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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Vigo Wood Portable Laptop Desk.
Do you tend to use your laptop in places where there is no desk or table available to rest it on?
If so, this can make using your laptop (as well as your mouse and phone) a whole lot easier.
Click here to check out the Vigo Wood Portable Laptop Desk 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 misty early morning scene from the Konnarock, VA area. 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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August’s winner will receive a fantastic Ambient Weather WS-2000 Smart Weather Station with Wi-Fi Remote Monitoring and Alerts.
If you’re a weather buff like I am you’ll love this personal weather station. It’ll keep you up-to-date on what’s happening outside your own home in real time.
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on August 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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Question from Roland: I’m hoping you can answer some questions for me about portable power stations.
The power went off on my street and stayed off for over 7 hours. My almost new 1,000 watt UPS only kept my computer and monitor running for about an hour.
My cousin (who is also my neighbor) has a 500 watt Jackery portable power station and he said it kept his computer running for over 5 hours, and his computer has a bigger monitor.
Like I said before, I have three questions: [Read more…]
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Question from Gwen: I installed a kid’s game on my iPhone that teaches the child how to do basic math in order to solve a series of mysteries.
The recommended age range for the game is 4 to 7.
My daughter turned 4 a couple of months ago so I believe she should be able to successfully play the game.
The thing is I don’t want her to be able to do anything with the phone except use this one app. Is it possible to set it up this way?
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Snapchat is one of the most popular social networking sites on the web thanks to its “disappearing photos and videos” feature, and it is especially popular among teenagers.
If you aren’t familiar with how Snapchat works, it lets you send a photo or video to a friend that will only remain on his/her screen for a given length of time, then it disappears.
That means you can share potentially embarrassing, or even incriminating photos and videos with your friends with no risk attached, right?
Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. [Read more…]