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Pro Tip – keep a USB keyboard on hand

Posted on February 25, 2020February 29, 2020 by cynmackley

Pro Tip - keep a USB keyboard on hand

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedTagged backups, Hardware, keyboards, quick tipsLeave a comment

Intel Optane Memory Pinning error

Posted on February 6, 2020January 31, 2020 by cynmackley

We tackle the Intel Optane Memory Pinning error with an easy fix.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10Tagged dll error, fix intel optane memory pinning error, intel error, windows errorLeave a comment

The cheap way to protect your device

Posted on December 26, 2019December 17, 2019 by cynmackley

An easy way to protect against charging station malware.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, In The News, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged charging port malware, data blocker, juice jacking, security, usb charger danger, usb data blockerLeave a comment

Open Hardware Monitor

Posted on November 29, 2019November 18, 2019 by cynmackley

Open Hardware Monitor is a free and easy-to-use app for monitoring the temperature of your PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Free Downloads, Hardware & PeripheralsTagged cpu monitor, fan monitor, free downloads, open hardware monitor, temperature monitorLeave a comment

Teach Echo to recognize your voice

Posted on November 21, 2019November 9, 2019 by cynmackley

Train you Amazon Echo speaker to recognize your voice.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Quick Tips, UncategorizedTagged Alexa, alexa voice recognition, amazon, echo, echo speaker, have echo recognize my voiceLeave a comment

Help! Black screen with cursor

Posted on November 6, 2019December 3, 2019 by cynmackley

We troubleshoot a black screen with cursor in Windows.

Posted in Computer Terms, Desktop Enhancement, Hardware & Peripherals, Uncategorized, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged black desktp, black screen in windows, black screen with cursor, explorer.exe, refresh monitor connection, refresh video driver, windows desktop display, windows tipLeave a comment

Apple Screen Time – Monitor Usage

Posted on November 6, 2019October 29, 2019 by cynmackley

Use Apple Screen Time to monitor usage on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, iOS, Mac OS, Security Help, Smartphones, Smartphones, TabletsTagged apple, apple screentime, catalina os, ios, ipad, ipad os, iphone, mac, mac ctalina, monitor computer usage, monitor mac usage, screen time1 Comment

Refresh your video driver in Windows

Posted on November 5, 2019December 3, 2019 by cynmackley

Refresh your video driver in Windows with this quick trick.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Desktop Enhancement, Hardware & Peripherals, Quick Tips, Shortcuts & Keyboard Tricks, UncategorizedTagged Keyboard Shortcuts, quick tips, refresh video driver, reset monitor connection, shortcuts, windows, Windows 10, windows black screenLeave a comment

Best Buy Electronic Recycling

Posted on November 3, 2019October 29, 2019 by cynmackley

Did you know Best Buy will let you recycle many electronics for free?

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, eReaders, Hardware & Peripherals, I've Always Wanted To Know..., In The News, UncategorizedTagged best buy, best buy free recycling, green, recycle computers, recycle electronics, recycle phones, recycle TVs, recyclingLeave a comment

Echo show assists visually impaired

Posted on October 11, 2019October 2, 2019 by cynmackley

How an Echo Show smart speaker and help the visually impaired identify objects.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, In The News, UncategorizedTagged Alexa, amazon, echo show, echo smart speaker, show and tell, technology for the blind, technology for visually impaired, visually impairedLeave a comment

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