Windows 11 now has a built-in ability to display Live Captions for any audio you are playing. Whether it’s a YouTube video or Facebook Reel or Skype meeting, Win11 can show you captions for whatever speech is coming onto your computer. This can be extremely helpful for those who are hard of hearing, and also … Read more
Microsoft Designer is a new design app that you can use, for free, to create graphics, visual presentations and more. It’s comparable to Canva and other free design tools. Right now, Microsoft Designer is in preview mode and you can only get in by invite. But I put my email on the waitlist and was … Read more
Microsoft has made some changes to the amount of free storage you get with their email and other cloud services. If you are a paid member of Microsoft 365, you probably don’t have to worry about any of this. But free users are in a different boat. The new storage limits on Outlook.com email addresses … Read more
Your PC should update the Windows OS automatically. Same goes for your Microsoft Office software and browsers. But there’s a whole bunch of other programs on your system that may not update without deliberate action on your part. It’s often not strictly necessary to chase down these updates. But if you’re a stickler for updating … Read more
Dish Network subscribers should be wary of scam calls about receiver updates. This type of phishy telemarketing is similar to the Xfinity Discount scam. Here’s what you need to know: How The Scam Works A scammer calls and identifies himself as a Dish Network (or AT&T) representative. They’ll claim that the Dish receivers in the … Read more
Steam Cards function like gift cards: you spend an amount of money for the card, to be able to use that as a voucher on the Steam website for purchasing video games and other software. And like any other gift card, Steam Cards are often targeted in scams. Steam Cards can be bought at physical … Read more
If you like to buy and collect digital copies of movies, then you need to know about Vudu and their Disc to Digital offering. Using this program, you can add a digital movie to your library for $2 or $5. This is typically far cheaper than buying a digital movie from other vendors. How this … Read more
Missing a few operating system updates on your Mac computer isn’t a big deal. You can usually poke at the Software Update function and download whatever your Mac is missing. But once in a while, I meet a older Apple system that has missed out on years, even a decade, of OS upgrades. Dealing with … Read more
This tip is just clever enough to amuse me, and I hope some of you can appreciate it. On Windows computers, you can create a folder that is nearly invisible. The folder is still locatable, highlightable and clickable, but if you make it on the Desktop, it’s very well camouflaged. First, you would: Next: You … Read more
Some companies and software products use your email to advertise their product. Free antivirus companies commonly do this, but Microsoft and Apple are also guilty of this. They insert a blurb into your email signature, so that everyone you contact will read a promotion text at the end of your message. Other companies do not … Read more