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Credit Card

Tip of the Day: Get a PIN Before You Go

Check for Updates

Tip of the Day: Check for Updates to Get the Latest

Begin

Tip of the Day: Share What You Learn

Back Button History

Tip of the Day: the History in the Back Button

Play a sound when you press Caps Lock,...

Tip of the Day: Play a Sound for Caps Lock

A Location, Shared

Tip of the Day: Share Your Location with Friends

Answering the Phone

Tip of the Day: Don’t Answer the Phone

Previous Windows installation(s)

Tip of the Day: Back Up and then Delete Windows.old

Searching for *.txt

Tip of the Day: Use Wildcards in Search

Screenshots Folder

Tip of the Day: Move the Windows Screenshots Folder

CD to the TMP folder.

Tip of the Day: Visit (and Clean) the Temp Folder in Windows Command Prompt

Command Prompt Opened to Folder

Tip of the Day: Open Command Prompt in File Explorer’s Displayed Folder

The Responsibility is Yours

Tip of the Day: You’re the One Responsible

Enable shortcut underlines

Tip of the Day: View Keyboard Shortcuts on Menus

Windows 11 Desktop

Tip of the Day: Quit Relying on the Desktop

List Accounts

Tip of the Day: List ALL the Accounts on Your Machine

Create New Shortcut

Tip of the Day: A Shortcut to Lock Your Computer

Start Menu

Tip of the Day: CTRL+ESC for the Start Menu

YouTube Security Reminder

Tip of the Day: Don’t Ignore Security Reminders

Stop Spam - Twice!

Tip of the Day: Your Two Spam Filters

Windows 11 Version

Tip of the Day: Get the Windows Version Quickly

UAC - Yes

Tip of the Day: Drive UAC with the Keyboard

UAC

Tip of the Day: Admin in a Keystroke

Computer Problem

Tip of the Day: Plan for the Worst

Export Lastpass

Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Password Vault

Recuva

Tip of the Day: Run Recuva Even When You Don’t Need It

Cipher

Tip of the Day: the Free-space Wiper You Already Have

Wi-Fi vs. Internet

Tip of the Day: Wi-Fi Speed is Often Irrelevant

Meme

Tip of the Day: Stop Responding to Silly Facebook Quizzes

Five lines of text. Or is it?

Tip of the Day: A Line Isn’t Always a Line

Windows Update

Tip of the Day: Turn It On and Walk Away for a While

Really?

Tip of the Day: When in Doubt, Ask Someone Else

Extensions in Chrome

Tip of the Day: Use Fewer Browser Extensions

Error Message

Tip of the Day: Pay Attention to the Entire Error Message

Pwned Passwords

Tip of the Day: Check Your Passwords for Hacks

Folder Shortcut

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop a Shortcut to Your Desktop

Archiving Email

Tip of the Day: Don’t Delete, Archive Email

Tip of the Day: Save the Originals

Tip of the Day: Don’t Focus on Ransomware

Not Spam!

Tip of the Day: Mark Non-spam as Not Spam

Triple-click Copy Paste

Tip of the Day: Don’t Re-Type that URL

Tip of the Day: Photograph or Scan Important Documents

Backup Schedule

Tip of the Day: Automate Your Backups

Contact Support

Tip of the Day: Try the Manufacturer’s Support First

Android is Blocking Notifications

Tip of the Day: Turn Off Individual Android App Notifications

Gmail Inbox Tabs

Tip of the Day: Get Rid of Gmail Inbox Tabs

msinfo32

Tip of the Day: MSINFO32 Built-in System Information

Logitech Website

Tip of the Day: Install the Manufacturer’s Software

Kindle Cloud Reader

Tip of the Day: You Don’t Need a Kindle to Read Kindle Books

Sleeping

Tip of the Day: To Sleep or Not to Sleep