TORONTO – These days everyone thinks they are a wiz with technology. But people are creatures of habit – once we get accustomed to doing things our way, we often forgot to see that there are better ways of doing things.
Below we have put together some useful tips to not only make better use of some of your favourite tech tools, but also to save time.
Scrubbing through YouTube videos
Have you ever spent too much time scrubbing through a YouTube video with your cursor?
There’s an easier way. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to find the exact spot in the video you are looking for.
Recording video upright
Pro tip: Stop recording videos while holding your smartphone in the portrait orientation – it looks terrible.
If you turn your phone sideways – preferably with the home button on the right hand side – the video will display properly when uploaded to social networks and sites like YouTube. If you do it this way, you won’t see those big black bars of wasted space on either side of your video.
Wrapping up your charging cables
Want to avoid a messy pile of tangled charging cables in your drawer? Try alternating the loops over and under to avoid knots.
iPhone users – tap the top of your screen to scroll to the top
This tip will save you a lot of effort when reading long articles on your iPhone’s web browser.
Tap the top of your screen – right over the time stamp – to automatically scroll back to the top of the webpage.
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