TinyURL Has A New Look
I have been using TinyURL for a number of years. It is very useful in cutting down the lengthy URLs we copy into a short or tiny URL to pass on to others. I have a shortcut on my shortcut bar that I can click […]
How To Send Google Photos Directly To Email
Many are using Google Photos to manage their photos. This is very convenient when using a cell phone. When you take a picture it is saved on your phone and uploaded to the Google Photos Cloud. No longer do we have to transfer the images
How To Choose Power Options
One of the things that annoy me in Windows 10 is the default power options. At the default settings, I walk away from the computer for a few minutes and I have to press the Enter key and sign back in. If I’m going to
How To Disable Malwarebytes’ Real-Time Protection
When Malwarebytes installs, you are given a free 14-day trial of their Premium Protection. I like to run the Real-Time Protection at least once before turning it off but you can let it run the full 14 days and it will tell you your trial
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How To Share A Google Document
Open the document in Google Docs (docs.google.com) With the document open, click Share. Click Change to anyone… Click Copy link and then Done. The link is now in the Windows clipboard ready to be pasted. Send the link to someone in an email, paste it
How To Create Windows 10 Installation Media
Any Windows 7 or newer computer can be upgraded to Windows 10. All you need is the installation media. With it, you can upgrade an existing system to Windows 10 keeping the data and non-Microsoft software. Or you can use the media to do a
How To Create Your Memoirs
A memoir is defined as a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources. In this article, we will look at putting together a family history to pass on to others. We will look at ways to organize a document as well
How To Copy Facebook Memes
A meme is defined as an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture) that is spread widely online especially through social media. We see them all the time on Facebook posts. Perhaps you have found a meme either on another’s page or on
How To Use Word Clouds
Years ago I was working on Wang VS business computers. One of the people I met back then created a program called Wordle. It ran on Windows XP and created a visual representation of words, where the size of each word is proportional to the
How To Use Windows 10 Desktop Backgrounds
Windows 10 comes with very colorful backgrounds for the desktop. Although they may be enjoyable to look at depending upon the color scheme of the image, the background makes it very difficult to sometimes locate icons and especially read the words describing the icon. It
How To Find Your Dropbox Usage
Dropbox is a powerful cloud storage site. A free account gives you 2GB of space to store anything. For many this is enough to store typical Document folder contents. I do not recommend saving pictures and videos as they take up a large amount of
How To Use Google Transcription
I often listen to a great message on a YouTube video or perhaps a blog site and I would like to have it written down. Years ago I would listen to a tape and transcribe the words by hand. I would have to go over
Microsoft Office 365 For Free?
When I installed Windows 10 20H2, I noticed an icon on the taskbar for Microsoft Office. I was assuming it was a way to entice me to install office 365 but when I clicked on it, I was brought to www.office.com. Yes, it did suggest
How To Use Browser Tabs
Years ago tabs were not a part of any browser. When we wanted to look at a website we would open the browser and locate that one website. If we wanted to view a different site and keep the other one open, we would open