Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Today’s Daily Deal features this fantastic APC 600VA UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector with USB Charging Port.
Now that we’re heading into storm season it pays to be ready for power spikes and outages. Are you prepared?
You can be with this little gem from APC!
Click here to read more about the APC 600VA UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector with USB Charging Port at Amazon.
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Back in the golden age of technology, you really didn’t need all that many tools in order to build, upgrade or repair computers and many other tech items.
If you owned a couple of screwdrivers, an anti-static wrist strap and a nut driver or two you could work on most any tech item. But today, things are a lot more complicated.
The way modern computers, monitors and mobile devices are constructed makes it virtually impossible to work on some items without specialized tools that can “crack open” a case or extract a part without causing physical damage to the item.
As you probably know, finding a kit with all the tools required to safely and efficiently work on a piece of tech hardware is pretty difficult without spending a small fortune.
I’m always on the lookout for the latest and greatest in tech tools and equipment at affordable prices, so when I saw an advertisement for the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit I decided to check it out. [Read more…]
These days most people are aware that viruses, spyware, adware and other types of malware are lurking in the shadows of the Internet, just waiting for an opportunity to sneak onto their computers’ hard drives and perform all kinds of mischief.
What many folks don’t know however is just how easy it is for a computer or mobile device (and the sensitive data stored on it) to become compromised simply by using an out-of-date web browser that doesn’t have the latest security updates installed.
In addition to adding new features and options, browser updates also patch any security holes that have surfaced since the browser was last updated. And these security updates are released all the time!
If you’d like to keep your computer free of malware (and who doesn’t), it’s extremely important to do two things on a regular basis: [Read more…]
Have you ever read a Facebook post and wanted to link directly to it for some reason?
Sure, Facebook makes it easy to share a post with your friends, but what if you’d like someone who isn’t on your friends list to see it?
Perhaps you’d like to place a link to a post in a comment on another post to add context or additional information to the original post?
Or what if you’d like to post a list of links to several related posts that would best be viewed together?
It’s actually quite easy to retrieve the link to any specific Facebook post and then post it in a new post or comment. You can even link to the post from a blog post or send it via email or instant message.
Today’s “Picture of the Day” features a beautiful evening view of Italy’s Funes Valley with the majestic Dolomites in the background. I hope you like it.
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Did you know that Amazon has thousands of Kindle ebooks on photography, from beginner to advanced – and every level in between?
Many titles are absolutely free, and you won’t even need a Kindle device to enjoy them!
Click here to check out the awesome selection of free and low-cost photography ebooks at Amazon!
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