Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter – Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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This is your Rick's Daily Tips Tech Update for Wednesday, August 4, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue...
--How to use the 'Sleep Timer' on your iPhone
--Beware burglars using Facebook to find vacationing victims
--Q&A: How can I speed up my WordPress blog?
--Q&A: Why aren’t my powerline networking adapters working properly?
--Watch two guys build a really nice Tree House from start to finish (time-lapse video)
--Info about my photo/file recovery service
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Today's Quick Tip....
How to use the 'Sleep Timer' on your iPhone
Do you ever listen to music with your iPhone to help you fall asleep, only to wake up in the middle of the night or the next morning with the music still blaring in your ear?
If so, there's an easy way to prevent that from ever happening again...
Set your phone's 'Sleep Timer' to terminate the music app you're using after a certain period of time has elapsed. Here's how:
1 - Open your iPhone's Clock app and tap the Timer icon.
2 - Choose the amount of time you want the music to play before it shuts off.
3 - Set the "When Timer Ends" setting to Stop Playing.
That's all there is to it. Your iPhone will allow the music app of your choice to play music until the Timer expires and then shut off the app.
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From the blog...
Beware burglars using Facebook to find vacationing victims
Do you enjoy telling everyone on Facebook when your family is leaving on a vacation? If so, you're virtually inviting any burglar(s) that sees your post to pay your home an unwelcome visit while you're away. This post has tips for keeping your home safe while you're out of town.
Q&A: How can I speed up my WordPress blog?
A reader wants to know what he can do to make the pages on his blog load faster in visitor's web browsers. This post offers several very effective tips for speeding up any WordPress blog.
Q&A: Why aren’t my powerline networking adapters working properly?
A reader asks for help with getting a pair of powerline networking adapters working as intended. The tips in this post helped him solve the problem.
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Today's post from 'My Daily Smile'...
Watch two guys build a really nice Tree House from start to finish (time-lapse video)
This fantastic time-lapse video of two guys building a tree house will make your day. (Well, it made mine...)
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