Posts by Hope Friedman
Tuesday Tip: How To Reopen a Closed Internet Browser Tab
It happens all the time! You have a dozen tabs open in your internet browser and accidentally close the wrong one. You could open your browser’s history and reopen the tab from there. But why not save time and reopen your tab with just a few keystrokes? To reopen a tab in your…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Smart Rings – The New Wearable Tech
Are you tired of a SmartWatch around your wrist all the time? If so, why not try the lightweight, discreet option of a Smart Ring instead? Smart Rings do everything a watch does, including monitoring sleep, activity and wellness. And since Rings are screenless, they tend to have longer battery lives than Smart Watches. One…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Don’t Forget to Restart Your Computer Every Few Days
Should you leave your computer running all the time? The answer is no, you should shut down and restart your computer every few days. I’m guilty of leaving my computer on for days on end, so learn from me. Here’s why you don’t want to leave your computer on all the time: Both Windows PCs…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Let’s Make Your Google Results More Accurate
Have you searched Google for something very specific, only to find all the results are less specific than you’d like? Google tries to be helpful by searching for words that are similar to the ones you specified, but they may try to help advertisers by funneling you towards things advertisers want to sell you. I’ll…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: It’s Time You Got On The Password Manager Train
If you aren’t using a password manager, it’s time you bought your ticket and boarded the train! Research suggests upwards of 80% of account breaches today are due to weak passwords. If you are using the same password for more than one account and don’t adhere to any levels of complexity and length, the following…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Widget Wonders and Snap Surprises: Windows 11 Delights Await!
Windows 11 offers a sleek and modern interface, but did you know you can further customize it to suit your preferences? One fun trick is to personalize your desktop with widgets. Simply click on the Widgets icon on the taskbar to access news, weather updates, calendar events, and more at a glance! You can customize…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: The Splitwise App Makes Splitting Bills A Breeze
Do you struggle to split a bill at a restaurant when you’re with a group of friends? Have trouble dividing utility bills among roommates? Use Splitwise! Splitwise is a popular app designed to simplify the process of splitting bills and shared expenses. Splitwise lets you create an event, then add all the individual users…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Quickly Delete Your Gmail Emails
Have you gotten WAY behind deleting emails from your Gmail account? Would you like to delete more than the “allowed” 50 emails at a time? Here’s a way to easily delete hundreds of emails at one time: In the search bar type in a category (ex: “Facebook” or “Target”). Now click select all in the…
Read MoreTuesday Tip: Use Water Eject if Your iPhone Gets Wet
Forget about rice! If you drop your iPhone in water, here’s a trick to help save your phone, and it works on AirPods too. Many iPhone owners can relate to the pain of dropping their phone in water or spilling liquid on it. The go-to thought is to submerge it in a bowl of rice…
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