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Self-tutoring about VS-Code: the tutor mentions a workaround. I’m not sure I want to disable auto-correct in VS-Code, but I want to prevent it sometimes, without experimenting with settings. What to do? I find that, if I type a word, …
Self-tutoring about keyboard shortcuts: the tutor mentions PrintScreen. Yesterday I watched someone press the “Prt Scr” (PrintScreen) key, expecting the printer to start up to produce a screenshot. It didn’t quite work out that way. In fact, though, pressing the …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor mentions the “sleep” function. With ever more features available from various keys and combinations, it seems easy to trigger one without meaning to. I’ve triggered “sleep” on this Windows 10 computer a few …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor makes an observation. This article isn’t based on specs, but rather on my own recollections. Therefore, it may not line up with other peoples’ experiences, or even what’s meant to be true. Nonetheless, …
Self-tutoring about Edge shortcuts: the tutor mentions a couple. Doing research, you might end up with dozens of tabs open. Some might still be needed, while others can be closed, but which ones? Using the mouse to check them all …
Self-tutoring about home computer use, Windows 10: the tutor mentions something he had to do. Lately I’ve been using software that lists files downward (no big surprise). However, it won’t scroll them up from the bottom. What I mean is, …
Self-tutoring about home computers: the tutor continues a story with one he uses. I recall reading that, with FAT32, a file can’t be over 4GB. Sometime, I noticed that a USB drive I was using with ReadyBoost has the FAT32 …
Self-tutoring about new beginnings and computers: the tutor mentions one. I’ve a Windows 10 computer from 2017. It didn’t work very well when I first got it, but then had its good times. In mid December it went from working …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: when hard refresh might have an unclear meaning. I’ve believed that “hard refresh” means the browser ignores the cache to reload from the source. You might do so when you think a page has changed …
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor follows up about ReadyBoost. In yesterday’s post I mention the motivation behind my re-discovery of Ready Boost. I read this article from techrepublic.com which affirms that ReadyBoost is still available in Windows 10. …