How do I get the 3rd symbol on my keyboard? The AltGr key is used as an additional ‘shift’ key, to provide a third and a fourth (when Shift is also pressed) grapheme for most keys. Most are accented variants … Continue reading →

Reset. The Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet Shortcut Action Ctrl + Shift + Minus (-) Decrease screen resolution Ctrl + Shift + Zero (0) Reset screen resolution Alt + Brightness Up/Down Increase/decrease keyboard backlight (if applicable) Ctrl + Window Switcher … Continue reading →

Volume Hotkeys Acer netbooks, such as the AspireOne, save on space by ditching dedicated media keys. Instead, the Function key, labeled “Fn,” located by the right “Ctrl” key, works in conjunction with the up and down arrows to control the … Continue reading →

PLS is produced by Samsung, who claims that compared to IPS panels, PLS panels have better viewing angles, a 10% increase in brightness, 15% decrease in production costs, increased image quality, and allow for flexible panels. Which is better IPS … Continue reading →

Why are TVs and monitors still measured in inches, even outside the US? – Quora. Marketing. An inch is 2.54 centimeters. That gives you more flexibility to round up the screen size instead of providing precise measurement. Why is screen … Continue reading →

You can measure your screen using a tape measure from the top left corner of the screen to the bottom right corner. How can I tell what size my monitor is without measuring? Check the laptop’s specifications for a section … Continue reading →

On Windows, open the Control Panel and search for “calibrate.” Under Display, click on “Calibrate display color.” A window will open with the Display Color Calibration tool. It steps you through the following basic image settings: gamma, brightness and contrast, … Continue reading →

According to Dr. Arvind Saini, an ophthalmologist affiliated with Sharp Community Medical Group, extensive screen use has its downsides, but blindness isn’t one of them. “There is no clinical evidence that prolonged screen use causes permanent vision loss,” he says. … Continue reading →

Exercise your eyes. Another cause of computer eye strain is focusing fatigue. To reduce your risk of tiring your eyes by constantly focusing on your screen, look away from your computer at least every 20 minutes and gaze at a … Continue reading →

1. Identify the audio jacks on the back of your computer. Unless your computer is very old, the jacks are color-coded green for line-out — for speakers or headphones — blue for line-in and pink for a microphone. What is … Continue reading →

Should I turn FreeSync on? AMD FreeSync is worth it as it removes screen tearing and stuttering at no extra cost to the monitor as long as you have a compatible GPU.FreeSync can completely eliminate screen tearing and stuttering by … Continue reading →

The easiest way to change a photo from a portrait to landscape orientation is by cropping the image. With your image open in Photoshop, select the Crop Tool by pressing C, then click on your image to activate the crop … Continue reading →

Adjusting Arm Tension If your monitors are popping up too high, you want to loosen the tension by turning the wrench counter-clockwise toward the “-“ symbol. If your monitors are dropping down too low, you want to tighten the tension … Continue reading →

Turns out there is. According to research performed by Harvard Medical School, participants who used curved monitors reported experiencing less eye strain than subjects who used flat monitors. Blurred vision was also 4x less common in users of curved monitors … Continue reading →

Secure your TV with an inexpensive strap The easiest, and likely cheapest, method to secure a TV is one of the many varieties of TV straps. In most cases these straps connect to the mounting holes on your flat panel, … Continue reading →