Although we tend to feature Apple products in our tech tips, we do have some clients that are Android phone users. If you are one of them and considering the purchase of a smart watch, this article written is for you! A smart watch is one of the devices that works in conjunction with your […]
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Apple Devices: There is an easy-to-use feature called Guided Access on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This feature allows you to lock your device to a single app or a single screen and keeps the device from opening any other apps. (Shout out to those lovable kids who can’t get enough YouTube. ????) It
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It’s actually fairly simple to create a calendar event from a Google email. Select the email that you want to make an event out of by opening the email. Use the… to open a dropdown menu. Click Create event Create your calendar event as you would any other event. (It will open in Google Calendar
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Even if you think you’ve never used a tab, you probably have. Browser tabs were fashioned after tab top manila folders — the same kind you use in a filing cabinet. Just like tabs allow you to quickly see the topic of the folder, they also enable you to quickly grab that folder out
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A cache is the place where your browser stores images, code, and other files to avoid re-downloading them repeatedly. Your browser would run a lot slower without this feature, because every site you opened would require re-downloading tons of files. The cache stores all of these locally, to save bandwidth and speed up your
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When you have a website you return to often, it is a great idea to make it one of your favorites, also known as a bookmark. A bookmark is a saved pointer to go back to that entire website again. The following tips are for using a Chrome browser. There are two main ways
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How to Extend the Life of Your Computer So you have an older computer and still want to use it? Here are three easy ways to speed up your aging computer. 1.Replace the hard drive. Many older computers have “spinning” hard drives which wear out. Adding a Solid-State Drive with no moving parts will help speed
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iPhones are the most popular phones in the world, and PCs are the most popular computer. So how do PC users access their iPhone photos? It’s a popular question!
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What’s the easiest way to check my internet speed?
Sometimes we suspect that our computer issues are due to slow internet speed. Especially in these days where more people are attending work and school online, it’s good information to know!
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By Laura Moynihan, Director, Digital Helpmates Published 3/7/2022 Two-question survey: Question 1: Have you ever wondered how a magician pulls a dove out of a pocket that seemed empty just a moment ago? Question 2: Have you ever wondered how your password gets hacked? These Two Questions are Related. My guess is that if you
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