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Lastpass's Password Generator

Tip of the Day: View Your Generated Password

Spam email relating to COVID-19

Tip of the Day: Legitimate Information Doesn’t Arrive Unsolicited

Clicked Link opening web browser in background

Tip of the Day: ALT+TAB as a Workaround

Control Panel Network Adapters

Tip of the Day: Access Network Adapter Settings Quickly

File Properties displayed in File Explorer

Tip Of The Day: Three Useful Windows File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Desktop Icon Settings

Tip of the Day: Control Desktop Icons

Running CHKDSK

Tip of the Day: CHKDSK is Fine for SSDs

Data erasure -- clean the drive option

Tip of the Day: Formatting Your PC Using “Reset This PC”

Your New Computer

Tip of the Day: Ask Yourself “How Long Will I Use It?”

FireFox Master Password

Tip of the Day: Set a Browser Master Password

Tip of the Day: Let Yourself be Seen and Heard

Tip of the Day: Let Yourself be Seen and Heard

With social distancing comes isolation. Don’t let your fear of a camera stop you from connecting with your friends and family, or allowing them to connect with you.

Authy desktop

Tip of the Day: Use Authy for Two-Factor

Searching for Settings

Tip of the Day: Search for Settings

Tip of the Day: Online Is No Substitute for Local Backups

Restart Required

Tip of the Day: Take Control of Windows Update’s Reboot

Downloading subtitles in YouTube Studio

Tip of the Day: Transform Recorded Speech to Text for Free

Power Button

Tip of the Day: The Power Button Doesn’t Turn Off Power (Mostly)

Disabling Chrome in the Background

Tip of the Day: Disable Chrome in Background After Close

My mobile data usage

Tip of the Day: Watch Your Data

Tip of the Day: You Can Image Other Drives

Android Hotspot Configuration

Tip of the Day: Your Personal Hotspot

Pointer Trails Setting

Tip of the Day: Pointer Trails

The Context Menu key

Tip of the Day: The Context Menu Key

Available Wireless Networks

Tip of the Day: Use a Guest Network If You Can

Windows 10 with a custom lock image

Tip of the Day: Change Your Lock and Sign-in Screen Background

Google App Icons

Tip of the Day: Rearrange Google App Icons

Standard Account Type

Tip of the Day: Consider a Limited User Account

Texting and Chatting

Tip of the Day: Chat Clients Can Spread Malware

Utility Work

Tip of the Day: Do You Need Backup Internet?

Shielded Router

Tip of the Day: Update Your Router’s Firmware

OneDrive Recycle Bin Reminder Email

Tip of the Day: OneDrive Has a Recycle Bin

Give It A Try!

Tip of the Day: Just Give It a Try

Downloads settings in Google Chrome

Tip of the Day: Let the Browser Ask Where to Put Downloads

Registry Editor

Tip of the Day: Quit Tweaking Things

Google Contacts export link

Tip of the Day: Back Up Your Contacts

Start menu

Tip of the Day: The Many Ways to Start

OneDrive Choose folders option

Tip of the Day: OneDrive Features Can Interfere with Your Backups

Download Windows 10 page

Tip of the Day: A Free Clean Windows 10 Install

The Fn Key

Tip of the Day: Beware of Fn

Two-step authentication alternatives in Google

Tip of the Day: Prepare for Losing Your Second Factor

Auto-save option in Microsoft Office Excel

Tip of the Day: Use AutoSave When Available

The Internet versus your home network

Tip of the Day: Your ISP’s Wi-Fi is Irrelevant

Two-factor Authentication

Tip of the Day: Plan Ahead for Two-factor Disaster

Connected External Hard Drive

Tip of the Day: Leave Your Backup Drive Connected

Vertical image forced horizontal

Tip of the Day: Shoot Horizontal

Google Chrome asking whether to allow People.com to show notifications

Tip of the Day: Block All Notification Requests in Google Chrome

Google Docs

Tip of the Day: Your Google Docs Probably Aren’t Backed Up

Search Results for "Backup Software", highlighting ads

Tip of the Day: Recognize Advertisements in Search Results

Windows Startup sound setting

Tip of the Day: The Windows 10 Startup Sound

Windows Key in the Character map application

Tip of the Day: The Windows Key as a Character