Author Archives: kerrystratvert

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn the top 5 best photography tips that will help you immediately improve the quality of your photos. Learn how to better light your photos on a sunny day. Select an ideal background without any distractions. Compose your shot in the most flattering way. Get a quick tutorial on the ruleContinue reading “5 Practical Photography Tips to Instantly Improve YOUR Photos”

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn 10 strategies that I used while I worked as a Program Manager at Microsoft to stay on top of my inbox. I frequently received over 250 – 300 emails every single day. Over the years at Microsoft, I picked up several techniques that helped me control and manage my inbox.Continue reading “10 Tips to Take Control of your Outlook Inbox & avoid email overload!”

Now that Windows 11 has been leaked, let’s look at all the latest functionality. We’ll look at the out of the box experience (OOBE) where you can configure how you’ll use your device and whether or not you want to use OneDrive. Then we’ll explore the new taskbar, the start menu with pinned apps andContinue reading “First Look at LEAKED Windows 11 – impressions from an ex-Microsoft PM”

In this overview, find out about the best inbox apps that come for free with Windows 11. Power Automate Desktop has been added as a new inbox app, which allows you to automate manual tasks. Paint 3D and OneNote have been removed. Aside from those, many old favorites have returned, including the Office app, Mail,Continue reading “Best free apps included with Windows 11”

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how you can send and receive text messages directly from within Microsoft Outlook. Text messages include SMS and MMS messages. Along with sending and receiving SMS, you’ll learn how to create contacts so you don’t have to remember phone numbers when texting. Next, we look at how to create aContinue reading “How to Send and Receive Text Messages in Outlook”

Learn how to pair Bluetooth headphones, speakers, or any other Bluetooth device to a Windows 10 desktop or laptop computer. Steps Turn your headphones power on. Put your headphones into pairing mode by pushing the power button all the way over. This will activate pairing mode and give an audio indication in your headphones thatContinue reading “How to connect Bluetooth headphones to PC”

OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is a free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming. In this step-by-step tutorial you will learn how to record your computer screen for free. Steps to Install OBS Navigate to obsproject.com. Download OBS using the platform your computer is running on (Windows, macOS or Linux). This kicks off theContinue reading “How to record screen for free with OBS”

In this short article, you will learn how to turn on Dark Mode or Dark Theme for YouTube on your PC. Dark theme is useful as it can be easier on your eyes. Steps to turn on YouTube dark mode on PC Navigate to YouTube.com Go to the Top right hand corner and select theContinue reading “How to turn on YouTube dark mode on PC”

Learn how to upload music, audio, and song files, like mp3, mp4, ogg, or wav, to YouTube in this step-by-step tutorial using the Windows 10 Photos app. I show you how to add an image or a video as background for your music. Requirements An audio file that you want to upload to YouTube. AContinue reading “How to upload music to YouTube”

Learn how to Autotune your voice to correct off key singing using Audacity and a the GSnap plugin. With these apps, you can perfectly tune your vocal track and add cool effects to your voice. Both apps are free to download and install. 👋 Resources called out in this video: Audacity GSnap GSnap Plugin (Windows)Continue reading “How to auto tune your voice for free”