Rick's Daily Tips

How (and why) to make the Print Screen key always open the Snipping Tool on Windows

Posted on October 28, 2025

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If you’re a Windows user you probably know you can press either the Print Screen key or the PrtScn key (whichever spelling your keyboard uses) to immediately capture the contents of the entire screen as a screenshot.

And you might also know that you can press Alt+Print Screen to take a screenshot of just the currently active window.

But what if you want to manually select a specific portion of the screen to capture for a screenshot? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I delete all of my Gmail messages at once?

Posted on October 27, 2025

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Question from Kenny: I love your site man. Too cool!

I hope you can help me with a Gmail question.

I have over 7000 messages in my Gmail Inbox and about as many in my “Sent Mail” folder.

I’d like to wipe out all those old messages and start fresh, but it would take forever to go through there and delete them a page at a time.

My question is do you know of a way to delete all of my Gmail messages at once? [Read more…]

From data to decisions: How analytics is powering

Posted on October 27, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, data has become the cornerstone of decision-making. Organizations across industries are realizing that intuition and experience, while valuable, are no longer sufficient for maintaining a competitive edge.

Data analytics provides a structured way to extract insights, predict outcomes, and guide strategic actions. As businesses strive to innovate, streamline operations, and respond to shifting consumer behaviors, analytics serves as the critical link between raw information and intelligent decision-making. [Read more…]

How (and why) to protect your PayPal account with 2-Step Verification

Posted on October 26, 2025

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Two-Factor Authentication is an awesome feature that adds an almost insurmountable second layer of security to any online account that supports it.

And luckily, most online services do support it nowadays.

In a nutshell, Two-Factor Authentication works by requiring anyone trying to log into an account to enter a security code they received on YOUR mobile phone before being allowed to log in to your account.

That makes your account a lot more secure because anyone trying to log into it would need physical access to YOUR mobile phone in order to receive the security code.

[Read more…]

Review: SimpliSafe Wireless Home Security Systems

Posted on October 25, 2025

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It’s no secret that we live in a dangerous world.

Sadly, burglaries and home invasions have become commonplace in recent years, and the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.

Several major companies have been providing homeowners with home security hardware and monitoring services for decades, but the solutions they offer tend to be on the expensive side.

What’s more, most of them require professional installation.

A while back I started seeing advertisements for SimpliSafe, a “Do-It-Yourself” security system that doesn’t require professional installation. I decided to check them out, and for the most part I was quite impressed. This is what I learned… [Read more…]