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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, February 2, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to change the default zoom level in Chrome
• How (and why) to add new local user account in Windows 11
• Q&A: How do I stop the Home screen on my phone from rotating?
• Time-lapse video: Norway and the Northern Lights
• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to change the default zoom level in Chrome
A previous tip explained how to quickly make everything on a web page either larger or smaller in your Chrome browser by quickly changing the ‘zoom’ level on the fly.
If you happened to miss that post, here are two ways to do it using the keyboard and mouse…
1 – Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the + or – key.
or…
2 – Hold down the Ctrl key while rolling the mouse wheel.
Either of those two methods will allow you to quickly change the zoom level.
But what if you’d like to permanently change the zoom level for every website you visit with Chrome?
Well, as luck would have it, that’s very easy to do as well by changing a simple Chrome setting. Here’s how:
1 – Click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the Chrome window.
2 – Click Settings.
3 – In the left-hand pane, click Appearance.
4 – In the right-hand pane, click inside the drop-down box in the “Page zoom” field and select a new zoom level.
5 – Try a few different zoom levels until you find the one that works best for you.
That’s all there is to it. From now on every page you visit with Chrome will be displayed at your new preferred zoom level.
Bonus tip: While you’re on that same Settings screen you might also want to experiment with the default Font size.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How (and why) to add new local user account in Windows 11
It’s all about privacy and security.
• Q&A: How do I stop the Home screen on my phone from rotating?
Instructions for both Android devices and iPhones.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Addtam 6 Outlet Portable Surge Protector and USB Charger
It seems like you never have enough electrical outlets available to you while you’re traveling, and you probably know how dangerous public USB chargers can be.
This little gem solves both of those problems.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Time-lapse video: Norway and the Northern Lights
The beauty of Scandinavia at night.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Apple didn’t release new iPads last year, and now its sales are way down
• Comcast agrees to drop misleading 10G branding
• Google: YouTube Premium and Music now have over 100 million subscribers
• Hulu, Disney+ password crackdown halts account sharing on March 14
• The Apple Vision Pro has already been hacked
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