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Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Tech Brewed. Hosted by Greg Doig, Greg will discuss all the latest tech news and topics over a nice hot cup of Java. In today's episode, we'll look at some new features and settings you can tweak on your devices. First, Microsoft has introduced a new way to close apps with just two clicks in Windows 11. We'll take a look at how this new task manager We'll also dive into Google and see how you can check what private information a search results on your name may show on you and the steps you can take to update or delete that data. Finally, we'll unpack HEIC, the image format iPhones used for photos and videos. 

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Hey everyone! Welcome to another episode of Tech Brewed. Hosted by Greg Doig, Greg will discuss all the latest tech news and topics over a nice hot cup of Java. In today's episode, we'll look at some new features and settings you can tweak on your devices. First, Microsoft has introduced a new way to close apps with just two clicks in Windows 11. We'll take a look at how this new task manager We'll also dive into Google and see how you can check what private information a search results on your name may show on you and the steps you can take to update or delete that data. Finally, we'll unpack HEIC, the image format iPhones used for photos and videos. We'll explain what it is, its pros and cons, and how to change your iPhone's camera settings to save photos in a more compatible format. So brew up your favorite roast, put your feet up, and get ready for the latest tech news and tips on this Tech Brewed episode.

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There is a new feature in Windows 11. It helps you close any app that is not working properly with just two clicks. Normally you would have to open Task Manager to do this, but with this feature, it's much easier. Here's how you can use it. Number one, press the Windows key and the letter I on your keyboard at the same time. This will open up the settings menu. Two, click on the option that says System. Three, click on the option that says Developers. Four, look for a setting that says End Task and turn it on. Five, now when you have an app open on your computer and it's not responding or working properly, you can right click on the app's icon on the bottom of the screen, that's called the task bar, and click on End Task. This will close the app right away. So this feature helps you quickly and easily close apps that are not working correctly on your computer with Windows 11 without having to go through a lot of steps. Sharing personal information online can be risky. To know what information about you is online, Google yourself. You may find public information about yourself that you didn't expect to see, such as your phone number, email address, or home address. Be careful about what you post online as cybercriminals could use this information in a phishing attack. Analyze your online presence often and remove information that you don't want cybercriminals to know. Review and edit your privacy settings to protect your information. Cybercriminals can use your public information in phishing attacks to try and scam you. They often use specific details to make their phishing attacks appear more legitimate. Google will remove personal information if you contact them. Go to support. google. com and just do a search there on how to remove personal identifiable information. There are also some commercial services available to do this for you. Two popular ones of which I'm not promoting, just ones I'm familiar with that are well used. One is called Incogni. That's I N C O G N I dot com. And the other one is Delete Me, which is at. Join delete me. com so you can check those services out online to see if it's affordable and something you would like to use in addition to the service Google provides. Let's talk about Apple's image format. H E I C also called Hayek. This is a special image format that Apple uses for its iPhones. It can save photos in high quality and small size, it can also store multiple photos in one file. This format is not very common and may not work well with other devices or platforms. Some iPhones can automatically convert Hayek photos into JPEG, which is a more universal format when sharing or transferring them. You can change your iPhone's settings to take photos in JPEG instead of Hayek. Or you can always convert Hayek photos into a compatible format when sending them to other devices. You can also view and edit Hayek photos on your computer if you have the right software and tools. But you'll want to know some of the different ways to change your iPhone's photo settings. dependent upon what you want to achieve. Here are some of the common options to change the format of your photos. You'll go to settings, then camera, then formats there. You can choose between high efficiency or most compatible formats. H E I F is the way it shows in the settings and it offers better compression and quality. But JPEG is more widely supported. To change the resolution of your photos, go to Settings, then Camera, then Formats, then Photo Mode. You can choose between 12 megapixel, 24 megapixel, or 48 megapixel resolutions. Higher resolutions capture more details, but take up more storage space. And you can change the photographic style of your photos by going to Settings, Camera, Photographic Styles. There you can choose between rich contrast, vibrant, warm, or cool styles. You can also adjust the tone and warmth of each style by sliding your finger across the dial. To turn on or off other advanced features such as view outside the frame, prioritize faster shooting, lens correction or scene detection, go to Settings. camera, and toggle the switches there for those options. These features can help you capture photos more quickly, apply tailored and enhanced looks, and view content outside the camera frame. And please note, some of the camera settings may vary if you have a Pro version of an iPhone, like an iPhone 14 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro, or the Pro Max versions.

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And that's a wrap! In this episode, we learned how to close apps faster in Windows 11. Check our private info on Google. and change the iPhone's camera settings to save photos in JPEG or JPEG instead of HEIC. I hope these tips help you tweak and customize your main devices to work better for you. Technology should bend to our preferences, not the other way around. Be sure to visit gregdoig. com for show notes and links to the resources we mentioned today. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends and drop a rating or review. To help more people find Tech Brewed. Until next time, stay curious and keep brewing up new tech insights with Tech Brewed and Greg Doig.