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Cloud Storage

Tip of the Day: Know Where Your Files Are

Screen saver

Tip of the Day: Turn On (or Off) Password After Sleep or Screensaver

USERNAME environment variable

Tip of the Day: The %USERNAME% Environment Variable

Sound Output Device Switcher

Tip of the Day: Quick Access to the Sound Output Switcher

Ask AI

Tip of the Day: Think of AI As a Guide, Not the Source

Recycle Bin Properties

Tip of the Day: Adjust the Size of the Recycle Bin

Save As PDF

Tip of the Day: Send PDF Instead of Docx

A long press on an email link on a mobile device.

Tip of the Day: Long Pressing on Mobile

Tariff Scam!

Tip of the Day: Scammers Love Tariffs

Onedrive.com - My Files

Tip of the Day: Your Onedrive.com Files Are in My Files

Alternativeto.net

Tip of the Day: AlternativeTo.net

WWW

Tip of the Day: Type the URL or Use a Bookmark

Tip of the Day: Consider a BIOS/UEFI Password

Finger on Wheel of Computer Mouse

Tip of the Day: It’s the Left Button

USB Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Keep a Spare USB Keyboard

Print to PDF

Tip of the Day: Try Print to PDF

New shortcut to folder

Tip of the Day: Create a Shortcut to a Folder

a flea market with a large sign that says "Sale! Scams and cons 1/2 off!"

Tip of the Day: Beware the “Epidemic of Fraud”

Erase button on a car's display.

Tip of the Day: Erase Your Car

Format warning

Tip of the Day: Erase a Disk Quickly

The Onion

Tip of the Day: Don’t Fall for Satire or AI

1Password login

Tip of the Day: Store Your Vault Password in Your Password Vault

subdomain.domain.com

Tip of the Day: Understand Subdomains

Are You Ready?

Tip of the Day: Prepare for Not Being Available

Manage Extensions

Tip of the Day: Reduce the Number of Extensions

Check installed programs

Tip of the Day: Periodically Check Installed Programs

Don't do it

Tip of the Day: DO NOT Back Up your PC

Making a local account admin

Tip of the Day: Have a Backup Sign-in Account

Startup Changes

Tip of the Day: Disable Startup Items Carefully

File Explorer -> Network.

Tip of the Day: Use the Same Account on All Machines

Tip of the Day: Dropbox’s “dl=” Parameter

Link to highlight

Tip of the Day: Link to a Specific Place in a Webpage

Generalize!

Tip of the Day: Generalize

CTRL+SHIFT+T - undo for tabs

Tip of the Day: Reopen a Closed Tab

Copying files.

Tip of the Day: Use Dropbox to Copy Files

Oops!

Tip of the Day: Don’t Bail on a Single Failure

Windows File Explorer Keyboard Navigation

Tip of the Day: How to Navigate File Explorer’s Left Pane With the Keyboard

Cloud and Computer

Tip of the Day: Use Both Online and Offline Backups

Remote Assistance

Tip of the Day: Disabling Remote Access Doesn’t

Control Panel in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Yet Another Way to Open Control Panel

Hammer hitting a hard disk.

Tip of the Day: Really Erase That Disk Before Discarding

Windows 10 RIP

Tip of the Day: Download the Windows 10 ISO Before End of Support

Downloads in Edge

Tip of the Day: Find Your Downloads

Open Shell Menu Styles

Tip of the Day: Consider Shell Alternatives

It's A Scam!

Tip of the Day: Don’t Call That Number!

Password manager with nothing to fill.

Tip of the Day: Pay Attention to Password Manager Autofill

UPS

Tip of the Day: Consider a UPS

WWW

Tip of the Day: Stop Typing WWW

Tip of the Day: Use Your Manufacturer’s Support Site

Windows Key + M

Tip of the Day: Minimize All to Focus on One