How To Add Task To Google Calendar
At my day job, I use Google Calendar to remind me about tasks. These tasks are usually a job that I need to do once a month or twice a month. This gives me a reminder on that day so I do not miss it. […]
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How To Find, Replace Spaces/Tabs Before A Pilcrow
Recently I came across an article about how to find and replace unwanted spaces and/or Tabs before a paragraph. I found this interesting because many, many people have no idea how powerful that Pilcrow (paragraph mark) is. If you copy the Pilcrow at the end
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How To Add Note To Phone Contacts
Today I was trying to figure out what I should do for my how-to this week. Then my beautiful wife gave me a great idea. She told me that you can add notes to your phone contacts. This can be helpful if you need to
How To Use Find, Replace Without Capitalization
A subscriber contacted me recently and asked if they could replace an all-caps abbreviation/acronym (ie., NAACP) with another word without all caps. They said every time they used Find and Replace it was all caps and wanted to know if there was any magic fix
How To Fix Speed Dials Not Showing In Opera GX
I had some issues with Opera, my main browser, now called Opera One. Opera Update Breaks Opera So I decided to use Opera GX until I got Opera One cleared out. One problem I had with Opera GX was getting the Speed Dials to show.
How To Download and Use Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft PowerToys v.0.70.0 This utility was first introduced with the release of Windows 95. Microsoft has largely ignored the application until this new release. It is basically a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience to give you to
How To Turn On/Off TikTok Captions
My son was watching videos on TikTok recently (no surprise) and started getting annoyed that the closed captions were on and in the way. Not sure why that bothered him but I stepped in to help figure out how to turn them off. This brought
Chrome Interface Too Big
I don’t know what’s up with some browser updates making the browser interface too big. I had that problem with Opera. Is Your Opera Interface Too Big? Then it was Firefox. Are Firefox Menus Too Large? Then it was Opera again after an update screwed
How To Unlink Cross-Referenced Fields In Word
One of my clients called me in a complete tizzy about a month ago. It seems they needed to find out how to unlink cross-referenced fields as well as automatic caption numbering. Now the real reason they were in a tizzy was their superior at
How To Reduce The Size Of Images
Image Size Matters Most of us have mobile phones nowadays and the cameras on our phones are remarkably powerful, being able to shoot between 12 and 108 megapixels and maybe more. At full resolution of say, 4000 x 1868 pixels, the above photo in its
How To Scroll Inactive Windows
I had to replace my mouse. Bought one at the dollar store that I thought was wireless. Should have read the package more carefully. It’s a “VX Gaming” mouse. It lights up and cycles through the colours. It seemed a bit flaky at first but
How To Use AI – Part 4
In my previous articles in this series, Parts 1 and 2 dealt with Graphics, and Part 3 with writing assistance and writing generators. But the obvious question is where this leads or even where it ends. Regardless of your interests, it appears that there are
How To Change Username On Facebook
One of my readers asked how they could change their Facebook Username. This was asked about my article, “How to Change Username On eBay,” which you can find here: How To Change Username On eBay They said they were having trouble finding an answer online
Backgrounds Not Showing On Android
My uncle called me because he put his phone in his pocket and then lost his background picture on his Android phone. I first recommended he set another picture to see what would happen. Go to your “Gallery” select a picture and on the three-dot