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Rethinking an old tech trick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Plus: Google’s lost item finder, faster file renaming, and travel advice from Wikipedia<\/h3>\n\n\n
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“Have you tried turning it off and on again?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve ever asked for tech support\u2014or watched an episode of The IT Crowd<\/a>\u2014you’ve probably come across this advice. Whether it’s due to a memory leak, a low-level glitch, or some other resource management issue, an old-fashioned reboot is often the easiest way to solve problems with your gadgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the act of turning it off and on again can mean more than just a reboot. By loosely applying the same concept in other ways, you can solve a range of other problems for which a reboot would be overkill (or might not even fix). Here are some of my favorite spins on the idea of turning it off and on again that you should always keep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Read the full column and more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve also just updated the Advisorator website<\/strong><\/a> with links to some recent guides for paid subscribers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n