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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Friday, October 8, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
• Why you shouldn’t keep tons of photos on your phone
• Q&A: Can I retrieve a forgotten password from my web browser?
• Did you know the Windows ‘Clipboard’ can store multiple items?
• Q&A: Is it safe to back up important files to a USB flash drive?
• Google was once for sale for $750,000 – and the offer was refused.
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
Why you shouldn’t keep tons of photos on your phone
If you’re like most smartphone owners you probably have hundreds of photos stored on your phone.
While it’s nice to be able to whip out your phone and show someone the latest photos of the kids/grandkids, it’s really best to limit the number of photos that reside on your phone to a bare minimum.
Why? Two reasons:
1 – If you lose your phone, if someone steals it or if you drop it and it breaks into a zillion pieces, your photos could well be gone for good.
And depending on how long you’ve had your phone and how many pictures you take, they could easily number in the thousands,
That’s a lot of photos to lose in one fell swoop.
2 – Tons of photos take up tons of storage space, leaving less room for apps and operating system ‘breathing room’.
That means you might find yourself unable to install new apps and/or figure out why your phone is running as slow as molasses at 30 below zero.
Bottom line: If the photos on your phone are really precious to you (and they probably are), I strongly recommend that you copy them off the phone onto your computer AND upload them to cloud storage, then delete the ones you don’t anticipate showing to your friend next time you get together.
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The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• Q&A: Can I retrieve a forgotten password from my web browser?
A reader wants to know if there’s any way to retrieve a password that’s forgotten from her web browser. This post has the answer.
• Did you know the Windows ‘Clipboard’ can store multiple items?
Windows 10 and Windows 11 have an enhanced Clipboard feature called ‘Clipboard History’ that can store several items at once and let you choose between them at will. This post explains how to enable it and put it to use.
• Q&A: Is it safe to back up important files to a USB flash drive?
A readers wants to use a USB flash drive to back up some very important files. This post explains why that isn’t a great idea.
• 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.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Google was once for sale for $750,000 – and the offer was refused.
Could this be the worst business decision in the history of business decisions?
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Time for your safety check
• YouTube cancels Rewind for good after years of everyone hating it
• US gov’t will slap contractors with civil lawsuits for hiding breaches
• Auto Industry Forecast: Chip shortage recovery may not happen until 2023
• US Department of Justice creates cryptocurrency enforcement unit
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