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Rename PC

Tip of the Day: Give Your Computer a Meaningful Name

Sorted Names

Tip of the Day: Sort in the Command Line

Character Map

Tip of the Day: Enter Characters that Don’t Have Keys

Hosts file in notepad

Tip of the Day: Block a Website Using Your Hosts File

Double Click Speed

Tip of the Day: Adjust Your Mouse’s Double-Click Speed

Remove Printer

Tip of the Day: Remove Unused Printers

Windows 10 Color Settings

Tip of the Day: Control Your Windows 10 and 11 Accent Color

Log in with Facebook

Tip of the Day: DON’T Log in with Facebook

UNC Example

Tip of the Day: Access a Network Shared without a Drive Letter

Cmd Window Size

Tip of the Day: Resize the Command Prompt

A Screen Shot

Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Take a Screen Shot

Contact Support

Tip of the Day: If You’re Paying for Something, Go to the Source for Help

Trust

Tip of the Day: If You Don’t Trust It, Don’t Use It

CTRL+C

Tip of the Day: CTRL+C to Interrupt Command Prompt

No Duplicates

Tip of the Day: Ignore Duplicate Files

Slow Computer

Tip of the Day: Don’t Start Up in a Hurry

Leo on the Desktop

Tip of the Day: Shut Down When Traveling

Monument translation by Google Lens

Tip of the Day: Google Translate and Google Lens

My VISA card in Google Pay on my Android Phone.

Tip of the Day: Google Pay and Apple Pay

What hoops do you need to jump through?

Tip of the Day: Understand the Sign-In Process

Sign in before you go!

Tip of the Day: Sign In Before You Leave

Answering the Phone

Tip of the Day: Save Your Old Phone

Avoid Ransomware!

Tip of the Day: Don’t Pay the Ransom

Spam, lots of spam

Tip of the Day: Check Your Spam Folder

Multiple Email Addresses in Facebook

Tip of the Day: Set Up Recovery Email Addresses for Everything You Can

If you don’t have recovery information set up, you risk losing the account forever.

Earbuds

Tip of the Day: Use Headphones or Earbuds when Video (or Audio) Conferencing

Copy a URL from the address bar

Tip of the Day: You Don’t Need a Share Button to Share

No to default settings

Tip of the Day: Default Settings are Not for Your Convenience

Screen resolution

Tip of the Day: Start with Recommended Display Settings

Facebook Legacy Contact

Tip of the Day: Set a Facebook Legacy Contact

Extensions

Tip of the Day: Think Twice Before Installing Browser Extensions

CMD Search

Tip of the Day: Search Quickly with Command Prompt

Display Connectors

Tip of the Day: Most Laptops Can Handle External Monitors

Add someone else

Tip of the Day: Add Another Microsoft Log-in Account to Windows 10

Calendar via Windows Clock

Tip of the Day: the Clock Has a Calendar

Mouse

Tip of the Day: Use a Mouse

Right Clicking on a Tile

Tip of the Day: Try Right-Clicking on a Tile

CTRL+A

Tip of the Day: Make CTRL+A, CTRL+C a Habit When Typing an Online Form

Lock the Taskbar

Tip of the Day: Lock the Taskbar

The Verified Checkmark

Tip of the Day: Beware the Checkmark

It's Shocking!

Tip of the Day: Stop Freaking Out About Porn Spam

Registry Editor

Tip of the Day: Avoid the Registry Editor

Edge Reading

Tip of the Day: Have Edge Read to You

Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Windows File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Downloaded Programs Folder

Tip of the Day: Save Downloaded Programs

Old Password / New Password

Tip of the Day: Revisit Old Passwords

Top 10 Folder

Tip of the Day: Create a Folder of Shortcuts

God Mode Settings

Tip of the Day: God Mode

Pro in the About Box

Tip of the Day: Get Pro, not Home, if You Have a Choice

Tip of the Day: F11 Is for Focus