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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, April 15, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to pin a text conversation to the top of the list
• How to check the health of your PC’s hard drive
• How to change the order of your blog posts in WordPress
• Autumn in New England: In search of ‘Peak Color’
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to pin a text conversation to the top of the list
Have you ever had to scroll through the list of SMS text conversations on your phone in order to find an important conversation that you needed to review again?
If so, it probably took a while to find the conversation you were looking for, especially if it had been a few days, weeks or months since you received it.
Well, there’s a very simple way to make sure you’ll be able to quickly find an important conversation at a later time, regardless of how long it’s been since you received it.
The next time you receive a message that you know you’ll need to return to later, simply return to the conversation list, then tap and hold your finger on the conversation containing the important message.
After the menu pops up just tap on the Pin icon (it looks like a PushPin) and that conversation will immediately jump back up to the top of the list. And it’ll stay there indefinitely as long as you keep it pinned.
By the way, you can pin multiple conversations to the top of the list. You’re not limited to just one.
To unpin a pinned conversation simply tap and hold the conversation again and then tap the Unpin icon.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• How to check the health of your PC’s hard drive
An awesome free tool makes it easy.
• How to change the order of your blog posts in WordPress
It only takes a few seconds.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
IT Dusters AirTec Ultra Electric Air Duster/Blower
Do you like keeping your computer gear free of dust and debris but hate having to repeatedly buy expensive cans of compressed air? This little gem will eliminate that annoyance.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Autumn in New England: In search of ‘Peak Color’
All it takes is a little preparation.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• WD launches enormous 4TB SD card
• Spotify’s lossless audio could finally arrive as part of ‘Music Pro’ add-on
• Meta is testing messaging capabilities for Threads (but don’t call them DMs)
• Internet price hikes for low-income Americans could begin in May
• Apple alerts iPhone users in 92 countries to Mercenary Spyware attacks
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