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Doc to DocX graphic

Tip of the Day: Prefer “docx” Over “doc”

Update button

Tip of the Day: Sometimes Replacement Makes More Sense

Spam

Tip of the Day: Never Reply to Spam

Cancel Install

Tip of the Day: Try Not to Cancel Installs

Local Folders

Tip of the Day: Use Local Folders to Avoid Email Loss

Partitions

Tip of the Day: Leave Small Partitions Be

"Remember Me" checkbox.

Tip of the Day: “Remember Me” with Caution

CHKDSK

Tip of the Day: Back Up Before CHKDSK

A two-factor authentication code.

Tip of the Day: Use Two-Factor Authentication, Already

External Hard Disk Drive

Tip of the Day: Keep Your Backup Drive Full

Blocked Senders

Tip of the Day: Don’t Bother Blocking Senders

Timezone Setting

Tip of the Day: Confirm Your Time Zone

USB ports

Tip of the Day: Try Another USB Port

Setting window position.

Tip of the Day: Windows Remembers Size and Position (Mostly)

Send To Mail Recipient

Tip of the Day: Configure an Email Program (Even if You Don’t Use One)

Running CHKDSK

Tip of the Day: Run CHKDSK Periodically

Virus Detected

Tip of the Day: You Can’t Rely on Damage Assessment

Pause Sync

Tip of the Day: Pause Cloud Sync

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

Single Click to open

Tip of the Day: Single Click to Open

Searching for "man git".

Tip of the Day: Search for Man

an older gentleman teacher holding and pointing to a mobile phone in a classroom in front of a middle aged group of students

Tip of the Day: Share What You Learn

Back Button drop-down

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 mobile phone receiving a call, which is declined.

Tip of the Day: Don’t Answer the Phone

Previous Windows installation(s)

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

rd /s .

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

Open CMD on a folder.

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

The Responsibility is Yours

Tip of the Day: You’re Responsible

Enable shortcut underlines

Tip of the Day: View Keyboard Shortcuts on Menus

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

Windows 11 Start Menu

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

Windows 11 Version

Tip of the Day: Get the Windows Version Quickly

Worst Case Scenario

Tip of the Day: Plan for the Worst

1Password export dialog.

Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Password Vault

Cypher

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

Network Connections

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

Please Wait

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

Some Gmail account recovery options.

Tip of the Day: Have More Than One Recovery Method

No secret questions.

Tip of the Day: Avoid Secret Questions

The Notenbooms, circa 1960

Tip of the Day: Scan Those Old Photos

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

Using AI for Whois

Tip of the Day: Use AI for Whois

Archiving Email

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

Smaller and Larger images

Tip of the Day: Save the Originals