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Minimizing Blue Light

While the sun naturally emits blue light, too much artificial blue light from computers, laptops, phones, and other devices can cause sleep trouble, eye strain, and headaches. Here are a couple of ways to reduce discomfort. To adjust color temperature and reduce blue light on your Windows devices, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Night Light Settings. Under …

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A Few of our Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts

A Few of our Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts Check out these helpful keyboard shortcuts to improve your productivity. Outlook Tips Email can sometimes threaten to dominate your day. Try this tip to fire off emails like a pro and never have your fingers leave the keyboard. After you type your message, type ALT + S on a PC. On a Mac, …

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Mac Screenshots

MAC SCREENSHOTS Your Mac comes with some useful tools to take screenshots. Depending on how you would like to use a screenshot, there are three ways to accomplish this. The most general of the three is to screenshot your entire screen. To do this, hit Command + Shift + 3 and a PNG file of your entire screen will be …

Split-Screen Tips

SPLIT-SCREEN TIPS Working while traveling can be frustrating when you don’t have that beloved second monitor to utilize. This tip can help! On a PC while you have at least two applications, files or individual web pages open, left-click the mouse to “grab” one of the windows or files and drag it to the side of the screen that you …

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MacOS Catalina – What you need to know before you update

MAC OS CATALINA UPGRADE Apple recently released macOS Catalina, the latest version of its operating system. Apple is also admitting that there are serious issues with this version and are recommending that users not upgrade until the bugs are worked out. One big change that comes with Catalina is that it marks the official end of iTunes. Apple’s replacement for …

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Windows Tips and Shortcuts

Windows Tips and Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac and Windows CTRL+Tab cycles through browser tabs on both Mac and Windows. CTRL+SHIFT+Tab cycles the opposite direction. Adobe Acrobat Troubleshooting If you’re experiencing problems with Adobe Acrobat, try signing out of the software and signing back in. This should refresh the Adobe license and solve the issue. Printer Hack If your color …