“How come no one told me?” That’s what you’ll think if you don’t know this tip. On your Mac, click on a file and hit Return. Now, you can type in a new name. On a PC, click, wait a beat, then click again. Done!

Your old photos are worth money to AI

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Big tech will pay top dollar for your cringey Myspace pics. Plus, how to file a claim in Walmart’s $45 million lawsuit (you could get $500), phony AI image generators run wild on Facebook, and Disney+ stops password sharing. And all the weird stuff you can gamble on online!

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Reopen an unsaved Word doc. Go to File > Info > Manage Document > Recover Unsaved Documents. Nice.

⚡️3-second tech genius: Use “.new” in your browser. Try doc.new, sheet.new to open a new Google file fast. 

📂 Size matters: Use Excel often? Save big files in an .XLSB format instead of .XLS. The file size will shrink by up to 75%. Nice one!

Two heads = better than one: In Google Docs, look for the star-shaped icon next to your pic that says Ask Gemini. Click to open a sidebar and check out its writing tools. If you want to mention another file in your prompt, type @

3 ways to file your taxes for free

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Just a friendly nudge — don’t forget to do your taxes! Here’s how to do it online at no cost. 

Recover deleted files

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Have you ever deleted a file on accident? Listen to this one-minute podcast for an easy way to recover it from the digital graveyard.