Rick's Daily Tips

Rick’s Daily Pick: Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station

Posted on November 11, 2025

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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station.

Looking for the easiest way possible to clone the contents of a hard drive or SSD onto another drive? This little gem lets you do it with the touch of a button (literally).

It’s also the easiest way to connect up to two bare SATA drives to your computer as external USB drives. I use mine all the time.

Click here to check out the Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station at Amazon.

Picture of the Day: “Sunset over the Everglades”

Posted on November 11, 2025

Today’s POTD features a very colorful sunset sky over the Everglades in Collier County, Florida. I hope you like it.

Have lots of treasured photos of your own that you’d love to display in your home but you have limited wall space? A digital picture frame (#ad) is an excellent solution. Check them out!

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Monthly Tech Giveaway – November 2025

Posted on October 31, 2025

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October’s winner will receive a fantastic Lenovo Idea Tab 11″ Tablet with Pen.

This premium Android tablet can do most anything you need a tablet to do (and you’ll love the large 11 inch screen).

All subscribers to the Standard edition of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter have an equal chance to win.

Premium subscribers have two chances to win (their email addresses are added to the “pot” twice).

Not a subscriber? Just enter your email address in the sign-up form on this page.

Once subscribed you’ll be eligible to win each month’s drawing – starting with this month. Better yet, opt for a Premium subscription for double the chance to win!

The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on November 30 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

Why you need to immediately start using Passkeys instead of Passwords

Posted on November 11, 2025

As you probably know, people have been using passwords to secure their online accounts for decades. But unfortunately there are two very serious problems with passwords:

1 – Strong passwords that are actually effective at protecting your accounts tend to be very difficult to remember. [Read more…]

How to bypass iPhone Locked to Owner (full guide)

Posted on November 11, 2025

The “iPhone Locked to Owner” message, officially known as iCloud Activation Lock, is a potent security feature that automatically activates when the “Find My” feature is enabled on any Apple device.

Its primary purpose is to act as a deterrent against theft: if your iPhone is lost or stolen, it is rendered useless to anyone who doesn’t possess the original Apple ID and password, even after a factory reset. [Read more…]

4 reasons why you shouldn’t let your browser store your passwords

Posted on November 10, 2025

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Do you let your browser remember your passwords and automatically fill them in for you every time you sign into an online account?

If so, you could well be headed for trouble.

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