Rick's Daily Tips

How to discreetly send the same email to multiple recipients

Posted on December 6, 2022

Have you ever needed to send the same exact email to several recipients without them knowing that other people are receiving the same email?

Sending the same exact message to multiple recipients can come across as a bit SPAMMY, but there are occasions when it’s both necessary and legitimate to do it.

As luck would have it, there is a very simple way to send the exact same email to several people while making it appear to each recipient that it was sent only to them. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I change where Windows 10 saves new documents?

Posted on December 4, 2022

Question from Paul: I recently discovered that the C: drive in my Windows 10 computer is almost full so I installed a second hard drive.

Everything works fine but when I create a new document Windows still tries to save it to the C: drive. And since that drive is full it can’t save it.

I have to manually choose the E: drive (the new hard drive) every time I try to save a new document.

How can I change it so Windows will automatically store the new files I create on the E: drive instead of the C: drive? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can Linux be installed on a Mac?

Posted on December 2, 2022

Question from Myron: I read this blog post about installing Linux on an older Windows PC and found it quite intriguing.

The thing is, I don’t have a Windows PC. I have an older MacBook that can no longer be updated to the latest versions of macOS.

Your post about installing Linux didn’t mention anything about installing it on a Mac. Is that possible? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I get a file out of quarantine in Microsoft Defender?

Posted on December 1, 2022

Question from Rheta: For some reason Microsoft Defender quarantined one of my important work files on my Windows 11 laptop, apparently thinking it’s a virus (it isn’t).

I really need to get that file back. Can you tell me how to “unquarantine” it? [Read more…]