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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, January 2, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to quickly find any archived email
• Are ‘Vampire Electronics’ sucking your bank account dry?
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Sam’s Club Reward’ email scam
• Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark
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Today’s quick tech tip….
How to quickly find any archived email
If you’re like me you probably have hundreds, or even thousands of old emails archived in your email account.
Have you ever tried to go back and find a specific email that you received at some point in the past?
If so, you probably felt like you were searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack, especially if you received several emails from that same sender.
Well here’s a little tip that can help you quickly find virtually any past email from virtually any sender: use your email app’s Search box.
That’s right, every email service and app has a search tool that you can use to quickly find a specific email, regardless of how long it’s been since you received it.
Most of those search tools will let you type anything in there that might be of help in finding an email.
For example, do you know the sender’s name or email address? Type that in and it’ll narrow your search down to just the emails from that one sender.
Do you remember any specific keywords/phrases that would have been in the email, such as “reunion” or “meeting with Bob Smith”?
If so, those keywords/phrases will likely take you right to the specific email you’re searching for.
I recommend that you take a little time to experiment with your email Search box. Type in a few things and see what comes up.
Once you become proficient at crafting your searches you’ll never again have to spend half an hour or more sifting through your Inbox and other email folders just to find one archived email.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Are ‘Vampire Electronics’ sucking your bank account dry?
Odds are, the answer is yes.
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Sam’s Club Reward’ email scam
Luckily, this one is easy to recognize and avoid.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
Anewish Bluetooth Mouse (#ad)
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Yooperlites: Rocks that naturally glow in the dark
These things are intriguing, to say the least.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Verizon shuts down its 3G network
• How Tesla, Google and others are making robots more like us
• Meta acquires Luxexcel, a smart eyewear company
• Small nuclear reactors could solve data centers’ sustainable power problem
• SpaceX smashes its own record for rocket launches in a year
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