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Mac Alternate Mouse Control

Posted on May 26, 2020May 20, 2020 by cynmackley

Use your keyboard to control the mouse on a Mac.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Mac OS, UncategorizedTagged accessibility options, mac, Mac alternate mouse control, MouseLeave a comment

New Surface Go 2

Posted on May 24, 2020May 22, 2020 by cynmackley

The new Surface Go offers a faster PC at a smaller price.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Windows 10Tagged microsoft, PCs, Surface Go 2, tablets, Windows 10Leave a comment

Storage Sense Options

Posted on May 20, 2020May 13, 2020 by cynmackley

Storage Sense Options - learn how to free up space on your PC.

Posted in Cloud Storage, Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, File & Disk Management, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedTagged cloud storage, Disk Cleanup, disk maintenance, storage, storage sense, Windows 10Leave a comment

Update laptop sound drivers

Posted on April 28, 2020April 23, 2020 by cynmackley

A quick and easy tip on updating audio drivers on your PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Uncategorized, Windows 10Tagged audio, device manager, sound, update drivers, update windows driver, Windows 10Leave a comment

Help! No audio on my laptop

Posted on April 25, 2020April 23, 2020 by cynmackley

Help! No audio on my laptop. We'll troubleshoot.

Posted in Computer Terms, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10Tagged audio, quick fixes, sound issues, troubleshooter, Windows 10Leave a comment

Automatically Delete Alexa Recordings

Posted on April 23, 2020April 16, 2020 by cynmackley

Worried Alexa knows too much? Learn how to automatically delete recordings.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged Alexa, amazon, automatically delete alexa recording, automatically delete echo recordings, delete echo recording by voice, echo, smart sepakerLeave a comment

Just What Has Alexa Recorded?

Posted on April 22, 2020April 23, 2020 by cynmackley

Just what has Alexa recorded? Learn how to check what she's heard.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged Alexa, amazon, Delete Alexa recording, echo, hear alexa recordings, hear amazon recording, hear echo recordingsLeave a comment

Scroll Inactive Windows

Posted on April 14, 2020April 9, 2020 by cynmackley

Scroll Inactive Windows - a quick mouse and touch pad tip you'll want to try.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10Tagged Mouse, mouse settings, scroll, scroll inactive windows, scroll setting, Windows 10Leave a comment

Sleep vs. Hibernate

Posted on April 9, 2020April 4, 2020 by cynmackley

What's the difference between Sleep and Hibernate modes? We break it down.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Uncategorized, Windows 10Tagged Computers, energy, hibernate, power settings, sleep, Windows 102 Comments

Keep USB ports powered

Posted on April 8, 2020April 4, 2020 by cynmackley

Keep USB ports powered even when your laptop is asleep.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedTagged device manager, keep usb ports powered, power optionsLeave a comment

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