Tech Tips and Help
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How to show a photo slide show on the Windows lock screen
Select your favorite photos and show them as a slide show on the lock screen on your Windows 11 computer. Show it when you start your computer or lock it. Personalize your PC your way.
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Access hidden menus and functions in browsers on an iPhone
There are hidden menus in iPhone apps that contain useful functions. Use them to get fast access to common features. Here are the hidden menus of popular web browsers for the iPhone and iPad.
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Delete old devices and apps from your Dropbox account for security
Devices and apps make connections with your Dropbox account to access files stored online, save files online, and so on. Are there old apps and devices you no longer use? Remove them.
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Dropbox stores passwords as well as files. Is it worth it?
When you think of Dropbox, you probably think of cloud storage for files and syncing across computers and phones. Dropbox Password Manager is less well known, but it is a useful free tool.
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Compress images, shrink file size with Caesium and Squoosh
It is important to make websites fast and responsive for users. One of the best and easiest ways to speed up a website is to compress images. Use Caesium and Squoosh to optimize images.
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Remove the background from photos in Finder on the Mac
Did you know that background removal is baked into the latest version of macOS on the Apple Mac? Select a photo in Finder and there is an option to remove the background. Here’s how it works.
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Check security with Password Checkup in Chrome on a phone
Are your computer and phone passwords good, poor, or have they been leaked in hacks on the internet? If you have Chrome browser on an Android phone or iPhone, get a report and find out.
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How to remember the login details for a website or service
Some websites and services accept logins using Facebook, Google, and Apple sign-in. To help you remember which one to use at a site, add these no-password sites to your password manager.
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Discover the Moon in Apple Weather on a Mac and iPhone
Apple Weather knows more than the forecast and if it will rain in the next half hour. It knows about the Moon too. Let’s check out the moon on the Mac and the iPhone. Both are very similar.
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Use Microsoft Wallet in Edge browser to manage money and more
Did you know that you can manage payments, passwords and rewards, and track orders with Wallet in Microsoft Edge Wallet? This feature is hidden in the browser’s settings, and it’s useful.
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Use the built in markup editor to highlight images on OneDrive
Are you using a special utility to mark up images stored on OneDrive? Why not use OneDrive’s built in markup editor in a browser to do it? This little known feature could be all you need.
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Create movies from photos in Google Photos on your phone
If you are a Google Photos user on your phone, you will have seen the video slide shows it makes from photos. Why wait for the next? Create your own movies from photographs on your phone.
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