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Useful Tools & Features
These articles cover useful features of applications or useful software.
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Uptime: Why You Should Restart Your Device
If you have ever listened to any shows, movies, or podcasts that talk about technology, you have likely heard the word “uptime”. This is the amount of time a system, computer, or other piece of technology spends “up”, or online/operational.
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Websites Not Loading? Try Clearing Your Cache
If you happen to be browsing the web and notice that a webpage is not loading properly or you are having difficulty logging in to a website, you might be experiencing an issue with browser cache data. Browser cache data is information about the websites you visit that your web browser stores in order to
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Comment Your Code
Including comments within your code is a rather important step that you should always take the time to do, regardless if you are simply coding as a hobby or if software programming is your career.
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Try “Rubber Duck Debugging”
Programming can be a fun and rewarding experience… until the program does not run. Fortunately, there is an often-mentioned method of debugging that can help you to catch errors that otherwise could have remained invisible: rubber duck debugging.
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Need to Delay an Email? Use “Schedule Send”
Have you ever written an important email (or even text message) and were hesitant to send it? Have you ever needed to send someone an email only to decide that it might be better to wait until morning? Fortunately, the “Schedule Send” feature has your back.
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Try Using “Do Not Disturb” to Maintain Focus
Our phones are incredibly useful tools, and many people rarely go anywhere without their phone. They help us to keep in touch with each other, stay up to date on the news and weather, and entertain us. However, when we are trying to focus, our phones can be a distraction. Each time our phone dings
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How to Filter Out Irrelevant Search Results
Sometimes, when we search for something on the Internet, we get results that aren’t exactly what we want. Luckily, there is a quick way to help filter out these irrelevant results on many popular search engines.
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Memory Saver, Energy Saver, and Preloading Features in Google Chrome
There are many useful features built into Google’s Chrome web browser that allow you to customize it to your liking. Three such features- Memory Saver, Energy Saver, and Preloading- can help you save on computer resources, battery life, or time. Where to Find These Settings The first step to be able to change these settings
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Remove Yourself from Searches with Google’s Results About You Tool
Many people have searched their name before on the web to see what results appear. You may feel that some of these results reveal a bit more about us than we would like. Luckily, Google has the Results About You tool that can help you prevent unwanted personal data from appearing in Google’s search results.
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How to Enable Focus Mode on Microsoft Word
This guide is compatible with and was written using version 16.78.3 of Microsoft Word. It can be difficult to focus on certain tasks. This is especially the case when these tasks are being done on a computer (such as typing an essay, report, story, etc.), since there is a myriad of distractions a mere click
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Right Clicking on a Trackpad
Right clicking is a frequently used function on the computer. If you’ve never used a trackpad before, never fear! Right clicking is only a double finger press away.
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