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How do I stop preview and next episode autoplay in Netflix?

February 7, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics / No Comments

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I love Netflix, but browsing for new material is a nightmare. Every time I’m on a show or movie for more than a second or two, the preview starts to play. And it’s loud and often not at all the kind of content I seek. I hate that preview autoplay, Dave! Is there a way to disable it?

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Can You Print Photos from your Smartphone?

February 5, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics / 1 Comment

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I take lots of photos with my smartphone, but am in the dark about how to actually get prints if I want to have one forever. Can you help with some guidance and suggestions?

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How Can I Save Images in JPEG or PNG, Not WEBP?

January 30, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics, MacOS X Help / 1 Comment

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I don’t really get it. Suddenly some of the images I drag onto the Mac desktop from my Web browser are in WEBP format. What a pain! How can I just save these images in JPEG format instead?

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How Do I Delete My Phone from the Jeep [Uconnect] System?

January 22, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics / No Comments

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I borrowed a friend’s Jeep Cherokee and paired my phone so I could talk hands free. Great. But how do I now delete my phone from the car so she can’t see all my contacts, etc? I think it’s running UConnect, whatever that is.

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How Can I Decipher and Read a Jumbled HTML Web Page?

January 18, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics / No Comments

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My boss is traveling and sent me a Web page to review but when I open it up, it’s a massive jumble with text on top of other text. Completely unreadable. How can I decipher it so I can respond without a request for help?

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End of the Road for Microsoft Windows 7: Time to Upgrade

January 14, 2020 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics, Windows Help / 3 Comments

If you’ve been using your PC for a long time, you might well have resisted the siren song of a newer version of Windows. Perhaps you skipped Windows 8 and are still resisting the jump to Windows 10. Unfortunately, today’s the day – Jan 14, 2020 – and Windows 7 is now officially abandoned and will never get another upgrade or security patch again. This means it’s time to upgrade.

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How Can I Mute My New Alexa (Amazon Echo) Smart Speaker?

December 31, 2019 / Dave Taylor / Computer and Internet Basics / 3 Comments

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I really like the new Amazon Echo Alexa device that my kids got me, but don’t want it listening all the time. Is there a way to “mute” it so that it’s not listening?

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