October 2017

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Alexa, Kindle, and Nook Help

Change Amazon Dot Wake Word to “Computer”?

Now that I have both an Amazon Echo Dot in my kitchen and an Amazon Echo in my living room, they fight over who gets to respond to my queries. Which is actually annoying! Can I change the wake word on the Dot?

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Mac & MacOS Help

How to Fill Out Digital Forms with PDFelement 6

Downloaded a form in PDF format but have no idea what to do with it other than print it and fill out the printed copy? That’s so 1980. Here’s how you can use PDFElement 6 on your Mac to fill out — and even sign — any PDF document in minutes.

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Windows PC Help

Should I enable SmartScreen in Windows 10?

I was going through my Windows Defender configuration on my new Win10 laptop and came across SmartScreen. I don’t get it, is it related to the display settings? Should I enable it?

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Articles, Tutorials, and Reviews

Replace Broken Office Gear Fast with AmEx Blue Business Plus

We’ve all had it happen – you boot up your computer just to see the blue screen of death, you send a job to the printer and nothing comes out, you settle into your office chair and hear an ominous clunk and realize it just broke. Day after day, our work tools experience wear and tear and it’s just a reality that things are going to fail.

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Windows PC Help

Speed up Windows 10 by Disabling Startup Items?

My Windows 10 system is starting to really drag and I’m wondering if there are too many programs starting up on boot. How can I see and disable those I don’t want?

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YouTube Help

How to Make Cool YouTube Thumbnails?

I’m ready to take my YouTube experience to the next level by creating custom thumbnails for my videos. Can you step me through the process on an iMac, please?

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Mac & MacOS Help

Extract a Single Frame from an Animated GIF?

I love the animated GIFs that I find on NASA and other science sites, but when I go to print them in my class handouts, it’s the first frame that’s shown. How can I extract a specific frame from an animated GIF on my Mac system?

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