Taking a screenshot of your device
If you want to capture some information that’s displayed on your screen, such as a receipt, it can often be helpful to take a screenshot.
Luckily this is easy on all devices, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
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Using multiple desktops in Windows 10
Windows 10 has finally introduced the concept of multiple desktops to all Windows users. It can be very helpful to have multiple desktops on your computer as it means you can have applications open full screen on different desktops and switch between them or group applications together depending on what you use together. We'll show you how to use it here.
Dealing with data breaches
One of the reasons that you might suddenly find yourself getting more spam email, especially spam that claims to know a password that you use, is if your email address has been included in a recent data breach. These happen quite often unfortunately and can result in some of your details being released onto the Internet. This can result in, among other things, an increase in spam emails.
Sending files in the most efficient way
This tip on how to send files using Dropbox is one of our most popular tips as this topic comes up a lot. Sending large files by email is never a good idea as it fills your email account up unnecessarily and can make your email slow to a crawl while it tries to send the file.
We've updated this tip a few times to make sure it fits with the latest versions of Dropbox for your devices.
Using "Find My" on Mac and iOS
Most Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, MacBooks, iMacs and even Apple Watch can be tracked using the built in Find My app. This can be really helpful if you ever lose a device. In this tip, we'll show you how it works.
How can I work faster?
When you're using your computer, you can usually make things faster and easier by using keyboard shortcuts. These allow you to perform many of the functions you usually do with the mouse but without having to move away from what you're doing.
We've listed a few of the most common shortcuts below for Windows, Mac and iPad. On Windows you use the Ctrl key for the shortcuts and on the Mac and iPad, you use the Cmd key.
Using Hot Corners to save time on macOS
There's a small but very useful feature called Hot Corners in Mac OS X and it can be a very easy way to clear all the windows off your desktop or start your screen saver or put your display(s) to sleep if you're leaving your computer and don't want people to see what's on the screen.
We'll show you here how to set it up and how easy it is to use.
Checking disk usage in macOS Ventura
In a previous Tekeez Tip, we showed you how to see where your disk space was being used in both Windows and macOS. As this process has now changed in both Windows 11 and macOS Ventura, we thought it was time for a new time to help you see what's using up all your disk space.
How can I easily backup all the data on my mobile device?
More and more people are now only using a smartphone or a tablet rather than a desktop PC or a laptop, so these devices soon fill up with emails, photos and other important data. It's important to ensure that your mobile device is backed up so here we'll show you how to ensure that your mobile device is backed up.
How can I set my default printer?
If you have more than one printer, perhaps a mono laser for letters and an inkjet for photos, you will often print to one of them more often than the other and selecting the correct printer each time can become annoying.
On both Windows and Mac you can set the default printer easily so when you print you don’t need to change anything.
Using your iPad as a second display for your Mac
One of the best new features in the lastest update for macOS and iPadOS is Sidecar which allows you to use your compatible iPad as a second screen for your Mac. We'll give you a quick rundown of some of the features here.
What's new in iPadOS?
Apple are due to release iPadOS on Tuesday 24th September and this introduces some big changes for the iPad. Here we'll run through some of the bigger changes.
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