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Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Like most folks these days you probably enjoy the convenience of being able to pull up to an ATM and withdraw a little cash when you need it.
But it’s a pretty good bet that you aren’t all that happy with the fees you have to pay for that convenience.
If you’re lucky enough to have a bank that doesn’t charge their customers ATM fees, that’s great!
Otherwise you probably have to pay a fee every time you use a different bank’s ATM. [Read more…]
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Have you ever received a text message that you thought should really be forwarded to someone else (i.e. a message with instructions from the boss, for example)?
Forwarding a text message to another person is really pretty easy once you know how to do it.
However, the Forwarding procedure isn’t all that obvious because that option is pretty much “hidden” from view on both iPhones and Androids. [Read more…]
Question from Roland: I have a laptop that’s provided by my employer for business use. I have a question about also using it at home for personal use.
I’m allowed to take the laptop home every night, and I’m wondering if using Chrome in “Incognito Mode” will prevent the guys in IT from finding out which websites I visit?
Question from Jane: You posted a tip in the May 13 issue of your newsletter explaining how to set up a laptop to use an external monitor with the laptop’s lid closed.
I bought a monitor and connected it to my Lenovo laptop and then changed the settings per your tip so I could close the lid while the laptop is running. It’s been working fine now for about four months.
The thing is one of my friends saw this setup and he told me running the laptop with the lid closed will eventually kill it due to excessive heat build-up.
Is that true? [Read more…]
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Question from Earl: I hope you don’t mind but I need help with something about Windows.
I’m 78 years old and my fingers are stiff and in almost constant pain from arthritis.
I can use a mouse fairly well but I have a hard time using a keyboard.
I know how to lock my computer using a keyboard shortcut but is there any way to do it using the mouse instead? That would be a big help to me if it’s possible. [Read more…]