Tech Tip – Share Your Location With A Friend On WhatsApp
If you’re meeting up with someone, or you want a friend to know exactly where you are (which can be a useful safety feature) WhatsApp has a fast and easy way to share your location with someone at the tap of a button. Here’s how to use it: – Tap on the + sign or […]
Tech Tip – Setting Up ‘Gestures’ In Windows 11
Being able to use gestures on the touch screen or touchpad of your Windows 11 device can help make work faster and easier. Here’s how to set them up: Gestures that are supported by Windows 11 include tapping, scrolling, zooming, and three and four-finger-finger gestures. Here’s how to enable them on the touch screen of […]
Tech Tip – Setting Up An ‘Out Of Office’ Autoreply In Gmail
Many people may be familiar with how to set up an ‘out of office’ email in Outlook, but it can also be done in Gmail too. Here’s how: – Log in to Gmail and select the ‘gear’ (settings) symbol (top right). – Select ‘See all settings’. – Scroll down to ‘Vacation responder’ and change the […]
Tech Tip – Set Up Dynamic Lock to Automatically Lock Your PC
Dynamic Lock uses the proximity of your Bluetooth-paired phone to automatically lock your Windows PC when you step away. This helps enhance security by ensuring your device is locked when you’re not around. Here’s how to set it up: – Pair your Bluetooth-enabled phone with your PC. – Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in […]
Tech Tip – Set Pages To Load Automatically In Chrome
If you’d like to save time by making your most often used and/or favourite pages load automatically whenever you open Google Chrome, here’s how: – In Chrome, click on the three dots top-right and select ‘Settings’. – In the left-hand menu select ‘On startup’. – Select ‘Open a specific page or set of pages’. – […]
Tech Tip – Sending WhatsApp ‘View Once’ Messages
If you want to add an extra layer of privacy to sending a photo or video in WhatsApp (e.g. a photo of a password), adding a “view once” designation before sending the message means that the photo or video will disappear as soon as the recipient has opened the message and exited the media viewer. […]
Tech Tip – Sending ‘Private’ Emails in Gmail
If you need to send an email containing private/sensitive information, you can do it in Gmail using confidential mode. Here’s how: – Open Gmail and log into your account. – In the upper-left corner of the screen, select Compose. – At the bottom of the New Message window, marked by a padlock and clock icon, […]
Tech Tip – Sending Delayed Emails
In Microsoft Outlook you can delay the delivery of an individual message or you can use rules to delay the delivery of all messages by having them held in the Outbox for a specified time after you click Send. Here’s how: To Delay the delivery of a message: – When composing the message, select the More options arrow from the Tags group in […]
Tech Tip – Send Web Pages To Your Inbox
If you’d like a way to send web pages you find interesting to your inbox rather than bookmarking them in Chrome and forgetting about them, the InboxThis extension may be helpful. Here’s how to use it: – Go to the Google Chrome Web Store and search for ‘InboxThis’. It’s a free browser extension that can […]
Tech Tip – Secure Your Web Browser in Under 5 Minutes
Think your antivirus is enough? If your browser isn’t secure, your data, and even your logins, could be at risk. Luckily, tightening things up takes just a few minutes. Here’s how: How to lock things down (Chrome example): – Click the three dots in the top right, then go to Settings. – Select Privacy and […]