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Turn off precision touchpad settings

Posted on July 20, 2022July 12, 2022 by cynmackley

Learn how to turn off your touchpad in Windows 11.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Uncategorized, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged precision touchpad, quick tips, touchpad, turn off touchpad, windows, Windows 10Leave a comment

Will An Adapter Speed Up My TV?

Posted on February 10, 2022January 30, 2022 by cynmackley
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Will a USB WiFi adapter fix smart TV issues? We look at ways to fix the problem.

Posted in Quick Tips, TV TechTagged home theater, improving Internet signal, quick tips, Smart TV, streaming, TV tech, wifiLeave a comment

7 Ways to Fight ID Theft

Posted on February 4, 2022January 30, 2022 by cynmackley

7 simple ways to fight identity theft.

Posted in Quick Tips, Security HelpTagged identity theft, quick tips, securityLeave a comment

Figuring out the instruction equation

Posted on October 21, 2021October 11, 2021 by cynmackley

A quick tip to help you better follow instructions.

Posted in Computer Terms, File & Disk Management, I've Always Wanted To Know..., UncategorizedTagged instructions, menu tree, quick tips, trouble shootingLeave a comment

Quick Email Tip

Posted on September 16, 2021August 30, 2021 by cynmackley

A quick email tip to make life easier.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, E-Mail Help, Quick TipsTagged email, quick tipsLeave a comment

Give It A Minute

Posted on August 27, 2021August 8, 2021 by cynmackley

A simple trick that can fix a stalled program or computer: patience.

Posted in Computer Terms, Quick TipsTagged frozen computer, patience, program won't open, quick tips, slow program5 Comments

Kaomoji Guide

Posted on August 5, 2021July 22, 2021 by cynmackley
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If you aren't familiar with Kaomoji and would like to use them or are just curious what the symbols mean when other people use them, I've got a quick guide.

Posted in Quick TipsTagged emoji, kaomoji, quick tipsLeave a comment

The New Password Rules

Posted on July 2, 2021June 17, 2021 by cynmackley

The new rules for creating the best password.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, Uncategorized, Using The InternetTagged best passwords, password rules, passwords, quick tips1 Comment

Password Reset Scam

Posted on January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 by cynmackley

A warning about a password reset scam. Don't fall for this phishing trick.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, Smartphones, SmartphonesTagged Phishing, phone scams, quick tips, security, text scamsLeave a comment

Change Image File Type Fast

Posted on November 27, 2020November 10, 2020 by cynmackley
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Here's a quick tip for changing the file extension of many types of images. Let's say you need for a photo to be a .jpg file or but it's a bitmap.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Digital Photography, Photo Editing, Quick Tips, Windows 10Tagged convert file types, covert images, Images, Microsoft Paint, ms paint, quick tips2 Comments

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