Pointless Computer Tricks: Simple Screenshots
Always works: ‘Print Screen’, open Paint, Paste, Save.
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Tag Archives: Pointless Computer Tricks
PCT: Weekly Alarms
Pointless Computer Tricks: Weekly Alarms
This is one of those things that I really should have noticed long before I did. But I managed without it for so long, I never thought about checking the options again. I can set weekly alarms on my phone.
That’s it, right there. Continue reading PCT: Weekly Alarms
PCT: Keyboards for Phones
Pointless Computer Tricks: Keyboards for Phones
If you are like me, you find sending text messages on your phone annoying. The on screen keyboard works well enough for a word or three, but three words does not a coherent sentence make. Sure, there are tricks to make it easier, but that doesn’t change that my fingers are too fat and the letters are too tiny.
Enter the OTG cable. Continue reading PCT: Keyboards for Phones
PCT: Phone for Haircut
Pointless Computer Tricks: Phone for Haircut
The other day I decided my hair had gotten long enough that it was time for a haircut. So I got myself together, went outside, was all but ready, when I realized… I had forgotten my phone. Continue reading PCT: Phone for Haircut
AIC: Brothers Address
Adventures In Computing: Brother’s Address
For reasons, I found myself needing to know my brothers addresses. I knew where, in a physical sense, both of them lived, but not what to put on an actual letter to send through the postal system. While I could, and eventually did, ask them directly, I actually didn’t need to. I just wandered the street, virtually. Continue reading AIC: Brothers Address
PCT: Why I disabled my ringtone
Pointless Computer Tricks: Why I disabled my ringtone
Previously I wrote about how I made a silent ringtone to manage telemarketers. While that method worked as expected, unfortunately it wasn’t enough. Continue reading PCT: Why I disabled my ringtone
PCT: Shutdown Windows Quickly
Pointless Computer Tricks: Shutdown Windows Quickly
Windows 10 or 8.1: Win+X, U, U
Windows 7 or Vista: Win, Left, Enter
Windows XP: Win, Up, Enter, Enter (if shutdown is shown)
Some conditions may apply
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PCT: Silent Ringtone
Pointless Computer Tricks: Silent Ringtone
I have a cellphone, as I suspect many of you do. I receive calls from various undesirables (collectively referred to as ‘telemarketers’), again as I suspect many of you do. I decided to do something to minimize that.
My particular phone number has been in use for approximately 40 years (it used to be a land line number). So a moderately large number of companies (and people) know about it. Many of those companies are making (semi) legitimate calls to people that used to be found at this number. Plus all the other junk that ignores the ‘Do Not Call’ list. Continue reading PCT: Silent Ringtone