An unfortunate trend that a lot of software had is the infamous "Did you know.." pop-up window, also known as "Tip of the Day". This is one you can blame Microsoft for as they popularized it with the Windows 95 "Welcome" screen:
Microsoft continued to use this abomination for several years; it found its way into Microsoft Office…
…and even Internet Explorer 6 as an "Explorer Bar":
Thankfully, most software these days have stopped using this decidedly annoying method of giving us tips and information.
Mostly…
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