Ever go to post a picture on Facebook and have to dig around your hard drive looking for the file? Well a simple solution to that is to right click on the file while holding the shift key, and click “copy as path”. Then you can paste that into the browse window, it will show… Continue Reading Copy a File Path
Mac and Linux have had this for years, but now windows has caught up. You can press windows key + Tab and then press the “+ New Desktop” button. You can then click on the desktop to access it. Use windows key + tab again to switch back.
Now in windows 10, you can tie your product key (license for windows) to your Microsoft account. All you need to do is first verify that your computer is activated in Settings>Update & Security>Activation. Then you can navigate to Settings>Accounts>Your Info. Click sign in with a Microsoft account. Enter your account details and voila you… Continue Reading Tie Windows Product Key to MS Account
Big files clog up your hard drive and many of them are just garbage that you can delete. Instead of downloading a utility to do find them, you can use Windows Explorer. Simply type ‘size:gigantic’ into the Search box and Windows will show you all the files that are larger than 128MB in the folder… Continue Reading Find Large Files
Want to be able to notice certain important folders at a glance in Windows Explorer or your applications? The secret is to highlight them using a different icon instead of the usual picture of a beige folder. Right click on the folder in Windows Explorer, select Properties and then the Customize tab. Click on ‘Change… Continue Reading Highlight Important Folders
Make folders easier to access by pinning them to Windows Explorer – just drag a folder from Windows Explorer into the taskbar. Now, if you right click on the Windows Explorer icon in the taskbar, any pinned folders will appear at the top of the list. Only pin folders that you’re currently using a lot (to… Continue Reading Pin Folders to Windows Explorer
If you have an iPhone you already love what Siri can do for you. Now you can experience the same with your Mac. If you are using Mac OS Sierra as your operating system than you can use Siri on your Mac. By either pressing and holding the Command and Space or clicking the icon… Continue Reading Is your Mac listening?
As the iPhone IOS has been updated new features have become available that some of you may not even be aware of. Here is one of the cooler features to come out. As screens have gotten larger the phone, especially the Plus model is a little more difficult to use with one hand. There is… Continue Reading “Reachability” with IPhone
One of the ways to help keep Windows 10 optimized is to use the Windows 10 Troubleshooter. This too can help find performance problems and solve them. In order to launch it, type troubleshooting into the search box, and click the “Troubleshooting Control Panel” icon that appears. Next, click “Run maintenance tasks” in the System… Continue Reading How to keep Windows 10 performing like a greyhound!
If you use information from a lot of online sources, copying the information directly into Word can alter how it is displayed. A lot of the time you may not want to keep the original formatting. Pasting without formatting is faster as well. To do that, copy some text from the source. Launch Microsoft Word… Continue Reading Microsoft Word Tips
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