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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic eRapta Wireless Backup Camera with 7” DVR Monitor.
Do you wish your vehicle had a super-handy backup camera? You can install this one in minutes.
Click here to check out the eRapta Wireless Backup Camera with 7” DVR Monitor at Amazon.
Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.
Today’s POTD features a very colorful view of a small lake in rural Maine. 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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Mays winner will receive a fantastic Blackview 14″ Laptop Screen Extender.
This is an easy and very affordable way to add not just one, but two extra screens to your laptop (for three screens total).
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Question from Glen: A while back I read your post about replacing a computer’s hard drive with an SSD and it sounded like a pretty good idea.
I finally ended up buying a 1TB SSD to replace the hard drive in my old Acer laptop, but the laptop’s screen went bad before I had a chance to make the switch.
I really didn’t want to spend a lot of money to have the Acer fixed so I just ditched it and started using my wife’s Dell laptop.
The Dell has a 1TB hard drive so I don’t really need the SSD at this time. Can I put the SSD on a shelf and keep it for a backup in case the hard drive ever fails, or will it go bad after a while if I don’t use it? [Read more…]
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Question from Kayla: I spilled a large glass of coke all over my keyboard.
After I saw what I had done I immediately unplugged the power cable from the computer and disconnected the keyboard from the computer too.
I’m not worried about the keyboard since they’re so cheap, but it’s the tower that has me worried.
Do you think I can just buy a new keyboard and plug it in or do you recommend having the computer checked out by a repair shop first to make sure it’s not damaged? [Read more…]
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It seems like Facebook is constantly making changes to our Newsfeeds. Every once in a while they’ll make a change I actually like, but most of their changes end up irritating me in some way.
One of the changes I detest most is how videos now start playing automatically when they scroll into view on our Newsfeeds.
Several people have asked me recently how to prevent the Facebook mobile app from automatically playing videos after they scroll into view. [Read more…]