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“People can’t see me on my video call!”

“People can’t see me on my video call!”

  This article springs from the video on my computer's camera suddenly not connecting. People could hear me, but they couldn’t see me.   It took me two days to realize the solution was simple ...   ... and I'd like you to start there!   Although I have a PC, I'm sure...

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[QW26] Solve ‘cursor freeze’ in < 1 minute!

[QW26] Solve ‘cursor freeze’ in < 1 minute!

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]   It's late afternoon on Tuesday, and your cursor just froze on your computer screen. At first, you thought it was the kids getting home from school.   They jumped on the 'Net and...

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[GOAL 2] Find the speakers on your desk … now!

[GOAL 2] Find the speakers on your desk … now!

My title is ... well, it's just silly. Right? Of course, we all know where our computer's external speakers are located. Are you sure? [GOAL 2] Find the speakers on your desk ... now! Remember when I was a guest on Gillian Whitney's May 2nd LinkedIn Live episode? At -...

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[QW25] Protect your Facebook data!

[QW25] Protect your Facebook data!

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. ]     Today, I share an article from Malwarebytes, the company I trust to keep my computer secure and bug-free (https://www.malwarebytes.com).  If one of your goals this year is to...

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[QW24] If you don’t shut down, use ‘Restart’

[QW24] If you don’t shut down, use ‘Restart’

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]   Hey there, and welcome to 2023! It's perfect timing for this post since this is an excellent habit to start. You can have this [QW] buttoned up by the end of the day. Go ahead...

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[QW21] Printing a ‘frozen’ PDF

[QW21] Printing a ‘frozen’ PDF

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ] A belated "Happy 246th Birthday, U.S.A.!"       I have no idea what caused this. A 17-page PDF document threw a fit when I needed to print page 6. The printer worked fine on other...

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[QW19] (Save early) + (Save often) = No regrets

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]   Okay. I admit it. I don’t mess up files very often, because I usually follow my process. Only ... this time, I didn't. Translated: “It was [almost literally] crying jag time.”...

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Don’t grab the wrong Quick Access Tool!

Don’t grab the wrong Quick Access Tool!

We select the wrong icon and go back to the beginning of our PowerPoint slideshow. Not to Slide 11. And we’re in front of a potential client.  We tap ‘Quick Print’ instead of ‘Read Aloud’... and an 85-page document spits out of our printer. Enough, already!  ...

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[QW18] A scanner “Oops!” fix

[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ]     Ooookay … I’ve had my flatbed scanner (a Canon MP Navigator EX) for years. Never a moment of trouble from it. Thanks, Canon! You'd t.h.i.n.k. I'd have it all figured out...

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