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Venmo

Tip of the Day: Treat Cash Apps Like Cash

File Names

Tip of the Day: A Couple of File Name Tips

Free Trial reminder in Google Calendar.

Tip of the Day: Set a Timer on Free Trials

Autosave in Microsoft Excel.

Tip of the Day: Autosave in Office

Credit Card

Tip of the Day: Sign Up for Credit Card Transaction Alerts

Password Field Entry

Tip of the Day: Add a Couple of Characters to Your Password

Change Icon dialog

Tip of the Day: Icons in Shell32.dll

Notepad

Tip of the Day: Notepad Deserves More Respect

Google Quota

Tip of the Day: Watch Your Google Quota

SetColor batch file

Tip of the Day: Detecting Administrative Privileges in a Command Prompt

Performance Options

Tip of the Day: Adjust User Interface Performance in Windows 10

Toolset

Tip of the Day: Use the Right Tools

Set time automatically setting in Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Force a Re-sync of Your Clock

Administrative Tools Folder

Tip of the Day: Windows Administrative Tools

Tip of the Day: the Windows Program Compatibility Troubleshooter

Windows 10's Data and Time Settings

Tip of the Day: There Are Time Zones and Then There Are Time Zones

A move operation in Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Move Is Often Faster than Copy/Delete

Target

Tip of the Day: Hackers Gonna Hack

Myspace

Tip of the Day: Close or Secure Unused Accounts

Apps sorted by size in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Sort the App List by Size

Chrome Remote Desktop

Tip of the Day: Consider Chrome Remote Desktop

The Select-All Checkbox in GMail

Tip of the Day: Deleting All Messages with a Gmail Label

Back up!

Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Machine Before Turning It On

Favorites in Microsoft Edge

Tip of the Day: Don’t Rely on Your Browser’s Bookmarks

The Windows 10 Taskbar

Tip of the Day: Know Your Taskbar

Check mail from other accounts in Gmail

Tip of the Day: Back Up One Online Email Account with Another

Small Wireless Router

Tip of the Day: Use a Switch to Add Ports to Your Network

Explosion

Tip of the Day: Use, But Don’t Rely On, the Cloud

Reset this PC

Tip of the Day: Be Prepared to Reinstall Windows

Searching an IP address

Tip of the Day: Your IP Address is No Secret

All Mail in Gmail

Tip of the Day: All Mail in Gmail

System Restore Interface

Tip of the Day: Know When Restore Points Are Useful

Windows 10 Clipboard Settings

Tip of the Day: Windows 10 and 11 Clipboard

Storage Sense in Windows 11

Tip of the Day: Review Storage Sense

Task Manager Options

Tip of the Day: Run Task Manager on Startup

Optimize (Defragment) Disks in Windows

Tip of the Day: 0% Fragmentation Isn’t Worth It

Wall Bookshelf

Tip of the Day: Video Your Home

Windows 10 Notifications

Tip of the Day: Tame Notifications in Windows 10 and 11

Tasklist filtered to edge.

Tip of the Day: Tasklist, the Command Line Task Utility

Incognito

Tip of the Day: Use Incognito to Log into Multiple Accounts Online

Tip of the Day: Click Column Headers to Sort

Update Driver

Tip of the Day: Don’t Always Trust Windows for the Latest Drivers

System Reliability Monitor

Tip of the Day: Explore the Reliability Monitor in Windows 10 & 11

Copying Multiple Files with Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Copy Files in Command Prompt

Beginning a Reply in Gmail

Tip of the Day: Un-hide the Original When Replying

Download Windows 10

Tip of the Day: Update Windows 10 or 11 on Your Schedule, Sort Of

Sound Device Preferences

Tip of the Day: Control Audio Devices Per App

Recycle Bin Properties

Tip of the Day: Adjust the Recycle Bin’s Disk Usage

Wish List

Tip of the Day: That Simple Feature Isn’t So Simple

Walter

Tip of the Day: Facebook Messes with Your Photos