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Jere’s Windows & Android Tips

Jere Minich, Advisor, Region 5 (AL, FL, GA, SC)

HOW TO EMPTY YOUR RECYCLE BIN ON A CAN DATA BE RECOVERED FROM A FAILED
SCHEDULE ON WINDOWS 10 – Using a built-in SSD? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – When solid-
feature called Storage Sense, you can save disk state drives (SSD) began to hit the market, they were
space by configuring Windows 10 to delete files of a hailed for their speed and reliability. Users assume
certain age located in your Recycle Bin automatical- that because an SSD has no mechanical parts, it is
ly every day, week, or month. Here’s how to set it less likely to suffer a mechanical failure. Those users
up. are largely correct. Numerous studies indicate that an
SSD will last longer and perform better over an ex-
tended period, especially as the technology becomes
First, launch “Settings” by opening the “Start Menu” more efficient and with larger storage to boot.
and clicking the “gear” icon on the left. You can also
press Windows+I to open Settings quickly. In Set-
tings, click the “System” icon and then click But that doesn’t mean your SSD will not fail at some
“Storage.” point. And when that does happen, how do you re-
cover your data? Can you recover data from an
SSD?
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mated that around 1.5 billion people use Gmail as
their default email provider. For good reason, too, HOW TO MAKE YOUR PC AUTOMATICALLY
with Gmail offering powerful features in a clean in- TURN ON ON A SCHEDULE – Do you always boot
terface at no cost. As with any email account, there your computer at the same time each day? You can
are some emails that you’d rather not receive in the have it automatically power on at a time of your
first place. Thankfully, it’s simple to block any ac- choice so it’s ready to go when you sit down in front
counts you want to in Gmail. of it.

Blocking a user doesn’t mean you won’t receive This may seem unnecessary with modern PCs that
their email, but it will send their emails straight to boot quickly, but we love automating tasks. This
your spam folder so that you don’t have to see it could be useful to have your PC automatically boot in
unless you want to. If you want to block someone in the middle of the night to run downloads at off-hours,
Gmail, here’s what you’ll need to do. too.

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WATCH OUT: 99.9 PERCENT OF HACKED MI- VULNERABLE POINTS ON THE PATH TO PRIVA-
CROSOFT ACCOUNTS DON’T USE 2FA – Two- CY – Privacy and security: tracing the path from your
factor authentication (2FA) is the single most effec- fingertips through the services you use to your infor-
tive method of preventing unauthorized access to mation’s final destination. Privacy and security are
an online account. Still need convincing? Have a more important, and under greater threat, than ever
look at these jaw-dropping numbers from Microsoft.
before. We manage an ever-increasing amount of
sensitive information and tasks, while the number of
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