I’m actually talking about live tiles on the Windows 10 Start Menu. With apologies to my Mac and Linux readers, this post is strictly related to Windows 10. “What are live tiles?” I hear you ask. Great question! Live tiles are start menu tiles which change based on what they represent. […]
In my post of September 25, 2020 – Color Code Labels in Gmail – I explained how you can color code labels in Gmail. I made this statement: “Although Gmail doesn’t have the same robust color abilities we find in Microsoft Outlook…” Of course, I received several messages asking me what I meant by that. In response, I created a […]
In my post, Third-Party, I used the acronym “IMHO.” In the computer world, we use a ton of acronyms. Some of them are pretty easy to figure out, most are not. IMHO is a chat-related acronym and the fact that some readers didn’t know what it means, led me to the idea of sharing some other chat shortcuts with you. […]
Lately, we’ve been getting a lot of inquiries about email providers making customers use special passwords for third-party apps. To many people, this is verbiage they simply don’t understand. I’m going to try to clear that up for you. Let’s say you have a Comcast email address. If you open a browser and navigate to my.xfinity.com to view your email […]
Recently, a Facebook friend of mine posted a message she had copied from someone else. Here is the message: “I understand that some of us differ in our beliefs regarding COVID19. I also understand that many people will be downloading the COVID19 app. However, if I am one of your “contacts” and you intend on installing the app, “Healthy Together”– […]
In my July 14, 2020 post, Does Pinterest Interest You?, I asked post readers to answer some survey questions about the Social Media platform. As you can see from the two pie charts above, the majority of our readers are NOT using Pinterest and most people would definitely want to watch a 4KCC video while quite a few others answered […]
In the computing world, the sector of streaming video services just got more crowded. We already have Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, HBOMax, CBS All Access, FuboTV, AppleTV+ – and this list isn’t all of them! Just last week, another service entered the sphere: Peacock. As you might deduce from the name, this is a streaming […]
When you visit www.4kcc.com or www.4kcc.com/blog or any of our post pages, are you noticing the links at the top of the page? This menu at the top is really the place to go when you need to connect with us or find information, etc. Let me list the top-of-the-page links: 4KCC Home Page This is our home page for […]
