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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, June 22, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to gracefully end an unpleasant phone call
• 8 tips for taking better photos with your smartphone
• Q&A: How do I set Windows 11’s Power Mode to ‘Best Performance’?
• Video: Riding to the top of the Gateway Arch
• June’s Tech Tips Giveaway: CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC 1500VA/1000W Sinewave UPS System
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
We have a winner for May…
Congratulations to Sean T. from Moreno Valley, California for winning the TP-Link Deco AXE4900 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Mesh WiFi System in May’s Tech Tips Giveaway.
June’s winner will receive a fantastic CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC 1500VA/1000W Sinewave UPS System (click for details).
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to gracefully end an unpleasant phone call
Have you ever been on a phone call that you really wanted to end, but you couldn’t think of a polite way to do it?
Yeah, me too.
Well, here’s a little tip you can use the next time someone’s jabbering away and you can’t get a word in edge-wise…
Just place your phone in Airplane Mode.
Activating Airplane Mode will abruptly cut off your phone’s radios, immediately ending the call in a way that mimics the sudden loss of your cellular signal (from the other party’s perspective).
That’s all there is to it. Now you know how to gracefully end an unwanted call in a way that’s a lot more polite than simply hanging up on the person.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• 8 tips for taking better photos with your smartphone
Take your smartphone photography to the next level.
• Q&A: How do I set Windows 11’s Power Mode to ‘Best Performance’?
Potentially give a PC an instant speed boost.
• 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…
Logitech for Creators Blue Yeti USB Microphone
This is my favorite all-around general purpose USB microphone. It’s perfect for most any type of digital recording tasks, including podcasting, gaming, creating YouTube videos and more.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Riding to the top of the Gateway Arch
Fantastic view.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Pixel VPN by Google responsible for apps and websites not working
• Microsoft pulls creepy ‘Recall’ feature from Windows Insider builds
• Spotify launches a new Basic plan in the US
• New York outlaws ‘addictive’ social media feeds for teen users
• Windows 11 Photos app finally adds a Microsoft Paint-like dynamic zoom slider
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