💡Close the current program Typing Alt + F4 will close the program that is running. This is useful as it saves you time mousing over the "X" and clicking. People will often use this as a joke, telling you to press Alt + F4 to fix a problem. Don't fall for it unless you want to close what you are doing.
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🗞31 New Emojis Proposed to Join iOS and Android
The Unicode Consortium is currently considering the range of new emojis for Emoji 15. A light blue heart, grey Heart, donkey, moose, black bird, jellyfish, hair pick, maracas, flute, folding hand fan, pea pod, hyacinth, ginger, goose, wing, and a Khanda are among potential new additions.Each Emoji is subject to change prior to final approval as the new additions remain at the draft stage. The Unicode Consortium will finalize the list of new emojis in September, but in recent years most draft candidates have been accepted as expected.Following confirmation, Apple will need to release new versions of watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to support the new emojis. This is expected to occur early next year.
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The Unicode Consortium is currently considering the range of new emojis for Emoji 15. A light blue heart, grey Heart, donkey, moose, black bird, jellyfish, hair pick, maracas, flute, folding hand fan, pea pod, hyacinth, ginger, goose, wing, and a Khanda are among potential new additions.Each Emoji is subject to change prior to final approval as the new additions remain at the draft stage. The Unicode Consortium will finalize the list of new emojis in September, but in recent years most draft candidates have been accepted as expected.Following confirmation, Apple will need to release new versions of watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to support the new emojis. This is expected to occur early next year.
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💡Minimize all windows Sometimes you have a bunch of stuff running, and you want it all to go away so you can get to the desktop. Simply pressing Windows key + D will minimize everything you have up, which will save you some time pressing the minimize button for each window. It should be noted that Windows + M offers similar functionality, but there is no undoing, so Windows + D is the more favorable approach. In macOS we favor leveraging the power of Mission Control to handle virtual desktops, switching between apps, and peaking at your desktop beautifully.
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🗞WhatsApp is working to let you add a voice message to your status
WhatsApp appears to be working on the option to let users record and upload voice messages to their WhatsApp status, according to evidence uncovered by WABetaInfo. Presumably, once the feature is live, the app would let you record a voice message just like you currently can inside a chat. That may also include uploading existing audio files (since you can also send those as messages on WhatsApp chats) but we've yet to see any evidence for that. Voice recordings in status updates would be shared with your WhatsApp contacts using the same privacy settings you use for photos and videos, and just like those, voice messages will also be end-to-end encrypted.WhatsApp is not the only app toying around with voice posts. Twitter has been testing out the option to post voice tweets on iOS for some time now, but the feature has yet to make its way to everyone.
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WhatsApp appears to be working on the option to let users record and upload voice messages to their WhatsApp status, according to evidence uncovered by WABetaInfo. Presumably, once the feature is live, the app would let you record a voice message just like you currently can inside a chat. That may also include uploading existing audio files (since you can also send those as messages on WhatsApp chats) but we've yet to see any evidence for that. Voice recordings in status updates would be shared with your WhatsApp contacts using the same privacy settings you use for photos and videos, and just like those, voice messages will also be end-to-end encrypted.WhatsApp is not the only app toying around with voice posts. Twitter has been testing out the option to post voice tweets on iOS for some time now, but the feature has yet to make its way to everyone.
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💡You can use the menu key on a keyboard to right click Not every keyboard has the key (shown above), but many do. Pressing the button will right click whatever you have in focus/selected in Windows.
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🗞Windows 12 set for 2024 release, according to new report
According to a new report from Windows Central, Microsoft is shifting to a three-year update cycle for major versions of Windows. That suggests Windows 12 will be released in 2024, resuming a similar schedule to the one seen pre-Windows 10. Reports like these should always be taken with a pinch of salt, but author Zac Bowden has a strong track record for Windows news.Another significant change concerns the delivery of new features. Following the release of the 22H2 update, Microsoft will supposedly release feature-laden updates (known as “Moments”) every few months – up to four times a year. It means the 23H2 feature update gets cancelled, with its new functionality released gradually throughout 2023. Microsoft is yet to hint at any changes to the current Windows strategy, but its official policy of annual Windows 11 feature updates hasn’t been entirely accurate.
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According to a new report from Windows Central, Microsoft is shifting to a three-year update cycle for major versions of Windows. That suggests Windows 12 will be released in 2024, resuming a similar schedule to the one seen pre-Windows 10. Reports like these should always be taken with a pinch of salt, but author Zac Bowden has a strong track record for Windows news.Another significant change concerns the delivery of new features. Following the release of the 22H2 update, Microsoft will supposedly release feature-laden updates (known as “Moments”) every few months – up to four times a year. It means the 23H2 feature update gets cancelled, with its new functionality released gradually throughout 2023. Microsoft is yet to hint at any changes to the current Windows strategy, but its official policy of annual Windows 11 feature updates hasn’t been entirely accurate.
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💡Close the current window/tab Stick of moving all the way to that X button? Press Ctrl + W and the current window will close. (Don't do it now, or you will miss the rest of the tricks!)
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🗞Instagram follows Twitter by testing new Notes feature, ads on profile pages
Instagram is testing two new features for its social media platform. One feature is a way users can write notes and allow ads to be shown on their Instagram page.Both features are currently being tested, by Social Media Today (opens in new tab). Social media consultant Matt Navarra posted some pictures about the new features in testing, showing how they may appear to users.According to Social Media Today, the proposed Notes feature will allow users to create a “60 character long update.” This note will be available for everyone associated with the creator and displayed at the top of their IG Direct inbox. These short blurbs could be seen as a way to engage with followers or to perhaps tease something to come without the need for a photo or a story.Twitter recently began testing its own Notes feature, which allows users to publish longer-form posts to their accounts.
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Instagram is testing two new features for its social media platform. One feature is a way users can write notes and allow ads to be shown on their Instagram page.Both features are currently being tested, by Social Media Today (opens in new tab). Social media consultant Matt Navarra posted some pictures about the new features in testing, showing how they may appear to users.According to Social Media Today, the proposed Notes feature will allow users to create a “60 character long update.” This note will be available for everyone associated with the creator and displayed at the top of their IG Direct inbox. These short blurbs could be seen as a way to engage with followers or to perhaps tease something to come without the need for a photo or a story.Twitter recently began testing its own Notes feature, which allows users to publish longer-form posts to their accounts.
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💡Bring up the system information window This is so much quicker than digging this out the traditional way... Just press Windows + Pause/Break and the System Information panel will be ready to go. This might be the only use for the Pause/Break key you will ever find, so enjoy it!
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🗞Instagram launches its creator marketplace on an invite-only basis
Brands that are invited to access the marketplace can use the desktop experience within Meta Business Suite to filter creators by gender,age,number of followers and interests. Brands can also filter for creators based on the demographics of their engaged audience,such as gender,age,interests, country and city. In addition,companies will be able to see creators who have expressed interest in working with them via an“interested creators”tab.They can also see creators who have tagged them or follow them via a“tags and follows”
tab. Brands can also see similar creators to those they’ve already discovered through the filters. They can then add creators to saved lists.Once brands have discovered creators that they’d like to partner with, they can use the marketplace to create campaigns and share them with creators.They can then provide creators with information about the campaign,such as the desired deliverables and compensation.
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Brands that are invited to access the marketplace can use the desktop experience within Meta Business Suite to filter creators by gender,age,number of followers and interests. Brands can also filter for creators based on the demographics of their engaged audience,such as gender,age,interests, country and city. In addition,companies will be able to see creators who have expressed interest in working with them via an“interested creators”tab.They can also see creators who have tagged them or follow them via a“tags and follows”
tab. Brands can also see similar creators to those they’ve already discovered through the filters. They can then add creators to saved lists.Once brands have discovered creators that they’d like to partner with, they can use the marketplace to create campaigns and share them with creators.They can then provide creators with information about the campaign,such as the desired deliverables and compensation.
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💡Use your keyboard to launch programs on the Windows taskbar Tapping the Windows key + the number that corresponds to the position of the program is a quick way to open them. For instance if Chrome were the second icon on your taskbar and that's what you wanted to open, you'd hit Windows key + 2.
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🗞MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and Max chips may be released this fall
powerful Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max processors. According to Gurman, compared to the current models of processors in the Pro line, the main attention during the development of new chips was paid to speeding up graphics. This is also indicated by the fact that the M2 processor with a 10-core GPU, which debuted in the updated MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, has 35% faster graphics than the previous M1 chip.According to Gurman, the design and specs of future MacBook Pros will “probably stay pretty much the same,” since Apple revamped the lineup just last year, adding MagSafe charging, more ports, and better displays.While Apple is reportedly hoping to release the new MacBook Pros in the fall, Gurman notes that the company could delay them until spring 2023. “Given the ongoing supply chain issues, it’s difficult to predict exactly when they will hit store shelves,” he writes.
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powerful Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max processors. According to Gurman, compared to the current models of processors in the Pro line, the main attention during the development of new chips was paid to speeding up graphics. This is also indicated by the fact that the M2 processor with a 10-core GPU, which debuted in the updated MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, has 35% faster graphics than the previous M1 chip.According to Gurman, the design and specs of future MacBook Pros will “probably stay pretty much the same,” since Apple revamped the lineup just last year, adding MagSafe charging, more ports, and better displays.While Apple is reportedly hoping to release the new MacBook Pros in the fall, Gurman notes that the company could delay them until spring 2023. “Given the ongoing supply chain issues, it’s difficult to predict exactly when they will hit store shelves,” he writes.
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💡Use your keyboard to navigate system tray icons Tapping the Windows key + B will automatically select the system tray area at which point you just have to highlight something with the arrow keys and hit enter to open it.
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