Tech
indulgences into my geek side
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Simple Android Tricks: Tear-away Shortcuts
For more than a few versions now, Android has had what essentially amounts to a “right click” menu on app icons. But did you know you can also tear-off those comments to make more direct shortcuts for next time?
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4K@60Hz with Surface Dock
Although the Surface Dock doesn’t have standard DisplayPorts or HDMI, it does have two Mini-DisplayPorts, and ostensibly supports a single 4K-resolution display at a 60 Hz refresh rate. Actually achieving that frame rate can be frustrating and difficult. Here’s how I did it.
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Automating IE With PowerShell to Capture Screenshots
My, browsers come and go so quickly these days. Microsoft’s replacement for Internet Explorer is already shuttered now that they’ve joined the Chromium open-source project to produce Edge using that codebase. And as much as I’m all here for that, it can still be handy to have Internet Explorer–especially when you can control it programatically […]
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Setting and Emergency Contact Info in Android
Android now makes setting Emergency Contact Info a breeze, no need to dig deep into Settings anymore.
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Create a Mobile Hotspot in Windows 10
Maybe you’ve sometimes used a phone as a personal hotspot, but did you know you you can go the other way?
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Two Ways to Create a Chromeless Chrome Shortcut
Until recently, Chrome’s create shortcut option in the ⋮ menu had an option to ‘open as window’. With this option now MIA, here are two alternative ways to create a chromeless Chrome window.
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Upgrade Your Alexa Alarm with a Routine
Alexa’s Alarms have recently been updated to include music and radio options, but you’ll find a much better experience by using Routines instead.
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Removing Google Startup Tasks
Users all over the net are wondering out loud, “why is my Startup tasks full of Google junk?” Here’s why, and a few easy ways to prevent it.
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Show Seconds in the Windows 10 Taskbar Clock
Have you ever wanted to see the seconds on your taskbar clock? You won’t find an option for this, but you can turn it on in Windows 10 with this trick.
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Increase Taskbar Transparency with OLED Switch
Because of the lack of a backlight, OLED displays can be perceived as darker than their LED powered counterparts. To maintain a similar style and prevent the taskbar from appearing black, Windows will use a lighter transparency level on OLED screens, but you can also override this to adjust your taskbar opacity yourself.