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Question from Mona: My 20 year old son came in to visit me for the weekend and he borrowed my computer while he was here.
After he left I noticed that the default search engine in my Chrome browser had been changed from Google to Bing.
I really prefer Google so I’d appreciate it a bunch if you can tell me how to switch it back. What do I need to do? [Read more…]
Starting with the release of Windows 8, Microsoft migrated several important system settings from the Control Panel to the new Settings app.
They also added a bunch of new settings to the Settings app that weren’t even available in previous Windows versions.
And now with Windows 10 and Windows 11 they keep placing even more important settings in there with virtually every new major update.
With the Settings app getting more important every day, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the fastest methods you can use to open it.
Gmail is one of the most popular email services out there thanks to all the cool and useful features it offers.
One of the handiest Gmail features of all is the ability to quickly and easily block anyone at all from sending you emails with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Thanks to this powerful feature, you don’t have to create a complicated “Rule” to keep a person’s emails from landing in your Inbox. [Read more…]
Like most people in this era of ubiquitous cell phones, you probably send at least one or two text messages each day – and perhaps even hundreds.
But have you ever sent one to yourself?
Your mobile phone is one of the best tools available for taking short notes and sending reminders to yourself about things you see and hear about throughout the day.
Here’s an example: [Read more…]
If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you probably have a friend or two whose posts tend to really get on your nerves.
Perhaps they sometimes use language that’s a little too salty for your taste or they tend to post a hundred status updates a day filled with meaningless drivel that you could not care less about.
The list of potential annoyances goes on and on.