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Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly Issue #1038 Volume 20 Number 44 September 1, 2023 Dear Friends, Welcome to Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly Issue #1038. 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.
We wish all of you who celebrate Labor Day Weekend a happy & safe holiday weekend. Every major holiday weekend we publish a review edition. Not only does this provide us with some extra time to spend with family and friends, but it also allows us to review some of the best questions, tips, and articles from previous issues of "Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly". All articles from past editions are updated when necessary...and we may even sneak in something new in a review edition. We hope you enjoy this special edition of our InfoAve Weekly newsletter. Have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend! We gladly help everyone who writes every day by answering their questions and helping to solve their computer problems. Please help us continue to do that! Make a small donation and help us help you!If you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us with a donation. Even the smallest gift is appreciated. Every donation helps us to provide useful information that helps you with your computer as well as helps us to keep you safe on the Internet. We offer free help to thousands of people every year... and we offer an honest and inexpensive computer repair service too. We do everything we can to help you with your computer and keep you safe too.So if you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us by making a donation right now. Interested in making a monthly gift? Visit this page. Help us keep helping you! Thank you so much for your support!
Jean can't find Windows Accessories on the Start menu Jeanie says she is getting an AVAST warning that
she's being tracked How to Check Your Installed Browser Extensions.
Debbie wants "Copy to" and "Move to" back on her
right-click menu
John is being inundated with Norton and McAfee ads
Hello. I am being inundated by Norton and McAfee to renew my antivirus several times a day; I have used neither one in years. Norton told me I had five viruses, the next day ten, and one day later three. I use only Emsisoft and am clear of malware. I thought Norton was a legitimate antivirus distributor and would not resort to those tactics. Is there a way to block them? Thank you, John. Our answer Hi John. It's not McAfee or Norton spawning these ads. Most likely you've installed and allowed a browser extension that is spewing ads for Norton / McAfee. You need to reset your browser, disable all extensions, and clear your browser's history. I don't know what browser you're using, so here is our page explaining how to reset the most popular browsers.
THE ONLY CLOUDEIGHT-ENDORSED EMAIL PROGRAM OE Classic is the only Cloudeight Endorsed Email Program - Very Similar to Windows Mail & Outlook Express! If you're looking for an email program that feels familiar and works
much like Windows Mail & Outlook Express, OE Classic might be exactly
what you've been looking for! Conrad wants to control his computer's sound
with his keyboard Start Using SoundVolumeViewIf this sounds like something you'd like to look at see this page. We hope this helps you, Conrad. ------ Conrad wrote back: "Hello TC. Thanks for the response and suggestions. The Mute/Unmute tab in Firefox worked great. I never knew that feature was available. I'm using the Nirsoft utility now. I followed the help file "How to create a shortcut to mute and unmute your web browser on Windows". From the shortcut, I created a 'Shortcut key' Ctrl + Shift + 1'. It has about a one-second delay before the sound deadens but otherwise, it does the job well. Thanks again for your help. Conrad.
Terry has two Gmail accounts and gets the
same mail in both
I recently had to change ISPs because my old ISP was closing down. I had to get a new email address so I chose Gmail. I already at a Gmail address. Most emails now come into my original Gmail even though the second email has a different address. How can one keep the two addresses completely separate? I can access the new email from within the original Gmail by going to all mail. Thanks very much in advance Kindest regards, Tony. Our answer Hi Tony. If you have two Gmail accounts the mail will come to the account to which it's addressed even if you have "Sync" turned on. It sounds to me like you set up one of your Gmail accounts to forward mail to the other, because Gmail, by default, does not send emails addressed to one Gmail account to any other Gmail account. For example, we have several Cloudeight Gmail accounts. if someone writes us at cloudeightdirect we don't get that same email at cloud8response. So, unless you have one of your Gmail accounts set to forward mail to the other Gmail account, you won't get an email addressed to one of your Gmail accounts in your other Gmail account, even if Sync is turned on. We hope this helps, Terry.
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Windows Hotkey Combos
Make Launching Your Favorite Programs Easier Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? It’s really easy to do. Let’s get started using Hotkey combinations: I use OE Classic every day. I have a shortcut on my taskbar and my start menu for it. It’s nice having a shortcut on the taskbar because it’s always right where I can see it. However, you can only add so many shortcuts to your taskbar before you can’t see all your shortcuts. So rather than taking up taskbar space with another icon, I decided to create a hotkey shortcut to open OE Classic. It’s really easy to do. I thought a good hotkey combination to open OE Classic would be CTRL+ALT+T. T being for OE Classic – I’m so smart So, all I had to do was open OE Classic’s Properties dialog. You can do this for any program by right-clicking its shortcut or right-clicking on the program’s executable file — and then clicking on “Properties”. Once you have the Properties window open, click anywhere inside the shortcut key box:
… and type in your desired Hotkey combination.
When you click “Apply” “OK”, you may see this:
If you see this dialog, no worries mate, just press “Continue” and your Hotkey combo for that program will be saved. Now all I have to do to open OE Classic is press CTRL+ALT+0. Pretty cool. Here’s more info on how to create Hotkey combos for your favorite programs: If you hold the CTRL key and type a letter, number, or Function Key, Windows will automatically add the ALT key to the combination If you hold the ALT key and type a letter, number, or Function Key, Windows will automatically add the CTRL key to the combination You can use the CTRL, ALT, and/or SHIFT keys in combination with a letter, number, or Function Key If you try to use a Hotkey combination that you’ve already used, Windows will detect it. You can’t use the same Hotkey combo more than once. I created Hotkey combos for Notepad CTRL+ALT+N
And Chrome CTRL+ALT+C And Firefox CTRL+ALT+F I know I can remember my four Hotkey combos because I’ve made them easy to remember. And I’ll use them almost every day! T=OE Classic N=Notepad C=Chrome F=Firefox Windows Hotkey Combinations: Simple. Easy. Handy. Maybe Windows Hotkey combos will make life easier for you too!
How to Uninstall
Programs in Windows 10 and Windows 11 from the Start
Menu Well... Kind of. Windows 10 Open your Windows 10 Start menu and right-click on
the program you want to install. You'll see a menu
appear with the following items on it: Click "Uninstall" to uninstall the program or app.
Windows 11 Open the Windows 11 Start menu and click on "All apps". Right-click on the program you want to install.
Click on "Uninstall" from the right-click drop-down menu.
Rest Your Mouse!
Handy Keyboard Shortcuts for Your Favorite Browser Keyboard shortcuts are great for those who don’t like using a mouse. They can also save you time. So, we’ve put together this list of browser shortcuts that work with most popular browsers. So even if you’re a mouse lover, isn’t it time you gave your mouse a rest? * Shift+Escape opens the browser’s task manager. (Chrome and Chromium-based browsers like Edge) * Ctrl+B toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. * Ctrl+L to move your cursor to the address bar. * Ctrl+K moves your cursor to the address bar to enter a Google search. * Ctrl+T opens a new tab. * Ctrl+N opens a new window. * Ctrl+Shift+T opens the last closed tab. * Ctrl+Shift+N opens a new window in “Incognito Mode.” (Chrome & Chromium-based browsers like Edge only) * Ctrl+Tab cycles through open tabs; Ctrl+Shift+Tab reverse cycles through open tabs. * Ctrl+J opens Downloads. * Ctrl+W closes the current tab. * Ctrl+R refreshes the current page. * Ctrl+H opens the browser’s History. * Alt+Home loads your homepage. * Ctrl+1 through 9 switches to a particular open tab position. * Ctrl++, Ctrl+-, Ctrl+0 Enlarges, reduces ,and restores default text sizes, respectively. And did you know… You can use the up/down arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll up or down a web page when browsing, instead of using your mouse. Indeed, you can. And, if you want to scroll up and down on a large page you can click the Page Down button on your keyboard, and it will scroll in increments until you get to the bottom. You can use the Page Up button to go back up to the top. If you want to go back to the top of the page from anywhere on the page – just hit the “Home” key. If you are a bottom feeder, like TC, you can get to the bottom of the page quickly from anywhere on the page by pressing the “End” key. Use these keyboard shortcuts and give your mouse a rest – because even a mouse needs rest you know. Want more tips, tricks, and information? We have thousands of Windows tips, tricks, and more on our InfoAve website. Subscribe to our free InfoAve Daily newsletter.
Eight Alternate Browsers for You Every Windows user has a default browser – the one browser that opens links when you click on them. It can be any browser you have installed, but you can only choose one. But did you know that you can install as many browsers on your computer as you want – with only your good sense to limit you? And there is nothing wrong with having two or three browsers, besides your default browser, installed. You might find by exploring and trying a different browser, you will discover a browser you like better than the one you’re using. Who knows? For instance, we use MS Edge as our default browser, but we still use Google Chrome a lot. I also have Firefox and Brave installed. And I’ll be honest, I use Firefox a lot too. I think Firefox is a much-underrated browser. I rarely use Brave but there’s nothing wrong with it as long as you don’t think that by using “Brave: The Privacy Browser” you’re going to zap around the web in complete privacy – that is just not going to happen. We’ve put together a short list of alternate browsers that are safe to download and install. And if you don’t like them, they’re easy to uninstall. For the purpose of this article, we’re going to assume you all know the big three – Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. But if you haven’t given Firefox a try consider downloading it from here and giving it a try. You might like it. Here’s our list of alternate browsers that we’ve tested at one time or another along with a brief description from their respective publisher and the browser’s official home page and download link. All browsers listed are free of charge. Eight Alternative Browsers You Can Try Opera Vivaldi Making the browser is our job. How you use it is none of our business. We don’t track or profile you. We don’t do data collection. We don’t sell your data to third parties. Brave Iridium Waterfox Pale Moon Slim Browser Colibri Home page and download information. Go Ahead, Explore! Don’t feel you are stuck with Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. There’s a whole world of browsers out there and you might just find one you like better than Edge or Chrome. So go ahead, explore your wild side and download one or two browsers from our list of alternative browsers and give them a try. If you don’t like them, they’re easy to uninstall. And every one of the browsers on our list is free.
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We gladly help everyone who writes every day by answering their questions and helping to solve their computer problems. Please help us continue to do that! Make a small donation and help us help you!If you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us with a donation. Even the smallest gift is appreciated. Every donation helps us to provide useful information that helps you with your computer as well as helps us to keep you safe on the Internet. We offer free help to thousands of people every year... and we offer an honest and inexpensive computer repair service too. We do everything we can to help you with your computer and keep you safe too.So if you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us by making a donation right now. Interested in making a monthly gift? Visit this page. Help us keep helping you! Thank you so much for your support! What is a driver? If you work for Uber, it's a job. If you play golf, like Darcy, it's the club you usually use off the tee. If you are a bad golfer, like TC, you use the driver on the fairway after plucking your ball from the creek. Using a tee in the fairway is unethical and against the rules - I think - but you gotta do what you gotta do, eh? OK, down to business and back to the world of computers. Drivers are called "Device Drivers" but we all know them as drivers because we don't like long complex things. A device driver (also known as a hardware driver) is a file or a group of files that enable hardware devices to communicate with Windows (or whatever operating system is running). Without drivers, the computer could not communicate with the hardware device and the device would not function. For example, without device drivers, your computer would not be able to communicate with your printer and your printer would not work. If the wrong driver is installed - woe is you. The device for which the driver(s) was installed may not function or may not function correctly - worse yet it may cause a driver conflict resulting in an error and you may see a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death). This is why we warn everyone about downloading driver updaters which automatically download drivers for hardware devices even when not needed. To sum it up. Device Drivers drive the hardware in and attached to your computer by allowing hardware to communicate with your operating system. All this is driving me crazy, I'm off to the clubhouse for a beer. Hey EB, where's my driver?
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