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How to Get Screen Captures in ChromeOS on a Chromebook?

April 17, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics / No Comments
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I’ve been using a Chromebook to help understand my student’s experience in online class, and am baffled by one thing: How can I get a screen capture in ChromeOS? Is it even possible to take a screenshot?

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Is There a Way to Scan And Paste OCR’d Text within Android?

April 16, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Android Help / No Comments
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I’m working on my dissertation and constantly need to quote extended passages from books and magazines. I type them in, word by word, and it’s really tedious. Is there any way to photograph, scan, OCR and generally convert the text I’m seeing to words automatically on my Android phone instead? That’d save me a lot of work!

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How Can I Remove All Colors From A Graphic Logo?

April 15, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Windows 10 Help / No Comments
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My boss has tasked me with taking our color logo and making it black and white for a t-shirt giveaway. I’m rather clueless about how to do this so the logo looks good, however. Can you offer some advice on what app or program could easily accomplish the task?

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Access a History of the Copy/Paste Clipboard Buffer in Windows 10?

April 13, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Windows 10 Help / No Comments
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I really love the copy/paste feature in Windows 10, but it also drives me crazy because I can’t back up or access earlier content if I accidentally overwrite the buffer. Is there ANY way to access a history of the paste buffer in Win10, perhaps through a third-party app or utility?

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Can I Scan and Sign Documents With My iPhone?

April 12, 2021 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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My new employer requires me to scan, sign and email them digital copies of a variety of documents I received in the mail. Seems really clumsy to me and I don’t have a scanner on my iMac! Is it 1990? Instead, is there an easy and modern way to scan and annotate them digitally?

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How Can I Easily Sign In To Netflix on a Hotel TV?

April 10, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics / No Comments
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I’m having some work done on my home and am stuck in a hotel. I noticed that it has a Netflix feature on the TV, which is great. Since it logs me out every time I turn off the TV, however, I don’t want to enter my complex password with a TV remote. Is there an alternative login option I can use?

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Add Responding to Gmail Messages to My Google Task List?

April 9, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments
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I have a huge inbox on Gmail and get lots of messages each day. This has the unfortunate consequence of me sometimes forgetting to respond to critical email and having people send me reminders or have my boss yell at me. No good. Is there some sort of to-do or priority queue I can utilize in Gmail to help me mark the really important messages for a response?

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Easiest Way To Capture A Full Web Page in Google Chrome?

April 8, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help, Mac & MacOS Help, Windows 10 Help / 2 Comments
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I use Google Chrome quite a bit and want to be able to capture full-length Web page screenshots, both on my Mac and PC. Can you help out? Ideally, I don’t want to have to install any special software, apps, or utilities to accomplish the task…

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Can I Specify My Preferred Pronouns in Canvas LMS?

April 7, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics / No Comments
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My school uses Canvas as our learning management system and I’m wondering if there’s a way to specify that my preferred pronouns are they and them so classmates refer to me properly? At least, I hope Canvas supports being able to specify pronouns. Can you help?

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Can I Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Launch a Windows Program?

April 6, 2021 / Dave Taylor / Windows 10 Help / 1 Comment
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My dad’s getting on in years and his motor control is diminishing. I’m wondering if there’s a way to set up some keyboard shortcuts on his PC to launch his favorite few programs so he doesn’t have to use the mouse quite so much? Ideally, the function keys, if that’s a possibility.

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