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What is a Hashtag?

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Today’s How-To Guide for the computer beginner  We are going to talk about Hashtags! Topics Covered today are: What is a Hashtag? What does Hashtag Mean? How do you use Hashtags? What is a hashtag? In a nutshell it’s the number sign on your keyboard.  See my picture?  That symbol is used (Shift Key and Hit 3 on your keyboard), and then you add a keyword or acronym afterwards.  OH, and just so I don’t forget?  NO spaces of any kind…EVER! Confused yet?  I understand….believe me! Lets see a couple of examples of ‘what is a hashtag’ in hopes it will help you understand.  Its one of those types of examples of showing you MAY help more than just TELLING you! What does Hashtag mean? As I sit writing to you I have a group of young men screaming at the television while watching the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Boston Bruins playing for the Stanley Cup. Tonight the hashtags people use are #Blackhawks or #Bruins.   Let me show you a tweet I found when I ...

What is the Default Printer or Primary Printer?

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Today’s How-To Guide for the computer beginner lesson we will talk about the  “Default Printer”. Keep in mind that Default Printer and Primary Printer are the same thing.  I have noticed that people use both terms for this.  Yes, most of the time they mean the same thing. The Topics covered today are: What is the default printer?  What is the primary Printer? How do I identify which printer is my default printer? Or Primary Printer? How do I change my default printer or primary printer? What is the Default Printer Or Primary Printer? The Default Printer is basically the Primary Printer you want to setup to use to print with.  Keep in mind we are using a machine, and YES you need to tell the machine WHICH printer you are going to use MOST of the time!  Your computer will DEFAULT to this printer whenever you want to print something.  That is NOT to say you can’t change your mind, and use a different one you may have.  That’s possible of course, but ...