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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

Ransomware!

Tip of the Day: Don’t Focus on Ransomware

Mark as 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

Gmail tabs

Tip of the Day: Get Rid of Gmail Inbox Tabs

Facebook Page Admins

Tip of the Day: Set Another Admin for Your Facebook Page

Head in the Sand

Tip of the Day: “It Won’t Happen To Me” Is Bad Security

MSINFO32

Tip of the Day: MSINFO32 Built-in System Information

Logitech Website

Tip of the Day: Install the Manufacturer’s Software

Sleeping

Tip of the Day: To Sleep or Not to Sleep

Recent items

Tip of the Day: Recent Files

Emergency restart

Tip of the Day: Emergency Restart

Cloud Storage

Tip of the Day: Know Where Your Files Are

Screen saver

Tip of the Day: Turn On (or Off) Password After Sleep or Screensaver

USERNAME environment variable

Tip of the Day: The %USERNAME% Environment Variable

Sound Output Device Switcher

Tip of the Day: Quick Access to the Sound Output Switcher

Ask AI

Tip of the Day: Think of AI As a Guide, Not the Source

Recycle Bin Properties

Tip of the Day: Adjust the Size of the Recycle Bin

Save As PDF

Tip of the Day: Send PDF Instead of Docx

A long press on an email link on a mobile device.

Tip of the Day: Long Pressing on Mobile

Tariff Scam!

Tip of the Day: Scammers Love Tariffs

Onedrive.com - My Files

Tip of the Day: Your Onedrive.com Files Are in My Files

Alternativeto.net

Tip of the Day: AlternativeTo.net

WWW

Tip of the Day: Type the URL or Use a Bookmark

Tip of the Day: Consider a BIOS/UEFI Password

Finger on Wheel of Computer Mouse

Tip of the Day: It’s the Left Button

USB Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Keep a Spare USB Keyboard

Print to PDF

Tip of the Day: Try Print to PDF

New shortcut to folder

Tip of the Day: Create a Shortcut to a Folder

a flea market with a large sign that says "Sale! Scams and cons 1/2 off!"

Tip of the Day: Beware the “Epidemic of Fraud”

Erase button on a car's display.

Tip of the Day: Erase Your Car

Format warning

Tip of the Day: Erase a Disk Quickly

The Onion

Tip of the Day: Don’t Fall for Satire or AI

1Password login

Tip of the Day: Store Your Vault Password in Your Password Vault

subdomain.domain.com

Tip of the Day: Understand Subdomains

Are You Ready?

Tip of the Day: Prepare for Not Being Available

Manage Extensions

Tip of the Day: Reduce the Number of Extensions

Check installed programs

Tip of the Day: Periodically Check Installed Programs