Author Archives: Dan Pinnington
Canadian Public Weather Alerts Now Available on Google Public Alerts, Search, Maps and Now
Severe weather is a fact of life for Canadians. Thanks to Public Safety Canada, Environment Canada and Google, Google has just announced that Canadians can now receive warnings of …
Visit Factory-reset.com for Factory Reset Codes
When electronic devices work properly, you have no worries. But when they don’t, it’s a real pain in the rear! One of the most common trouble-shooting options is a factory …
How to Quickly Tell if a Site Is Down for Everyone or Just You
Why You Should Consider Banking at Two Banks or Financial Institutions
With purses or wallets full of debit and credit cards, and all sorts of options for electronic payments and web-based banking, most of us have moved away from being reliant …
Give Me My Old-Fashioned Windows’ Control Panel
While computer newbies may find the categorized Control Panel helpful for navigating the ever more complex configuration and appearance settings for Windows, more tech-inclined individuals may prefer the old version …
Preventing Auto-Sync on One-Off Basis for an iPad, iPod or iPhone
Most of time you want automatic sync to run when you plug your iPad, iPod or iPhone into your computer. Indeed, this is the default setting in iTunes for all …
Don’t Embarrass Yourself: Read Before Retweeting
You can retweet something in an instant with just a few taps or clicks. Tap, tap and zoom – the RT goes to all your followers. You get a good …
Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating MS Outlook
Keeping your hands on the keyboard is always faster than reaching to the mouse for a few clicks. Here are some handy keyboard shortcuts for basic navigation in Microsoft Outlook:…
For a Quick Exit Remember to Use the Escape Key
In the top left corner of most PC and Mac keyboards is the humble and underused Escape key. It is labelled Esc on PC keyboards and esc on Mac keyboards.…
Use Alerts So You Are Never Late for an Appointment
Are you frequently late for meetings and appointments? “My lawyer made me wait” is an all too common client complaint. Being late all the time is something that will really …
