Sunday, August 16, 2015

ICYMI: Siri Planes Overhead, AP Videos, Windows 10 Shortcuts, Excel Data Set Selection, Pac Man and Clearing Browser Data

ICYMI In Case You Missed It One Cool Tip.com
This week we had great tips that were wildly popular.

 The Cool Tech Tips included using Siri to learn about airplanes flying overhead, watching historical newsreel videos on YouTube, learning cool Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts, selecting data faster in Microsoft Excel, playing Pac Man on Google, and clearing that pesky browser data in the Chrome browser.

 And learning more about One Cool Tips podcast show now on Tunein Radio

Check out the latest One Cool Tip.com Podcast on Tunein Radio.

Let Apple's personal assistant, Siri, identify the planes that are flying overhead.  It's a very cool trick.

The Associated Press has released thousands of historical newsreel videos on their YouTube channel.  Read the full Cool Tip to learn how you can watch these videos.

Check out these Top 5 keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10.  Don't waste time looking for the right screen when you can get it done faster.

Learn how to select data faster in Microsoft Excel with this handy keyboard shortcut.

Learn how to play Google's version of Pac Man.

Learn how to quickly delete your browser history and cached images with this quick keyboard shortcut.
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Cool Tech Tip Show Podcast, August 16, 2015 - S1E4

This week's podcast show for One Cool Tip is now available online.  You can find the podcast at Podomatic, Tunein Radio and in the iTunes store.  The weekly podcast covers tech news as well as more in depth coverage of the Cool Tips found here on www.OneCoolTip.com

Listen online at:   http://onecooltip.podomatic.com/

Listen on Tunein Radio: http://tunein.com/topic/?topicId=100493199

You can find One Cool Tip podcast in the iTunes store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/one-cool-tip.com-podcast/id1026354128  As well as searching using iTunes or the Podcast app on the iPhone and iPad.The RSS feed for the podcast is http://onecooltip.podomatic.com/rss2.xml

 This week's episode is also available below:


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Saturday, August 15, 2015

Clear Your Chrome Browsing Data with This Trick

Google Chrome
Forgot to use go Incognito with your recent browsing?

Don't fret.

Google's Chrome browser makes it easy to delete your browsing data.

Just press and hold CONTROL + SHIFT + DELETE
(on a Mac, use SHIFT + COMMAND + DELETE)


Chrome browsing data window


From this screen, you can select the data you wish to delete:

  • Browsing history, 
  • Download history, 
  • Cookies, 
  • Cached images and files
  • Passwords
  • Autofill form data
  • Hosted app data
  • Content licenses
That's it!  

And in the future, CONTROL + SHIFT + N will open in a  new Incognito browsing window so your browsing info will not be saved.

Enjoy!


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Friday, August 14, 2015

Play Pac Man Courtesy of Google

A little bored today at work?  Shhh.  Don't let the boss see.

 Let Google brighten your day with this playable Google Pac Man Doodle
Google Pac Man

 This Google originally came online in May of 2010. Millions of productive man hours were lost courtesy of Google's addictive game that appeared on the main screen for millions of users.

 To play:

 When the game starts, use the keyboard Up, Down, Left and Right keys to move Pac Man around the maze.  The objective is to remove all dots and power pellets without be caught.  Avoid the Ghosts, Blink (Red), Inky (Cyan), Pinky (Pink) and Clyde (Yellow).  Eat Power Pellets to energize and eat the ghosts.  Eat the fruit to score extra points.

 Fortunately, there's a mute sound button!

 For a flashback, enjoy listening to Pac Man Fever song on YouTube!

 Enjoy!

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Select An Excel Data Set Faster with this Shortcut

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You can select data in Excel faster than just using a mouse and dragging the cursor.

Let your fingers do the selecting.

To select an entire data set, click anywhere inside the data set and then press and hold the CONTROL + SHIFT + * keys.



You can also click in the first cell you want to select and press and hold the Control+Shift and then press an arrow key (Left, Right, Up or Down) to select data in a direction.

Control+Shift+End will highlight to the far bottom cell of the data set.

That's it.  No need to reach for that mouse to select data in your Excel spreadsheet.  A couple of quick keyboard commands will let you select your data and be on your way.

Enjoy!


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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Try These Top 5 Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 10  Windows 10 has been out officially for over a week.  Have you installed it yet?

 Don't worry if you haven't.  Read the Cool Tech Tip on how to reserve your copy.

 But if you have installed, do you know about these time-saving keyboard shortcuts?

Top Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Windows Key+X - Press these keys to open the extra Start button menu.  This is perhaps the most helpful keyboard shortcut.  It works in Windows 8 as well.  This simple shortcut brings you the ability to access a number of commands that would otherwise require multiple actions to find.
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Windows + X

2. Windows Key+Q - Press these keys to invoke Cortana for voice input.  Sometimes it just isn't practical to show "Hey Cortana".  This shortcut brings up the Cortana voice input ready for you to say your verbal command.

Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Windows + Q

3. Windows Key+S - Press these keys to invoke Cortana for keyboard input.  When you really don't want to talk to Cortana, use this shortcut to bring up the keyboard input box for your Cortana request.

Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Windows + S
4. Windows Key+I - Press these keys to open the Windows 10 settings pane.  need to make a settings change?  Use this keyboard shortcut to display the Settings window.
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Windows + I

5. Windows Key+A - Press these keys to open Windows 10 notifications Action Center.  Use this shortcut to display the Action Center in Windows 10.
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Windows + A





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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

AP Releases Historical Video Footage on YouTube

Associated Press
The Internet is amazing.

And the latest amazing feat is Associated Press' roll-out of historical video footage from the past 100 years that is now available on its YouTube site:  AP Archive .  

As part of this project, AP has also released footage from the British Movietone archive on its own channel.

Everything from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, to the Hindenburg disaster, to the Los Angeles Watts Riots.

The footage (no sound) from the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor is especially unique with many scenes of destruction not generally seen.


For all of the trouble that people create with the Internet, this treasure trove of historical information is certainly a bright spot.  It is truly a remarkable educational resource.  Available for all to view.

Source: Associated Press

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