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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy Apps2Car Heavy Duty Adjustable Phone Stand.
This will securely hold your smartphone while you’re using your hands for something else.
Click here to check out the Apps2Car Heavy Duty Adjustable Phone Stand 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 scene from western North Carolina. This is an autumn view of one of the narrow lanes that lead to some of the cliffside homes that are perched on the mountainsides overlooking the picturesque towns of Boone and Blowing Rock. 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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Smart phones and other mobile devices are great for playing music and videos, but their small speakers often leave a lot to be desired when it comes to sound quality and volume.
Luckily, most modern smartphones, tablets and even modern laptops and desktop computers can wirelessly transmit their sound to large, great sounding external speakers via a wonderful technology known as Bluetooth. [Read more…]
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I have written many times about why it’s so important to protect your family’s WiFi network by enabling encryption on it and locking it down with a strong password.
Well, this slightly old, but still very relevant news story is a real-world example of why locking your WiFi network down is so important. I ran across it while doing some research for a related blog post and thought I’d share it with you. [Read more…]
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The Internet is a haven for legions of scammers who use it to deliver all manner of fraudulent “offers” to potential victims.
One of the most dangerous scams you’re likely to encounter on the web is making the rounds right now via email.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but they all work pretty much the same way: [Read more…]