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How Do I Change Display Sleep on a Linux System?

March 22, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / No Comments
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Now that I’m using Ubuntu on my old PC, it’s working really well but if I stop working for even a minute or two, the display goes blank and I have to log in again. Great if I was in an insecure environment, but I’m working at home, so how do I turn all this off?

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Best Way to Change Default Apps in Windows 11?

March 21, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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Every time I double-click on a Web URL in a document, it opens in Microsoft Edge. But I’d prefer that they open in Chrome. Same with PDFs; can’t I just have them open up in Adobe Acrobat on my Windows PC?

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How Can I Have an iPhone Light Flash on Phone Calls?

March 20, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Apple iPad Help, iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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My dad never answers his phone but doesn’t want to have it ring; he says the vibration is enough. I noticed another person at his retirement home has the light flash when there’s an incoming call. Ideal! How can I set up his older iPhone to do that?

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Guide to Setting Up Gmail for Offline Use (Just In Case)

March 18, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Google, Chrome & Gmail Help / No Comments
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We have pretty awful Internet service here in rural Iowa which is really frustrating because I use Gmail and half the time it just says “offline”. Isn’t there some way to set up Gmail so I can have some limited capabilities when my system’s offline, like responding to already received messages? How do I set that up?

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Can I Fill Out & Sign PDFs on my Chromebook?

March 17, 2023 / Dave Taylor / ChromeOS Help / No Comments
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I’m used to working on a Windows system but am currently using a Chromebook from Acer running ChromeOS v110. Is there any way to download, fill in, sign, and email PDF documents to colleagues without having to switch away from the Acer itself?

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How Can I Get Pinch to Zoom Working on my MacBook Air?

March 16, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments
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I could swear that pinching to zoom used to work on my MacBook Air, but now it does nothing at all. Is this a setting? How can I enable pinch to zoom on my MacBook? Running MacOS 13.

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How to Save Phone Battery Life with Adaptive Connectivity?

March 15, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Android Help, iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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Dave, I’ve heard that 5G connectivity is fast, but it also consumes a lot of power. Since my Android phone already has crummy battery life, can I disable 5G or just limit it to when I really need lots of bandwidth?

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Join the Microsoft Edge Beta Program, Get AI-Powered Bing!

March 14, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Windows PC Help / No Comments
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If you’ve been hearing about ChatGPT and how its AI knowledgebase is going to revolutionize search, you might be wondering exactly how it’s going to work. Microsoft’s also endlessly improving its Edge browser and if you join the Edge beta program, you’ll get tons of new features and instant access to AI Bing…

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