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Did you know you can bookmark the current page by simply pressing Control D – or pressing on the yellow star shown here? The star looks the same in Chrome, another popular browser. In Internet Explorer, it looks a little different like this (but the same shortcut works):- Afterwards, a box like this pops up…
If you have a Gmail account, did you know you automatically have a whopping 15GB of free online cloud storage? To access it from your webmail (ie. gmail.com in a browser), here are the steps:- Click on the set of 9 dots next to your profile icon on the top right hand corner of the…
As a followup to this post:- If your device has a USB-C port, you could keep your regular USB port free for other items and use the C one. But is that a good idea? According to an experienced user, USB-C ports don’t hold the cable as tightly which means it can easily slip out…
It allows you to add a live feed from your webcam to the slides of your presentation – visible constantly as you play the slides Below is a still image of me in my office, within a PowerPoint presentation. If we were playing this slideshow as part of a online meeting (whatever platform you use…
Many people just delete such email from their inbox. But the problem is you may continue to be inundated by emails from the sender. The correct way to deal with unwanted emails is this:- A. See if the sender if an organisation or person you’d corresponded with in the past, or signed up to their…
Do you know what the “tell tale” signs are? Many are in the picture below – Scroll down to see if you spotted them all ! How many did you spot? Julia the PC GP Answers: A. Ppl Team – PayPal would not use this! B. Dear customer. If PayPal were actually writing to you,…
If you’ve bought a laptop in the last few years, you may well have found it doesn’t have a physical network port, called an Ethernet port, which looks like this image below:- If so, it doesn’t mean you can only connect the laptop to internet using wi-fi (though it is more convenient for most people)….
Struggling with poor sound quality during a video-conference call in Zoom? If so, this super little tip – which takes just a minute to do – can restore your ability to hear others, and be heard. It did yesterday for me during a meeting when the host said they couldn’t hear me even though I…
This video gives clear, step by step guidance on how to join (and leave) a meeting from an iPad. Many beginners find such a device the easiest way of using Zoom.
If you find yourself unable to log onto your account, don’t panic! Visiting www.facebook.com/login/identify takes you to a page which allows you to prove you are the account holder (in a few different ways) and regain access. NOTE: Once you are back into your account, NOW is the time to reset your password – unless…
