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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, January 20, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to convert a color photo to Black & White with any photo editor
• The safest place to meet for marketplace transactions
• Q&A: How do I make Gmail automatically open the next message?
• ‘I Saw The Light’ is one of the most popular gospel songs of all time. It might surprise you to learn who wrote it.
• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
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Congratulations to Evelyn G. from Brockton, Massachusetts for winning the Acer Aspire 3 A314-23P-R3QA Slim Laptop in December’s Tech Tips Giveaway.
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to convert a color photo to Black & White with any photo editor
If you enjoy taking photos you probably love vivid and vibrant colors, and in most situations colorful is awesome.
However, there are certain types of pictures that are better suited for display in black & white.
If you’ve been wondering how to convert an image from color to black & white, you’ll probably find it quite easy to do…
Simply open the photo in your favorite image editor and look for a “Remove Color” option. Select that option and you’ll be all set.
If your particular image editor doesn’t have a “Remove Color” option, simply find the “Saturation” control and reduce the amount of saturation to zero.
Either way, your color photo will be converted to black & white in a jiffy.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• The safest place to meet for marketplace transactions
This one might surprise you.
• Q&A: How do I make Gmail automatically open the next message?
This post has step-by-step instructions.
• 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…
FlyLead 70W 4-Port Super Fast USB Car Charger
This is my new favorite car charger. It provides a total of 70 watts of charging power to 4 USB ports (2 Type-C and 2 Type-A).
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Surprising indeed.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• X expands audio and video calling to Android
• LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack
• Millions of Vans, North Face customers confirmed hit in data breach
• Some Ryzen 8000G APUs could drastically reduce SSD and GPU performance
• Microsoft Edge is about to get faster
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