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My “Pick” for today is this awesome pair of Anker Soundcore P20i True Wireless Earbuds.
I’ve been using these for well over a year and I love them. These are the only earbuds I’ve found that don’t hurt my ears, and they sound great!
Click here to check out the Anker Soundcore P20i True Wireless Earbuds at Amazon.
Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.
Today’s POTD features one of the many delights that await those who visit the Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina. 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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July’s winner will receive a fantastic Euhomy 59QT 12 Volt Refrigerator/Cooler/Freezer.
This portable refrigerator/cooler/freezer will run off your vehicle’s cigarette lighter port. No more buying ice that’s just going to melt overnight!
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on July 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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Question from Theresa: Hi, Rick. I’m really upset this morning because my desktop computer was damaged due to a bad electrical outlet.
What happened was I hired an electrician to install an electrical outlet in my new sunroom so I could move my computer out there.
As soon as I plugged the computer in and turned it on I heard a loud POP and now I can’t get either the computer or monitor to come on.
My brother stopped by and checked the outlet and found that it has 238 volts on it instead of 120.
I have two questions: [Read more…]
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It’s no secret that being connected to the Internet makes our computers and mobile devices vulnerable to hackers.
Passwords have long been used to protect our online accounts from those threats, but those once-trusted passwords are becoming less effective by the day as hacking methods become increasingly sophisticated.
In short, a simple password that’s just a few characters long offers very little real protection against the sophisticated hacking methods that are being used today. [Read more…]
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Back in the “stone age” (i.e. before we humans had the Internet) learning a new skill was time-consuming and often simply not worth our while.
With time being our most valuable asset, we often found it faster (and therefore “cheaper”) to simply hire someone who already possessed a certain skill to do that essential, yet one-time job for us instead of taking the time to learn how to do it ourselves.
But then along came the Internet, and before we knew it we had countless volumes of information at our fingertips. [Read more…]