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Rick’s Daily Pick: Goldenmate 1000VA/800W LifePo4 Pure Sine Wave UPS / Surge Protector

Posted on March 3, 2026

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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Goldenmate 1000VA/800W LifePo4 Pure Sine Wave UPS / Surge Protector.

Modern UPS/battery backup devices are now starting to use advanced LifePo4 batteries, and this one provides superior Pure Sine Wave output as well. Highly recommended!

Click here to check out this Goldenmate 1000VA/800W LifePo4 Pure Sine Wave UPS / Surge Protector at Amazon.

Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.

Picture of the Day: “A rather formal looking llama”

Posted on March 3, 2026

Today’s POTD features features a portrait of a llama who appears to be dressed to attend some type of formal function. 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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Monthly Tech Giveaway – March 2026

Posted on February 28, 2026

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March’s winner will receive a fantastic Samsung 27” Odyssey OLED G5 Gaming Monitor.

Whether you’re a gamer looking to up your gaming experience or a regular user who is just looking for a great monitor to replace the one you have now, this is a fantastic option.

All subscribers to the Standard edition of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter have an equal chance to win.

Premium subscribers have two chances to win (their email addresses are added to the “pot” twice).

Not a subscriber? Just enter your email address in the sign-up form on this page.

Once subscribed you’ll be eligible to win each month’s drawing – starting with this month. Better yet, opt for a Premium subscription for double the chance to win!

The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on March 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

How to turn off ‘Autocorrect’ in Windows 10/11

Posted on March 3, 2026

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Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a nifty Autocorrect feature that really comes in handy for people who happen to be poor spellers and/or poor typists (like me for instance).

Lots of folks love Autocorrect and rely on it to help keep their documents as error-free as possible.

However, plenty of other folks find it extremely irritating because, well…it it often “corrects” misspelled words incorrectly.

If you happen to fall into the second group, you can easily disable the Autocorrect feature. [Read more…]

Q&A: Do they make external enclosures that work with older hard drives?

Posted on March 2, 2026

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Question from Alvin: My mom’s (really) old desktop computer won’t come on so she bought herself a new laptop to replace it.

Now she wants me to get the files off her old hard drive for her, but I don’t have a desktop PC to install it in.

I read your post about converting a spare internal hard drive into an external USB hard drive, and it’s very informative.

I’m hoping you can help me choose the right kind of external drive enclosure? [Read more…]

Digital-First B2B: Strategies to turn technology into revenue

Posted on March 2, 2026

Let’s face it. B2B buyers don’t wait for sales calls the way they used to. They research. They compare. They scroll through LinkedIn feeds between meetings. By the time they speak to someone from your team, they already have opinions.

So where does that leave your business?

If your systems don’t support fast responses, if your content doesn’t show up where buyers spend time, and if your data sits in silos, you lose opportunities before you even know they existed. [Read more…]