{"id":679,"date":"2012-11-07T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T02:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nexthop.ca\/2012\/use-these-two-tricks-to-make-your-computing-life-easier\/"},"modified":"2012-11-07T18:50:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T02:50:23","slug":"use-these-two-tricks-to-make-your-computing-life-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nexthop.ca\/it-news\/use-these-two-tricks-to-make-your-computing-life-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Use These Two Tricks to Make Your Computing Life Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Most of us use computers everyday whether it\u2019s a desktop, laptop, and\/or tablet. And we could use all the help we can get. Here are a couple of tricks which will make life easier for you, and hopefully alleviate some stress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forcing Android to check for system updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have probably realized that your operating system gets updates fairly frequently. But there\u2019s no way of knowing when your particular device will receive a specific update. This can be some what annoying as you may be waiting for an update to fix a bug or give you an interesting new service. You can choose to wait for the update to be released to you, or you can force your device to search for updates. The website Ghack explains the best way to force your <a href=\"http:\/\/kbit.co\/force-android-update\">Android to update<\/a>: First go to the \u201cSettings\u201d menu. Select \u201cApps\u201d and choice \u201cShow All.\u201d Then look for the \u201cGoogle Services Framework\u201d and click on the \u201cClear Data\u201d option. Finally, click the \u201cForce Stop\u201d button. Your device will then search for any updates available and retrieve them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protecting your eyes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have likely heard that computer screens are bad for your eyes, and most of us spend a lot of time on one device or another. 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