Articles in Category: Owners and Patrons Content
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Tip of the Day: Leave Your Laptop Running When Plugged In
Sleep, while more reliable than in the past, can still be a problem if you expect your machine to stay on when plugged in.
Tip of the Day: Change Your Router’s Password
If I could tell you only one thing about securing your home network, this is at the top of my list.
Tip of the Day: Customize the Command Prompt
If you spend any significant time in the Command Prompt, you may want to customize its appearance to be a little more to your liking.
Tip of the Day: The Power of Right-click
Right-clicking is a shortcut to a wide variety of functions appropriate for whatever you’ve selected.
Tip of the Day: Two Keystrokes I Use Constantly
I use two Windows Key combinations constantly, and I think you’ll find them useful as well.
Tip of the Day: Be Both General and Specific When You Search
When searching the internet, be both general and specific, and not too much of either.
Tip of the Day: Cut, Copy, Paste and the Clipboard
The clipboard and its basic operations — cut, copy, and paste — are heavily used and underappreciated building blocks for Windows applications.
Tip of the Day: Shutdown or Reboot from the Command Line
The shutdown command does what its name implies, but includes many options relating to shutting down or rebooting.
Tip of the Day: Text Selection
Text selection is one of the most basic operations we perform. Here’s a look at some common techniques.
Tip of the Day: Pin an Email Account to the Start Menu
If you have multiple email accounts configured in the Mail app, you can create a convenient shortcut on the Start menu for each.
Tip of the Day: Rename “This PC”
“This PC” is clear, but generic. If you regularly use multiple computers, it can be handy to change it to something more helpful.
Tip of the Day: Clean Up File Explorer Quick Access
By default, Windows File Explorer opens to “Quick access”. Not everyone uses, or even likes, “Quick access”.
Tip of the Day: Desktop Peek
For those with cluttered (or information-filled) desktops, Desktop Peek is a quick way to see what your running applications otherwise cover.
Tip of the Day: Help and More
The Command Prompt has a number of commands and tools. One of them lists available commands and tools.
Tip of the Day: Make Things Readable Using High Contrast
High-contrast mode can be the difference between being frustrated by what’s on the screen and being able to read it clearly.
