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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, February 25, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Q&A: What’s the Mac equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+Del?
• Yes, free antivirus apps are just as good as ‘paid’ antivirus apps
• Using your phone to learn a foreign language: The future of Language Education
• Google was once for sale for $750,000 – and the offer was refused.
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Q&A: What’s the Mac equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+Del?
Question from Stanley: I’m a long-time Windows user who recently bought a Mac for the first time.
I have a question that’s probably very easy to answer.
With Windows I could press Ctrl+Alt+Del and open the “Task Manager” when I needed to end a stuck process.
What’s the equivalent of Ctrl+Alt+Del on a Mac? I know it must have one.
Rick’s answer: You’re right, Stanley. Macs do indeed have a keyboard shortcut you can use to launch a tool for closing stuck apps.
Just press Cmd+Option+Esc to bring up the “Force Quit” dialog box.
You should now see all the running applications, with the option to forcefully terminate the one that’s frozen.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Yes, free antivirus apps are just as good as ‘paid’ antivirus apps
Independent tests consistently prove it.
• Using your phone to learn a foreign language: The future of Language Education
Short of full immersion, this is the best tool you can get for learning a foreign language.
• 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…
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Whether you need a ready source of power for off-grid camping (or even off-grid living) or just a handy source of backup power for the inevitable power outages that will be coming your way, this little gem from Jackery would be a great choice.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Google was once for sale for $750,000 – and the offer was refused.
This one will probably make you smile.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Thrown Into Facebook Jail? Meta says it will explain what you did wrong
• Your Google Docs are about to look a little bit different
• Google Drive is making it easier to share, download, and delete multiple files at once
• YouTube is testing a ‘1080p Premium’ playback option
• Mozilla says “most top apps” on Android have misleading privacy labels
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