Super Computer Tips

By default, Windows 10 has Windows Defender (Microsoft’s built in security suite) enabled with real-time protection. I tested it myself and it will remove a virus from your computer as soon as it appears, no longer only after a scan.

If anyone has been watching the news lately you have probably seen what has been happening with the FBI and Apple. Now the latest news is that the FBI was able to get into the iPhone 5C WITHOUT Apple’s help. The big news is that the FBI announced that the method they used to get into the iPhone only works on iPhone without Touch ID. So iPhone 5S or later are not affected by this.

If you have the iPhone 6 or later, tap twice (not press) on the home button for the screen to lower. That way it’s easier to reach.

If you use the Notes app to store confidential information on your iPhone or just have note you would like to keep private, there is a new iOS feature you can use to do this. Now with iOS 9.3 you can password protect your notes by using a password, pin, or fingerprint different that your main passcode. This feature can only be used on notes that are stored directly on your iPhone. To activate this feature, open the note you want to protect and tap the box with the arrow in the upper right hand corner. That will then open the share feature and you can click “Lock Note” and follow the on-screen instructions. Do know that you have to use the same password for all notes.

With the new iOS 9.3 update all iPhone 5Ss and newer (iPhone 5C not included) and a select number of iPads now have the built in feature: Night Shift. This feature allows the iPhone/iPad to take blue light out of the display at night to help your eyes and can also be used during the day to help with headaches. To activate Night Shift, pull up from the bottom of the screen to show Control Center and then press the middle button at the bottom. This will activate nightshift and allow you to choose to automatically have it turn on every day after the sun goes down (or with a specific time-based schedule) or to turn it on manually any time.

When in Windows 7 file explorer, you can preview documents, photos, music, and videos, without even opening them. Simply click once on the item or highlight it and press alt+P then a side panel will open with a preview of that file!

Windows 10 has been red flagged and Microsoft did it on purpose. One of the key features of Windows 10 “Cortana” has caused people to switch back to their previous Windows builds due to her automatically collecting lots of detailed user data. This data includes browsing history, location history, small recordings of you talking to Cortana, calendar details, messages, contacts, the list continues. This data isn’t just for Microsoft either, they have been giving some of this data out to third parties.  If you do not want this data to be collected you you have to completely turn off Cortana. To turn off Cortana, open Cortana in the task bar and click the notebook icon on the left side. From there go to settings and turn the Cortana setting off. Once she is turned off, no more data will be collected and your existing data will be deleted from Microsoft servers. 

Steve Jobs

Windows 10 will be the last major release by windows, at least for a while.

When using multiple desktops in Windows 10 press ctrl + the windows key + and the arrow in which your desktop is (if you’re on desktop 1 press the right arrow to go to desktop 2 and if you are on desktop 2 press the left arrow to go to the 1st desktop)

Steve Jobs