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How I Manage Digital Photos on Windows and Mac

1 week ago | groovypost.com | Adam Davidson

The high-quality cameras on our mobile phones make it easy to take great photos almost whenever we want. The trouble is that it’s easy to end up with thousands of pictures on your phone or saved to your computer or to the cloud that aren’t organized at all. Fortunately, several useful apps are available to help you manage your digital photos on both Windows and Mac.
How I Compress and Decompress Files on Windows and Mac

1 week ago | groovypost.com | Adam Davidson

When sending files or photos by email, there are limits to the total size of the attachments you can send. If the files or images you want to send in your email total more than this limit, you won’t be able to send them in a single email. One solution to this problem is to compress the files into a single, smaller file. There are many different methods and formats for compressing or decompressing files, and some formats may require that you download additional software.
4 Tips I Use to Speed Up My Windows 11 PC and You Should Too

2 weeks ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

I get tired of my PC’s slow performance running Windows 11. Your new PC or clean install of Windows 11 is responsive at first, but it starts to slow down after a while. It’s usually due to the number of apps you have installed. However, I use these tips to speed up my Windows PC without spending a cent. You can use these simple steps too. Once you employ them, you will see a noticeable difference in how fast your PC runs. Power SettingsThere are groups of settings for power performance on your PC.
I Use This App Control Feature on Windows 11 to Close Frozen Apps

3 weeks ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

Closing unresponsive or “frozen” apps on Windows takes a bit of work to get off your screen. It’s annoying when an app freezes up while using it or any time I want to close an app and get the dreaded spinning icon. I need to hit a keyboard shortcut to launch Task Manager, find the app, and sometimes the app processes, right-click, and select End Task. That’s too many steps, so I use this app control feature on Windows 11 because it rocks.
I Use These Tricks to Help Extend SSD Life on Windows

3 weeks ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

Just because you have a solid-state drive (SSD or NVMe M.2) doesn’t mean there aren’t steps to take to help extend SSD life on Windows. The trend in computing now is to use SSD drives for faster performance. In fact, I remember when the most significant hardware change you could make to improve performance on an old PC was adding more RAM. However, you’ll see a bigger performance bump by installing an SSD on an old computer to give it new life.
4 Tips I Use to Disable Location Tracking on Windows 11

3 weeks ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

I carry a PC and use these tips to disable location tracking on Windows 11. Being tracked is inevitable with our phones in our pockets and laptops while on the go. However, there are ways to prevent device tracking. For instance, you can remove location from photos on Android or boost privacy on your iPhone. While we often think of our phones as the gateway to privacy issues, you should also consider your laptop as a potential culprit.
5 Ways I Download Audio From YouTube

4 weeks ago | groovypost.com | Adam Davidson

Did you know that the total duration of the almost 16 billion views that Baby Shark Dance has had on YouTube is more than 67,000 years? While you might not have spent quite that long on the popular streaming site, you may have uploaded some of your own content to YouTube. If you need to back up the audio from your content or want to listen to YouTube Music offline, here are some ways to download audio from YouTube.
I Turn Off Microphone Access to Apps on My Phone to Stop Them from Listening and You Can Too

1 month ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

Is your phone listening to you? Yes. Siri on iPhone and Google Assistant on Android listen for the wake word. On a side note, how annoying is it when Siri or Google Assistant start talking when conversing with someone? Also, what about all the apps you install on your phone? Do they really need access to your phone’s microphone? Are they listening? Perhaps. No one reads the terms of use for installed apps. Does a photo, calculator, or calendar need access to your microphone?
3 Ways I Tweak the Start Menu to Improve Productivity on Windows 11

1 month ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

The Start menu on Windows 11 isn’t designed the greatest for productivity. However, there are ways I tweak the Start menu to improve my productivity. For instance, I move the Start menu, add shortcuts, and more. Some cool software like Start11 and StartAllBack will help customize the menu, but if you don’t have time to install and adjust it, you can get some results from the built-in settings. Here are the favorite ones I employ to get into the zone faster.
I Use This Power Trick to Open the Old Task Manager on Windows 11 and You Can Too

1 month ago | groovypost.com | Brian Burgess

Windows 11 has a newly redesigned Task Manager with many helpful features. However, you might miss the utility’s simpler days. I use this power trick to open the old Task Manager on Windows 11, and you can, too. It’s the version that you used on Windows 7 and 10. There are many ways to customize it, such as changing the Task Manager startup page to something that works better for you. But this tip is retro.