DuckDuckGo - Weird Name, Secure Browsing
Source: https://www.makeuseof.com/duckduckgo-features-simplify-daily-tasks/ DuckDuckGo (DDG) is an Internet search company offering...
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Lowell
- Oct 18
- 2 min
See Your Apple Watch on Your iPhone
Requirements: iPhone 8 or later with ios16 or later installed, Apple Watch 6 or later with watchOS 9 or later installed, phone and watch...
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Lowell
- Oct 18
- 2 min
iMessage Flight Tracker
You're probably aware of websites that track airline flights. I use Flightaware. However, there is an easier way to track a flight,...
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Lowell
- Oct 18
- 1 min
iPhone's Shifty Keyboard
You can shift the onscreen keyboard left or right on your iPhone. Tap and hold the Emoji icon. A bar will appear with three keyboards—one...
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Lowell
- Oct 18
- 1 min
Autofill Domains
This option works only with an onscreen keyboard. If you have an external keyboard attached to your device, it’s a no-go unless you open...
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Lowell
- Oct 18
- 1 min
Spotlight Unit Conversions
Spotlight is Apple’s Search function. I think the easiest way to open Spotlight on an iPad is to swipe downward on a Home screen between...
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Lowell
- Oct 18
- 2 min
Apple Interactive Scrolling and Other Tips
Interactive Scrolling I believe this feature was enabled in version 13 of the iPad/iPhone operating system. Interactive does not fully...
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Precious Memories Recovered!
The post prior to this one told about the potential loss of photos and videos on a broken ipad. But with a little detective work and ...
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Precious Memories - Lost Forever?
This is a recount of an experience from several months ago. I had a friend whose iPad screen did not function. We couldn't log in to it,...
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 1 min
Take a Shortcut
I'm sharing Windows keyboard shortcuts that I use often. To save time and typing, I've copied the hints below from articles at the...
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Quickly Rename Windows Files
I learned about this capability recently via https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/windows-file-explorer-trick-you-wont-believe/....
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 1 min
Excel is a Square
Source: https://www.makeuseof.com/turn-excel-cells-into-squares/ Uses: Calendar Grids, Print your own graph paper Here are two ways to...
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 2 min
Excel Can Be Flashy
Excel has an interesting feature in the Data Tools Group of the Data Ribbon. It’s called Flash Fill and I believe it arrived in Excel...
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Lowell
- Oct 17
- 2 min
A Cat Can't Concatenate, But Excel Can
The Excel CONCATENATE function lets you link or string together text and calculations. I use a simple target heart rate formula in the...
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Lowell
- Apr 16, 2022
- 1 min
RSS - Really Simple Syndication
I've added an RSS feed to the website. I've been publishing articles on the site and you may have been waiting for my notification...
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Lowell
- Apr 16, 2022
- 1 min
Flashlight on Your Wrist
Do you know the Apple Watch has a flashlight, just like your phone? And to me, it’s easier to access than the flashlight on your phone....
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Lowell
- Mar 20, 2022
- 1 min
Float Your iPad Keyboard
The iPad onscreen keyboard blocks most of the lower half of the screen. Here's a way to make that keyboard smaller, similar to the iPhone...
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Lowell
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
Force Close Apps to Extend Mobile Battery Life?
I’ve researched the concept of force closing apps to save battery lifeon your mobile devices. Everything I’ve read indicates we should...
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Lowell
- Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min
USPS Informed Delivery
https://www.usps.com Informed delivery is a service from the US Postal system sends email alerts about upcoming mail/package deliveries....
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Lowell
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
Safari Tab Groups
I keep various tabs open in Safari on my iPad for quick access to sites. I have my puzzle tab, tech site tab, and several other tabs...
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