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2024-12-02 Tip of the Day: AlternativeTo
2024-11-29 Tip of the Day: Don’t Wait for the Statement
2024-11-28 Tip of the Day: Reboot Shortcut
2024-11-27 Tip of the Day: Use Your Backup Tool’s Protection
2024-11-26 Tip of the Day: Cancel for a Potentially Lower Rate
2024-11-25 Tip of the Day: Configure a Mail Program Even If You Don’t Use It
2024-11-22 Tip of the Day: Stretch Free Cloud Storage Across Providers
2024-11-21 Tip of the Day: Protect Your Phone Number
2024-11-20 Tip of the Day: Bare Metal Is Another Term for Image Backup
2024-11-19 Tip of the Day: Partitioning Loses Data
2024-11-18 Tip of the Day: Recognize Footnotes
2024-11-15 Tip of the Day: Accented Characters in Microsoft Word
2024-11-14 Tip of the Day: Enable Two-Factor Authentication for Amazon
2024-11-13 Tip of the Day: Learn to Type
2024-11-12 Tip of the Day: Also Save Your Homepage as a Bookmark
2024-11-11 Tip of the Day: Quick Access to Clear Your Cache
2024-11-08 Tip of the Day: SendTo Notepad
2024-11-07 Tip of the Day: Try Caret Browsing
2024-11-06 Tip of the Day: Use More Power!
2024-11-04 Tip of the Day: Don’t Believe Everything You Read
2024-11-01 Tip of the Day: Quick Keystroke Formatting in Word and Other Programs
2024-10-31 Tip of the Day: Many TVs Make Great Computer Displays
2024-10-30 Tip of the Day: Read the Fine Print with Your Camera
2024-10-29 Tip of the Day: Disposable Gmail Addresses
2024-10-28 Tip of the Day: Drag a Bookmark to the Bookmarks Bar
2024-10-25 Tip of the Day: Task Manager in a Keystroke
2024-10-24 Tip of the Day: Provide Enough Information When Asking for Help
2024-10-23 Tip of the Day: Is the Website Down?
2024-10-22 Tip of the Day: Sign Up for Credit Card Usage Alerts
2024-10-21 Tip of the Day: Edit the Subject of a Reply in Gmail
2024-10-18 Tip of the Day: Spring for a Second Monitor
2024-10-17 Tip of the Day: Try a Different Connection
2024-10-16 Tip of the Day: Use Different Words to Search
2024-10-15 Tip of the Day: Your Computer Lies! (At Least at Startup)
2024-10-10 Tip of the Day: Read What’s On the Screen
2024-10-09 Tip of the Day: Lock It Down
2024-10-08 Tip of the Day: Close Programs from the Task Switcher
2024-10-07 Tip of the Day: Remember Your Audience
2024-10-04 Tip of the Day: InPrivate Browsing
2024-10-03 Tip of the Day: Enable or Disable the Administrator Account
2024-10-02 Tip of the Day: Edit the Path Variable
2024-10-01 Tip of the Day: Drive the Start Menu With Your Keyboard
2024-09-30 Tip of the Day: Easily Examine ISO Files in Windows
2024-09-27 Tip of the Day: Create a Shortcut to Frequently Used Settings
2024-09-23 Tip of the Day: Don’t Call That Number!
2024-09-20 Tip of the Day: Create a Throwaway Account for Travel
2024-09-19 Tip of the Day: Page Up and Down
2024-09-17 Tip of the Day: Move Windows Without Clicking
2024-09-16 Tip of the Day: Protect Your Personal Information
2024-09-13 Tip of the Day: Quickly Run Two Copies of a Program
2024-09-12 Tip of the Day: Outlook Is a Program on Your PC. Outlook.com Is a Website in Your Browser.
2024-09-11 Tip of the Day: Who’s Using that Drive?
2024-09-10 Tip of the Day: Some Not-So-Short Shortcuts
2024-09-09 Tip of the Day: Battery Usage by App
2024-09-06 Tip of the Day: Zip Through Drop-Down Lists
2024-09-05 Tip of the Day: Open Windows File Explorer on a Specific Folder
2024-09-04 Tip of the Day: Get Help or Give Help with Quick Assist
2024-09-03 Tip of the Day: Get a Shredder
2024-09-02 Tip of the Day: Share Links Using OneDrive
2024-08-30 Tip of the Day: Snap to the Corner
2024-08-29 Tip of the Day: Add Another Clock
2024-08-28 Tip of the Day: Have You Been Pwned?
2024-08-27 Tip of the Day: Sharing URLs
2024-08-26 Tip of the Day: The Wayback Machine
2024-08-23 Tip of the Day: Browser Task Manager
2024-08-22 Tip of the Day: ALT Keyboard Characters
2024-08-21 Tip of the Day: Make Text Bigger
2024-08-20 Tip of the Day: Sign Out Instead
2024-08-19 Tip of the Day: Scan Questionable Files Using Defender
2024-08-16 Tip of the Day: Diagnose Network Problems with Ping
2024-08-15 Tip of the Day: The Clip Command
2024-08-14 Tip of the Day: Save Your BitLocker Key
2024-08-13 Tip of the Day: Try Reading Mode
2024-08-12 Tip of the Day: PowerToys Ruler
2024-08-09 Tip of the Day: PowerToys Color Picker
2024-08-08 Tip of the Day: PowerToys Shortcut Guide
2024-08-07 Tip of the Day: PowerToys Fancy Zones
2024-08-06 Tip of the Day: Install PowerToys
2024-08-05 Tip of the Day: Share Links Using Dropbox
2024-08-02 Tip of the Day: Install Another Browser
2024-08-01 Tip of the Day: Organize the Programs You Use Most Often in Windows
2024-07-31 Tip of the Day: Stop Stealing Software and Media
2024-07-30 Tip of the Day: Run a Program Minimized from the Command Prompt
2024-07-29 Tip of the Day: System Information in a Keystroke
2024-07-26 Tip of the Day: Add Another Language
2024-07-25 Tip of the Day: Restore the Old Right-Click Menu
2024-07-24 Tip of the Day: OCR in the Snipping Tool
2024-07-23 Tip of the Day: Get Notified of (Some) New Start-Up Apps
2024-07-22 Tip of the Day: Change a Folder’s Icon
2024-07-19 Tip of the Day: Let Your Browser Be Forgetful
2024-07-18 Tip of the Day: Get an Energy Report
2024-07-17 Tip of the Day: Boot Linux Once
2024-07-16 Tip of the Day: Projector Mode
2024-07-15 Tip of the Day: Get to the Windows Recovery Console Quicker
2024-07-12 Tip of the Day: Don’t Trust That Flash Drive
2024-07-11 Tip of the Day: View Your Network IP Configuration
2024-07-10 Tip of the Day: Never Type “WWW” Again
2024-07-09 Tip of the Day: Shift+Windows Key+S for Screenshots
2024-07-08 Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut to a Webpage
2024-07-05 Tip of the Day: Manage Taskbar Icons
2024-07-04 Tip of the Day: Executable Program Properties
2024-07-02 Tip of the Day: The Empty Start Menu
2024-07-01 Tip of the Day: Set Your Browser Homepage to Something Useful
2024-06-28 Tip of the Day: Tear Tabs
2024-06-27 Tip of the Day: Clearing the Print Queue Using a Command File
2024-06-24 Tip of the Day: Get a Better Image Viewer
2024-06-21 Tip of the Day: Don’t Sign In Automatically
2024-06-20 Tip of the Day: Beware of Misleading Ads
2024-06-19 Tip of the Day: Using Netstat to Examine Network Connections
2024-06-18 Tip of the Day: The Difference Between Delete and Shift-Delete
2024-06-17 Tip of the Day: More “Shell:” Shortcuts
2024-06-13 Tip of the Day: Don’t Log In With Facebook
2024-06-12 Tip of the Day: Remove Stuff From Your Lock Screen
2024-06-11 Tip of the Day: Stop Edge From Starting Automatically
2024-06-10 Tip of the Day: Remember, Hardware Can Break
2024-06-07 Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Reboot
2024-06-06 Tip of the Day: Remember to Use Application Repair
2024-06-05 Tip of the Day: View the Full Taskbar Notification Area
2024-06-04 Tip of the Day: Back Up Encrypted Data Properly
2024-06-01 Tip of the Day: Run As Administrator
2024-05-31 Tip of the Day: Get a Quick Disk-Space Summary in Windows 10 and 11
2024-05-30 Tip of the Day: Search Google’s Cache
2024-05-29 Tip of the Day: CTRL+ALT+DEL
2024-05-28 Tip of the Day: Shut Down Your Laptop When Traveling
2024-05-27 Tip of the Day: Turn Off Hibernate and Free Up Some Disk Space
2024-05-24 Tip of the Day: Mouse Selection Techniques
2024-05-23 Tip of the Day: Get Help in Windows
2024-05-22 Tip of the Day: ALT+ALT+Tab to Switch Programs
2024-05-21 Tip of the Day: Add End Task to the Taskbar
2024-05-20 Tip of the Day: Exit Windows Using ALT+F4
2024-05-17 Tip of the Day: Sign Out!
2024-05-16 Tip of the Day: Tracert
2024-05-15 Tip of the Day: Stop Screaming Into the Void
2024-05-14 Tip of the Day: Dial Carefully
2024-05-13 Tip of the Day: DON’T YELL!
2024-05-10 Tip of the Day: Tell Google What Not to Include
2024-05-09 Tip of the Day: Horizontal Scroll With the Mouse Wheel
2024-05-08 Tip of the Day: Think Twice (or More) Before Sharing a Password
2024-05-07 Tip of the Day: Resolve IP Addresses in Command Prompt
2024-05-03 Tip of the Day: Add Your Own Auto-Start Programs
2024-05-02 Tip of the Day: Don’t Overdo Security Software
2024-05-01 Tip of the Day: Copy as Path
2024-04-30 Tip of the Day: When Up to Date Isn’t Always Up to Date
2024-04-29 Tip of the Day: Check Your Google App Connections
2024-04-26 Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop Full Paths into Command Prompt
2024-04-25 Tip of the Day: Zoom in Windows File Explorer
2024-04-23 Tip of the Day: Search Using Dates
2024-04-22 Tip of the Day: Avoid Being Tricked by a Simple Lie
2024-04-19 Tip of the Day: Open (Old) Control Panel in Windows 10 & 11
2024-04-18 Tip of the Day: Save Early, Save Often, with CTRL+S
2024-04-17 Tip of the Day: “They” Will Never Call You
2024-04-16 Tip of the Day: Copy Only Updated Files Using XCOPY
2024-04-15 Tip of the Day: Minimize and Restore Programs Quickly Using the Taskbar
2024-04-12 Tip of the Day: Windows Calculator
2024-04-11 Tip of the Day: Using Quotation Marks in Search
2024-04-10 Tip of the Day: List All Drivers
2024-04-09 Tip of the Day: Airplane Mode Is for More Than Airplanes
2024-04-08 Tip of the Day: Site Search
2024-04-05 Tip of the Day: Back Up First
2024-04-04 Tip of the Day: Beware Recharging Stations
2024-04-03 Tip of the Day: Use Remote Files Without Connecting First
2024-04-02 Tip of the Day: File Extensions
2024-04-01 Tip of the Day: SHIFT+Right-click
2024-03-29 Tip of the Day: Side-by-Side Windows
2024-03-28 Tip of the Day: Don’t Blindly Trust HTTPS
2024-03-27 Tip of the Day: Use Stronger Passwords
2024-03-26 Tip of the Day: Explore Multiple Desktops
2024-03-25 Tip of the Day: CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+V
2024-03-22 Tip of the Day: Realize What a Windows Log-in Password Is and Is Not
2024-03-21 Tip of the Day: Change Directory and Change Drive in Command Prompt
2024-03-20 Tip of the Day: Explore Help About
2024-03-19 Tip of the Day: Don’t be Ashamed
2024-03-18 Tip of the Day: Using High Contrast Display Settings
2024-03-15 Tip of the Day: Use the Virtual Keyboard
2024-03-14 Tip of the Day: Remember You’re Always a Target
2024-03-13 Tip of the Day: the Many Uses of Echo
2024-03-12 Tip of the Day: Don’t Believe Caller ID
2024-03-11 Tip of the Day: Never Just Pull the Plug
2024-03-08 Tip of the Day: Clean Up “Send To”
2024-03-07 Tip of the Day: Review Startup Items
2024-03-06 Tip of the Day: Ignore Claims of Security in Email
2024-03-05 Tip of the Day: Redirection and Piping
2024-03-04 Tip of the Day: Know the Difference Between a Search Result and an Ad
2024-03-01 Tip of the Day: Find Your Mouse Pointer
2024-02-29 Tip of the Day: Control Your Laptop Buttons
2024-02-28 Tip of the Day: Never Hide Extensions
2024-02-27 Tip of the Day: Hack the Command Prompt Prompt
2024-02-26 Tip of the Day: Multiple Item Selection
2024-02-23 Tip of the Day: Use Checkboxes to Select Files
2024-02-22 Tip of the Day: Redo the Undone (and Maybe More)
2024-02-21 Tip of the Day: Lock Your Phone
2024-02-20 Tip of the Day: Abort Command Prompt Programs with Ctrl+C
2024-02-19 Tip of the Day: Icons Versus Thumbnails
2024-02-16 Tip of the Day: View Installed Updates
2024-02-15 Tip of the Day: Mount an ISO File in Windows
2024-02-13 Tip of the Day: Save a Webpage Shortcut to the Start Menu in Edge
2024-02-09 Tip of the Day: Scroll a Webpage with a Space
2024-02-08 Tip of the Day: Forget Wireless Networks
2024-02-07 Tip of the Day: Don’t Trust Incoming Calls
2024-02-06 Tip of the Day: Hit Refresh
2024-02-05 Tip of the Day: Kill an App Using Task Manager
2024-02-02 Tip of the Day: Shift-Selection
2024-02-01 Tip of the Day: Never Send Your Password via Email
2024-01-31 Tip of the Day: The Magnifier App
2024-01-30 Tip of the Day: Change Your Machine’s Name
2024-01-29 Tip Of The Day: Uninstall Unwanted Windows 10 & 11 Apps Using CCleaner
2024-01-26 Tip of the Day: ALT+Space
2024-01-25 Tip of the Day: Don’t Click on the Link Your Bank Sent You
2024-01-24 Tip of the Day: CTRL+SHIFT+Enter for Admin
2024-01-23 Tip of the Day: You May Already Have Backup Internet
2024-01-22 Tip of the Day: “Running” Documents in Command Prompt
2024-01-19 Tip of the Day: Move Versus Copy
2024-01-18 Tip of the Day: CCleaner
2024-01-17 Tip of the Day: Turn Off the Windows Welcome Experience
2024-01-16 Tip of the Day: Preview Links on Mobile
2024-01-15 Tip of the Day: Use a Different Password for Every Site
2024-01-14 Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut for a Shortcut
2024-01-12 Tip of the Day: Delete the Contents of a Directory in Command Prompt
2024-01-12 Tip of the Day: Two Ways to Get Help in Command Prompt
2024-01-11 Tip of the Day: Windows Live Captions
2024-01-10 Tip of the Day: Emojis in Filenames
2024-01-09 Tip of the Day: Access Your Password Manager Online
2024-01-08 Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer
2024-01-05 Tip of the Day: Declutter the Windows 11 Start Menu
2024-01-04 Tip of the Day: DO NOT Enable OneDrive Backup
2024-01-03 Tip of the Day: Open Browser History Pages in a New Tab
2024-01-02 Tip of the Day: Turn Off Windows 11 Widgets
2024-01-01 Tip of the Day: Don’t Insert That USB Stick You Found