Tech Tips and Help
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Is Apple Weather wrong? How to report the real weather
A good weather forecast app is an essential app to have on a phone and it is probably one you look at every day. Is it right? Here is how to report the real weather when it is wrong.
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How good are your photos? Get an AI report in Apple Photos
The Apple Photos app secretly analyzes the quality of your photos using AI. View a report and see what it thinks about your photography skills on the Apple Mac using a free macOS app.
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How to free up space on your phone that Chrome is wasting
If your Android phone is getting short of storage space, check Chrome’s usage. It may be using gigabytes of storage that you can easily recover. Here is a quick guide to freeing up space.
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Stop malware, phishing, bad websites, with CleanBrowsing DNS
Do the DNS servers you usewith the internet protect you from malware, phishing and bad websites? It can, if you switch to an alternative DNS provider like CleanBrowsing. Here’s how to use it.
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Turn websites into Mac apps – Safari vs Chrome vs Edge
Chrome and Edge on the Apple Mac have long had an advantage over Safari. They could turn websites into Mac apps that run on the desktop. Now Safari can do it. Which browser does it best?
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Create a photo album for the Photos widget on the iPhone
How do you choose the photos that the Photos widget shows on the iPhone Home Screen? Easy! Create a photo album, then set the widget to display photos from it. Here is a step-by-step guide.
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3 Grammarly alternatives to check spelling and grammar
It is easy to make typing slips. A grammar and spelling checker highlights errors and suggests improvements to make your writing better. Here are two services that are free and great to use.
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Limit access to Calendar with new macOS Sonoma permissions
Apple is big on privacy these days, and new features in macOS Sonoma give you more detailed control over access to information in your calendars. Here’s how to limit third party app access.
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Find and delete duplicate files on Windows with AllDup
It is easy to lose track of files and end up with duplicates stored on the disk. They waste space and are confusing. Which one should you use? Use AllDup free to find them and delete them.
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How Stop Bing Chat AI speaking out loud on your phone
Bing Chat is an AI powered search and chat that can produce anything from poetry to pictures. However, it speaks its answers out loud on a phone, which is annoying. How do you stop it?
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See historical temperatures and rainfall in Mac Weather app
The Weather app on the Apple Mac shows more than the current weather and forecast, it shows historical weather data, like the average rainfall or temperature for an area, month and year.
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Erase the background in Microsoft Paint, replace it with another
Microsoft Paint in Windows 11 has had some powerful updates recently, including an AI background eraser and layers. Here is how to use these great new features. It’s not Photoshop, but it’s useful.
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