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My “Pick” for the day this blazing-fast DOMISO 17 Inch Multi-Functional Waterproof Laptop Sleeve.
Do you travel with a laptop but you don’t need to carry a ton of accessories along with it?
If so, this light, but quite functional sleeve will protect your laptop while making it easy to carry it most anywhere.
Click here to read more about the DOMISO 17 Inch Multi-Functional Waterproof Laptop Sleeve at Amazon.
Today’s “Picture of the Day” features a beautiful sunset over the water just off the coast of the “big island” of Hawaii. I hope you like it.
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As you probably know, Facebook earns the vast majority of their revenue from ads.
And I’m sure you’ve probably noticed that they’re everywhere.
Some scammers are now taking advantage of Facebook’s advertising potential by posting fake ads that are designed to steal your money, your personal information, or both.
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If your home is like most others these days it probably has surge suppressors plugged into the outlets that are powering a sensitive electronic device.
And some homes have one plugged into every outlet.
These portable surge suppressors are fine for protecting your computer equipment, flat panel TVs and other devices from moderate power surges.
However, if your incoming power line gets struck by lightning or a strong power surge you will likely be replacing many of those items the very next day. [Read more…]
As you probably know, interest rates are extremely low due right now due to the Fed’s actions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
And that of course has drastically lowered the amount of interest that most retirees are drawing on their interest-bearing retirement accounts.
Millions of retirees live at least partially off the interest earned from those types of accounts, and a great percentage of them depend on earned interest for the bulk of their retirement income.
To be sure, many retirees are hurting hurting financially right now.
Unfortunately, the desperation shared by many of our retirees has made them a prime target for scammers.