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Drag and Drop in the Notification Area animation.

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop in the Notification Area

A Corgi technician at a work desk replacing a computer's HDD with an SSD.

Tip of the Day: Upgrade to an SSD

A PC on a desk connected via a USB cable to the printer sitting next to it. A Corgi sleeps under the desk.

Tip of the Day: Connect Your Printer Via USB

Show in folder icon.

Tip of the Day: Easily Open Your Downloads Folder

Shortcuts to a number of traditionally mobile apps on the Windows desktop.

Tip of the Day: Many Mobile Apps Have Desktop Versions

Buh bye!

Tip of the Day: Revoke Access When You Part Ways

Behind the Scenes: AutoHotKey

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Help!

Tip of the Day: Good Customer Service is Worth Paying For

Wild and Wacky kid creating a Gmail account.

Tip of the Day: Choose Your Email Address Wisely

A .eml file open in Notepad.

Tip of the Day: “.eml” Files are Text

Are You Being Spied On?

Tip of the Day: Remember Who Owns Your Computer and Connection

Patron Exclusive: Ask Leo! Behind the Scenes

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Reinstall button.

Tip of the Day: Reinstall the App

PowerToys Keyboard Manager

Tip of the Day: PowerToys Keyboard Manager

64-bit Windows

Tip of the Day: Prefer 64-Bit Software

Huh?

Tip of the Day: Include Context

Click!

Tip of the Day: Click Tracking is Not Evil

Free Wi-Fi

Tip of the Day: Choose the Right Public Hotspot

Reset this PC.

Tip of the Day: Wipe the Device You’re No Longer Using

An HTML Attachment

Tip of the Day: Beware HTML Attachments

Gravatar images

Tip of the Day: Gravatar

Autofill setting in Edge.

Tip of the Day: Disable Autofill

A hardware security key.

Tip of the Day: Consider a Hardware Security Key

Bouncing Email

Tip of the Day: Use Different Email Addresses for Different Purposes

Searching for "mouse pointer"

Tip of the Day: Use Different Mouse Pointers

Windows memory Diagnostic

Tip of the Day: Windows Memory Diagnostic

Not spam!

Tip of the Day: Check Your Spam

Win-Tab to switch apps.

Tip of the Day: Win+TAB to Switch Apps

Power users menu in Windows 11.

Tip of the Day: Win+X for the Power User Menu

Gmail

Tip of the Day: Googlemail.com and Gmail.com Are the Same

Digital recept/invoice.

Tip of the Day: Save Your Receipts

Network Profile

Tip of the Day: Choose the Right Network Type

Dragging and dropping notification icons.

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop Notification Icons

Handshake? Not required.

Tip of the Day: You’re Not Obligated to Be Polite

Tip of the Day: Create an Online Account With Your Bank

A series of blocked SMS text messages.

Tip of the Day: Ignore Unrecognized SMS/Text Messages

Three different search engines. Take your pick! (Screenshot: askleo.com)

Tip of the Day: Search for It!

Hourglass

Tip of the Day: Keep Your Backups a Little Longer

The second right-click menu.

Tip of the Day: The Hidden Second Right-Click Menu

Android restart option.

Tip of the Day: Restart Your Phone Periodically

Hard disk being "erased".

Tip of the Day: Format for Secure HDD Erasure

Bits versus Bytes

Tip of the Day: Mind Your Bits and Bytes

Animusic DVD Playing in VLC Media Player

Tip of the Day: Play DVDs Using VLC

Screen saver files.

Tip of the Day: Don’t Open Files with Extensions You Don’t Recognize

Tip of the Day: Restart Shuts Down in Ways Shutdown Doesn’t

USB Ports

Tip of the Day: Not All USB Ports Are Alike

Cryptomator Vault custom location.

Tip of the Day: Use Cryptomator Even Without the Cloud

Focus Assist in Windows 11

Tip of the Day: Focus Assist

Snap Layout Control

Tip of the Day: Snap Layouts

Windows 11 Start Menu

Tip of the Day: Customize Your Start Menu