Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter – Saturday, July 10, 2021
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This is your Rick's Daily Tips Tech Update for Saturday, July 10, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue...
--How to stop an app from launching automatically on your Mac
--Apple has added a new (and awesome) ‘Account Recovery’ tool to iOS 15
--Should you optimize the Windows Registry?
--Give an older PC new life by replacing Windows with Linux
--How many gallons of water flow over Niagara Falls every day?
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Today's Quick Tip....
How to stop an app from launching automatically on your Mac
Do you have one or more apps that automatically open every time you start up your Mac or log in?
If you don't use one of those auto-launching apps you can free up some valuable system resources (and potentially speed up your Mac) by disabling the auto-launching feature for that app. Here's how:
1 - Click the Apple icon on the top Menu bar.
2 - Click System Preferences.
3 - Click Users & Groups.
4 - Click Login Items.
You should now see a list of all the apps that are set to launch automatically on startup.
To remove an app from the list simply highlight it and click the minus button located beneath the list.
That's all there is to it. That app should no longer start up automatically when you boot up your Mac or log in.
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From the blog...
Apple has added a new (and awesome) ‘Account Recovery’ tool to iOS 15
Apple has added a new tool in iOS 15 that makes it a lot easier to successfully reset a forgotten Apple ID password..
Should you optimize the Windows Registry?
Lots of system cleanup and maintenance tools include a feature to optimize the Windows Registry. This post explains why I never use them.
Give an older PC new life by replacing Windows with Linux
Do you have an older PC that tends to run a bit sluggish under Microsoft Windows. You can probably speed that machine up by replacing its Windows installation with Linux.
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How many gallons of water flow over Niagara Falls every day?
Have you wondered just how much water flows over the world's most famous waterfall in just one day? This post has the answer (and it will probably surprise you).
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