Hello, and welcome…
This is your Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Friday, July 30, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
–Tips for switching from Windows to your first Mac
–How to download your entire Facebook history to your computer
–Q&A: Does the number of cells in a laptop battery really matter all that much?
–How to add your hand-written signature to a document on your Mac
–Love spiced coffee? You can easily make your own!
–Info about my photo/file recovery service
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Today’s Sponsor…
Jana Jae Fiddle Camp & Music Fest – Sept. 3, 4 & 5, 2021 (Always Labor Day Weekend!)
Grand Lake Festivals, Inc. presents the 2021 Jana Jae Fiddle Camp & Music Fest, September 3, 4 & 5, with evening events lakeside at Snider’s Camp, and daytime workshops at the Grove Civic Center, 18th & Main, Grove OK. Coaches, groups, and participants will play on stage throughout the weekend, and spectators are welcome to enjoy this event, free to the public.
Not just for fiddles! All ages, all levels, and all string instruments are welcome to participate. Registration online is available at GrandLakeFestivals.com with reduced early bird rates until August 15.
Outstanding musicians and instructors will coach participants, grouped by age, level of ability, and interest, in playing the fiddle, violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, mandolin, rhythm spoons, bones, djembe drums, and ukulele – new this year!
Jana Jae underscored the camaraderie, “We have a blast!” Jae and many other excellent coaches will be performing as well as teaching. This is a fun-filled weekend of learning from the best, enjoying great entertainment, and jamming with friends on beautiful Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in northeast Oklahoma.
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Today’s Quick Tip….
Tips for switching from Windows to your first Mac
Did you recently buy your first Mac after using nothing but Windows machines for years?
If so, you might be having difficulty figuring out how to do common tasks on your Mac that were routine on your Windows PCs.
Truth be told, Windows PCs and Macs have a lot in common in regards to their features and capabilities.
Although their names might be different and you might not know where to find them, pretty much every type of Windows feature and tool is available on your Mac.
This Support page on the Apple website explains how to find the Mac equivalents to several important Windows features and tools.
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From the blog…
How to download your entire Facebook history to your computer
If you’ve been using Facebook for a while your account likely has tons of photos, videos, status updates, comments and other types of info stored in it. This post explains how to download all or part of that vast bank of info right to your computer.
Q&A: Does the number of cells in a laptop battery really matter all that much?
A reader asks for help with deciding whether to buy a laptop replacement battery with more cells or fewer. This post has my take on it.
How to add your hand-written signature to a document on your Mac
Did you know there’s a very easy way to add your hand-written signature to a document using your Mac desktop computer or MacBook. This post explains how.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
Sabrent USB 3.0 Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station
Do you have a spare internal hard drive (or two) that you’d like to connect to your PC as an external USB hard drive?
Well, this handy gadget makes that one of the easiest computer-related tasks you’ll ever perform.
Simply slide one or two hard drives or SSDs into the slots on the docking station and then plug it into an open USB port. You’ll be able to read and write to those drives in seconds!
Whether the drives are 2.5 inch laptop drives, 3.5 inch desktop drives or one of each, they’ll work perfectly with this docking station as long as they are standard SATA drives (if you’re not sure just email me and ask).
And now, the best part…
You can also use this device to “clone” one hard drive or SSD to another drive simply by pushing a button!
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Love spiced coffee? You can easily make your own!
This post explains how to quickly and easily make your own custom flavor of spiced coffee.
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Do you have precious photos and/or other irreplaceable files that you’d like to recover from a non-working computer?
Chances are I’ll be able to recover them for you, even if the machine won’t turn on or start up correctly.
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Your tech buddy,
Rick Rouse
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