Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor mentions a trick. To maximize a window, I find the combination Windows Key + up arrow will do it. To shrink it back, Windows Key + down arrow. Source: social.technet.microsoft
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Home computer use: shortcut key method to access taskbar
Self-tutoring about easier ways to use the computer: the tutor observes…. The programs on the taskbar can be opened by the combination of the Windows Key and a number. For instance, the third item on the taskbar can be opened…
Home computer use: application key aka menu key
Self-tutoring about computer use: the tutor mentions an observation. This morning I noticed a key between the right Ctrl key and the right Windows key. It has a little arrow pointing among some lines. What is it? Apparently the key…
Home computer use: what is Bonjour Service?
Self-tutoring about PCs: the tutor looks up Bonjour Service My impression is that I’ve seen Bonjour Service listed in the Task Manager since the early 2000s. Today I see it on the Windows 10 laptop, and wonder what it does.…
Home computer use: special characters in LibreOffice Writer
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor mentions a way he uses to produce special characters on LibreOffice Writer. Let’s image the é symbol, which is U00E9 in Unicode. In LibreOffice Writer, I hold down Crl+Shift+u together. Then, releasing them,…
Computer problem: it seemed serious, until I disconnected a device.
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor gives an update of his experience in home computing. The main computer we use, a Windows 7 desktop from 2010, had been struggling a couple of weeks. I mentioned about starting it in…
How to start Windows 7 in Safe Mode, and a reason I wanted to
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor shares a workaround he used today. We have several old computers that can be temperamental. This one, from 2010, has been acting up. I tried to do a full scan of it for…
Windows 10 search box goes blank – what to do?
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor shares how he fixed a non-responsive search box in Windows 10. All of a sudden, when I would enter the name of a program I wanted in Windows 10 search, it was blank.…
Using the McAfee shredder, part 0: possible time it can take
Self-tutoring about home computer use: the tutor talks about using the McAfee shredder. Lately I’ve been using the shredder on McAfee Internet Security. For small files it can be very fast. This morning I used it on a file approximately…
New pop-up: “Your McAfee subscription has expired….”
More home computer self-tutoring: the tutor shares about another pop-up. While working on the laptop today, I noticed a browser tab I didn’t recognize. I had many open and was pre-occupied, so didn’t check it right away. Eventually I did,…
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