Some useful tips

I’m always looking for useful tech tips, not always successfully. Some are better than others, some pertain to what I’ve worked on the past week, and this one I just found randomly. I particularly like the Shift + F3 which changes a highlightedword from caps to lower case, and then to lower case with a starting cap.  A link to that article is HERE. 

A couple of those I don’t think much of, like the essay looking longer by changing the font size, but several of the others are really good.  Speaking of useful tips, I do like Kim Komando as a site. There are several good ones HERE. 

This has some tips on using dictation instead of typing, using a phone or computer as a security camera, storing a digital signature on a Mac, and several more.

Lastly, I want to bash, I mean, talk about windows for a moment. I’ve had several folks call me with a problem in Windows where it appears frozen, black screen, nothing happening. Sometimes this is when they first turn it on. They force a power off by holding the power button and then it starts and does the same black screen.

I know this seems bad, but what is LIKELY happening is that Windows is doing an update. Why it doesn’t show that is anyone’s guess but it is annoying. Patience is generally your best bet here. It may take an hour, but if it is doing an update, forcing a power down is BAD. It may not hurt anything or it could corrupt Windows into not working anymore. Being patient and waiting for a while is the best choice.
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If you see that black screen, give it some time. You may see a cursor show up for a second, or the hard drive indicator light might light up every once in a while, these things suggest something is going on. Wait for a bit to see if your screen eventually appears.