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25.01.2022 Weekly Computing TIP # 2 Top 10 Keyboard Shortcuts everyone should know!! 1. Ctrl + C Copy the highlighted text or selected item. 2. Ctrl + V ... Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard. 3. Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo. 4. Ctrl + F Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page. 5. Ctrl + S While working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important. 6. Ctrl + P Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser. 7. Home or End Will take you to the beginning or end of a line. Hold Ctrl + Home or End and it will take you to the start or end of a Document. 8. Backspace Will delete one character at a time, but Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character. But did you know that Backspace on a web page will take you back to the previous page. 9. SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object. 10. CTRL+A Select all the items in the current window See more

19.01.2022 @ Your Home Support would like to wish all our Facebook friends a Happy and Safe New Year for 2014!!! And remember when your PC or Laptop are feeling a bit hungover and not performing well, don't get Mad get @ Your Home Support!!

18.01.2022 Everyone has felt like doing this to their computer, probably more than once!! Don't get Mad, get Even!! Get @ Your Home Support to help.

13.01.2022 Weekly Computing TIP # 3 Windows updates, Adobe updates, Java, etc. Typically, when speaking with some people, they say I have Norton installed or I have AVG or some other antivirus program they will quote, telling me it is up to date and doing scans. What they don’t realize, and I explain to all my clients, is that anti-virus software isn’t enough. No matter what program you have, and no matter if it was free or a really expensive software package.... Some anti-virus suites come with extra protection including firewalls, spyware, rootkit scanners, etc. but there is still a risk. In order for Internet, email and other programs to work on the Internet, there need to be doors open. With these doors open, hackers find weaknesses and can get in. Windows provides regular updates to patch these holes. Windows updates are critical to your system performance, stability and security. Although they have been know to create problems themselves, it has been proven that installing your updates as part of a preventative maintenance plan, far outweighs the potential issues that can be caused by installing those very updates. Same thing goes for installing updates for Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, and Java updates which are common on all computers. Other updates are also available for various software applications you run on your computer. Install your updates as you are prompted, and check your anti-virus regularly to ensure it is still working. Even though you maybe bought a paid version and it is supposed to be automatic. Check it to be sure the things that are supposed to be happening automatically, are happening automatically. If you don’t have time to do it yourself because you’re running a business, or don’t know how or don’t want to learn how to stay on top of all this; you can have @ Your Home Support come and do this for you!!

11.01.2022 WEEKLY COMPUTING TIP #1 LAPTOP BATTERIES Here's one of those sad facts of life that you just can't avoid: Like cars, clothing, and people, batteries wear o...ut. You can't stop this process, but with proper care you can slow it down. What wears down a battery? Charging and discharging. Obviously, you can't avoid either of those acts entirely . The trick, of course, is to do as little charging and discharging as possible. And one way to avoid charging and discharging is to remove the battery when you don't need it. Ideally, you would remove the battery (with the laptop shut down, of course) before plugging in the AC adapter and working at your desk. Then, before you take your PC on the road, you would shut it down, insert the battery, and let it charge for a few hours. Your Battery will have a longer Lifespan and give you more hours of usage for longer!! See more

11.01.2022 Weekly Computing Tip #5 POWER CYCLING - RESTART !! We humans often solve a lot of issues with a good night's sleep and so does technology. Luckily, technology doesn't need 8 hours of sleep. Step one in any trouble shooting situation, even for professionals, is to shut off and turn on the computer, phone, laptop, DVD, printer, router, TV, modem, Tablet, that thing with lights that gets the Internet, etc. ... Make sure to really "Restart," "Shut Down," or Turn "Off" - not "Hibernate," "Sleep," etc. When dealing with multiple machines, such as a modem and router, or laptop and tablet, shut everything off, wait a couple of minutes, and turn things on, waiting for each machine to start up and "see" the other machines. For example, turn on the modem, wait, then turn on the router. Or turn on the projector, wait, then turn on the laptop. See more

09.01.2022 Just a quick reminder that we are available over the Easter break for all your Computer emergencies !!

08.01.2022 Weekly Computing Tip #6 Speeding Up Your PC Few things are as frustrating as dealing with a slow, sluggish computer. When a computer is brand new, it works wonderfully well. Over time, though, its performance can slowly begin to worsen. This happens for a number of reasons, but the biggest culprits are things like spyware, adware and other computer threats that are unwittingly downloaded along with other content while online. You don’t have to download thousands of MP3s, movi...es or other items to experience these problems, either nobody is immune to them. Instead of accepting the situation, there are plenty of techniques and strategies that you can use to make it better a few of the best ones are outlined below. 1. Remove Unneeded Files 2. Remove Unneeded Programs 3. Empty the Recycle Bin When it comes to keeping your computer running optimally, small but regular maintenance is the best way to go!!

04.01.2022 Weekly Computing Tip #4 Internet Browser Shortcuts. There are dozens of different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested Internet browser shortcuts.... - Pressing Alt + D in any major Internet browser will move the cursor into the address bar. This is a great way to quickly enter an Internet address without having to click the mouse cursor in the address bar. - Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or - to increase and decrease the size of text. - Press the backspace key or hold down the Alt key + left arrow to go back a page. - Press F5 to refresh or reload a web page. - Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen. Press F11 again to return back to the normal view. - Press Ctrl + B to open your Internet bookmarks. - Press Ctrl + F to open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at. If you're filling out an online form, e-mail, or other text field you can quickly move between each of the fields by pressing the Tab key or Shift + Tab to move back a field. For example, if you're filling out your name and the next field is your e-mail address you can press the Tab key to switch to the e-mail field.