Techno Tidbit #11: Almost everybody has a smart phone nowadays. Smart phone owners know how fast the battery drains, with all the apps that we use and how we check our email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media accounts we own. Did you know that it takes more power to turn on your smart phone than to just leave it on for a short time? Unless you are not using it for a few hours, it's better to leave it "napping" than turning it on and off. So next time you're going to watch a … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #10: Using Facebook’s Save Feature
Techno Tidbit #10: Did you know that there is a Save Feature on Facebook? You can save links, TV shows, movies, music, places, books and events for future reading and reference. No need to hit the "share" button to keep track of them. Let's say a friend of yours shared an interesting link but you don't have time to read it just yet, you can just go to the upper right portion of the post (the ones with the "v" symbol), then just choose "Save". You can find the list of your saved links, … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #9: Disabling Gmail’s Web Clips
Techno Tidbit #9: Do you get annoyed by those new ticker that pops up just above your Gmail Inbox? Those are called Web Clips, its main function was to be sort of like an RSS feeder, where you get your headlines and news sources from sites that you frequent, but most of the time, random ads pop up and it clogs up your monitor (slows down your gmail loading as well). To remove Web Clips, just go to the Gear Icon on the upper right section then Settings > Web Clips and uncheck the "Show my … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #7: Disabling Startup Programs
Techno Tidbit #7: Startup Programs are the programs that start automatically every time you turn on your computer. Imagine, you have 15 programs in your startup, your computer is accessing 15 different programs and starting them up, before you even get to your desktop. These can include manufacturer-installed utilities and drivers, what's worse is, more often than not, you don't even use half of them. To speed up your booting and shutting down time, disable or remove unwanted startup … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #6: Check For Unused Programs
Techno Tidbit #6: One way of freeing up hard disk space is to uninstall programs that you don't use. Check for trial version programs that have already lapsed or manufactured-installed programs that you never use. You can use Windows' built-in uninstaller program or the following utilities: Ccleaner, Glarys Utilities' Uninstall feature or Revo Uninstaller. … [Read more...]