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Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly Issue #990 Volume 19 Number 48 September 30, 2022 Dear Friends, Welcome to Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly Issue #990. Thank you very much for subscribing and for being a part of our Cloudeight family. We appreciate your friendship and support very much! Please share our newsletters and our website with your friends and family. If you're not getting our InfoAve Daily newsletter, you're missing out on a lot of good stuff! It's free and it only takes a few seconds to sign up. We'd love to have you with us. Visit this page to sign up for our Cloudeight InfoAve Daily Newsletter.
Autumn is here! It's time to get ready
for winter.
Bil has a plethora of problems with his laptop
Judy wants to know about cloud backups
John has a question about IMAP email
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Mary Ellen wants to know why her File History backups keep
failing
Sidney says "copy to" and "move to" have disappeared from the
Windows 11 right-click menu
Geoffrey wants to know about a new anti-virus from Acronis
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How to Instantly Make Text Bigger
When Reading Emails or Web Pages Over the last few weeks, we’ve received a couple of dozen emails from people asking for help because the text in email or web pages has become too small to read comfortably and asking us “How can I make the text bigger?” While each browser and email program has its own “view” options, this tip will work on almost any browser or email program. So, it’s kind of like “one size fits all”, only this one-size-fits-all really does! To enlarge the text in your email reading pane or when using your Web browser, hold down the CTRL key and move the mouse wheel away from you until the text is as large as you want it. You can also hold down the CTRL key and keep tapping the + (plus) key until the text is as big as you want it. This works when reading an email, as well as when composing an email. It also works on most web pages in all browsers. If you want to make the text smaller, hold down the CTRL key and move the mouse wheel toward you. Or hold down the CTRL key and keep tapping the – (minus/dash) key until the font is the size you want it. As with making text larger, this works in most email programs when reading mail as well as when composing mail. It also works in most browsers on most web pages.
Above is the compose window in a typical email program. The text is the normal size. But, my eyes are weary and I’m having trouble reading that, so a little CTRL Key + moving the scroll wheel away from me (toward the screen) and look!
No matter how blurry my eyes are or where my glasses are, I can still read that! And it works the same in the reading pane (window):
Above. I was feeling patriotic and decided to send myself the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. But when I received it, sans glasses, I couldn’t read it very well. But then, a little Ctrl Key magic and… look ma! No more squinting!
Now, look up there. See? Now I can see the double comma I didn’t realize was there. So if you’re having problems reading or writing an email because the text is too small and you want a quick way to make it bigger – you got it! In most email programs the text will remain larger until you restart the programs. In most browsers, changing the text size as above only works for the current tab/page. PS: When composing an email you also set your font size bigger in your email program’s options/settings. But be careful with this: If your recipient has normal vision your text may look HUGE to them if you change the font size in your email program. If you use the method above, the recipient will see the normal text size set in their email program, but you’ll see the text as big as you need it to be. PPS: You can also use CTRL plus the mouse wheel to make your desktop icons larger and/or smaller. Hold down the Ctrl key and move your mouse wheel away from you to make things bigger, move it toward you to make them smaller.
Don’t Let Megs Fool You! You’ll often see advertisements for providers promoting the fast internet speeds you’ll get if you switch to their services. And all the providers are very careful never to say megabytes or megabits. You’ll notice they’ll say something like you’ll get (up to) 300 Megs per second. Now, most people would automatically assume that when they advertise 300 Megs per second (download speed) that you’ll be downloading at somewhere around 300 megabytes per second. Then the wheels start spinning… people start thinking…”Hmm, I can download a 2 GB movie in less than 10 seconds…t that’s great. Sign me up!” But wait. There’s something wrong here. You’ll seldom hear or read about an Internet provider offering fast internet speeds in megabytes per second and you’ll learn why they all (or most) use the term “megs”. Most of you know what a megabyte is, but not many people know what a megabit is. Internet service providers know this and use the word “megs” knowing (I think) that most people will assume megs=megabytes. Now to explain why providers use megs instead of telling you the real speed they offer… there’s a big difference between megabytes and megabits. And to explain this to you, we’re going to defer to the experts at highspeedinternet.com …
So there you go. If your Internet provider offers you 100 megs per second don’t be fooled into thinking they’re offering you 100 megabytes per second, because they’re really offering you 12.5 megabytes per second. And remember too that MBps means Megabytes per second and Mbps means megabits per second. When providers say 300 megs per second download speeds, they hope you’ll think megabytes per second. But when they use the term “megs” they’re talking about megabits per second. So that blindingly fast 300 megs, is 37.5 megabytes per second still fast…but not nearly as fast as you might have thought. Now Megs won’t fool you, because now you know what Megs really means.
Shutdown or Restart Your Computer
Without Using the Start Button or the Start Menu If you’ve ever had the unfortunate experience of trying to shut down or restart your computer when your Start menu or taskbar is missing or unresponsive…it can be daunting. One obvious way to shut down is to simply power off your computer, but there are better ways. We are going to show you how to shut down your computer without using the Start menu or Shutdown/Restart dialog, and it’s very easy to do. Just press and hold down the Windows Key and tap the R key to open a Run dialog. In the run box dialog use the following commands to shut down or restart your computer. To shut down your computer type SHUTDOWN and press enter. To restart your computer type SHUTDOWN /R and press enter (Do not forget the space between SHUTDOWN and the slash.)
So, the next time you cannot shut your computer down the way you normally do, you’ll have another option besides powering off your computer. Another way to shut down your computer You can also use CTRL+ALT+DELETE to Shut down or restart your computer, too. Just press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and click on the power button in the bottom-right corner and you’ll have the option to shut down or restart your computer.
Here are two more ways to shut down or restart your PC Use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + D to go to the Desktop, then, while on the desktop, use the shortcut ALT + F4 to bring up the Shutdown dialog.
Windows Key + D takes you back to your desktop. When you’re on the desktop, the ALT+F4 key brings up the Shutdown dialog. From the dialog, you can choose Shutdown, Restart, Sign out, Switch user, or Sleep. The above screenshot was taken on Windows 10, but this will work on Windows 8.1 and Windows 11 as well. Or use keyboard shortcuts to shut down or restart your PC. Windows Key + X, U, U to shut down or Windows Key + X, U, R to restart.
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This Cloudeight Site Pick Can Help You Take Control of Your Finances No one knows more about being poor than someone poor – like me! I grovel around waiting for EB to pay me, living paycheck to paycheck…trying to exist on the pittance she pays me. So, being broke, I have learned to make the most of the pennies I earn. I use the best resources I can find to optimize my meager income so I can afford things like say Aldi brand Cornflakes and canned spaghetti. OK so maybe I’m exaggerating, but why can’t I wile away the days on a yacht in St. Thomas, like EB? Why? Because life is not fair that’s why. And because I’m broke I have found some internet resources that help me get the most bang for the buck. It’s called The Penny Hoarder and on its website, you find that everything is broken down into categories like: Make Money Here are some of the articles on The Penny Hoarder’s front page… How To Budget: Create A Household Budget in 4 Simple Steps The 5 Best Cheap Smartwatches (Including One That’s Only $69) Never Miss a Deal: Freebie Alerts App Helps You Find $0 Items Nearby Your Guide to Navigate Medicare Open Enrollment This Year What Is a Credit Score? Here Are the Facts Behind Your Number How to Make Money Online: 31 Legitimate Ways 26 Tips to Spend Less When You Eat Out at Restaurants Now it’s time to bring in The Penny Hoarder’s brain trust to tell you more about their website…
So, if you’re not rich, and you want to make the most of your money, you’ll want to visit The Penny Hoarder. It’s a great site – and it’s a Cloudeight Site Pick! Don't have a Cloudeight SeniorPass? It's a great deal. Learn more here. Our Cloudeight SeniorPass is a great deal. You get unlimited support for one full year from the date you first use your SeniorPass. We can help keep your computer running well, fix all kinds of computer problems, clean up malware, and a whole lot more. Our SeniorPass is like having insurance for your computer. And it's only $99 for an entire year.Get your SeniorPass today for just $99. It's just like having insurance for your computer - only better! To learn more about our SeniorPass, please see this page.
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