Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter – Friday, August 13, 2021
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This is your Rick's Daily Tips Tech Update for Friday, August 13, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue...
--How to use Emojis in Windows 10 and macOS
--How to blanket your entire home with a strong WiFi signal
--Q&A: Is there a way to silence a noisy mouse?
--7 tips for photographing beautiful autumn landscapes
--Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark!
--Info about my photo/file recovery service
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Today's Quick Tip....
How to use Emojis in Windows 10 and macOS
If you use Facebook (or do pretty much anything with your smartphone) you're surely familiar with emojis, those cute little smiley-face type icons that you can add to status updates and other types of messages to express some type of emotion.
But did you know you can use emojis on your Windows 10 PC or Mac as well?
Well, you can, and it's very easy to do...
If you're using a Windows 10 PC simply press the Windows+. key combination (that's the Windows key and the "period" key) and a little window will pop up containing a list of the emojis you can add to your writing. Just click on the emoji you want to use to insert it at the current cursor position.
If you're using a Mac just press the Control+Command+Spacebar key combination to open the list of emojis that are available to you.
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From the blog...
How to blanket your entire home with a strong WiFi signal
Are there areas in your home where you can't effectively use your WiFi network because the signal is too weak? This post can help.
Q&A: Is there a way to silence a noisy mouse?
A reader want to know if there's a way to silence the loud (and irritating) clicking sound her computer mouse makes every time she uses it. This post has the answer.
7 tips for photographing beautiful autumn landscapes
This post offers several tips for taking stunning photos of the upcoming Fall colors.
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Today's post from 'My Daily Smile'...
Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark!
These beautiful and intriguing rocks remained hidden in plain view, yet undiscovered until just a few short years ago.
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