Rick's Daily Tips

Rick’s Daily Pick: JardLite LED Emergency Handheld Flashlight (4-pack)

Posted on June 23, 2025

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My “Pick” for today is this 4-pack of fantastic JardLite LED Emergency Handheld Flashlights.

These super-handy flashlights are very easy to carry and handle, and quite bright. Just the thing you’ll need the next time your power goes out in the middle of the night.

And since you’ll get four of them you can leave one strategically positioned in your home’s most important rooms.

Click here to check out the JardLite LED Emergency Handheld Flashlight (4-pack) at Amazon.

Picture of the Day: “Sunrise over Avalon Bay”

Posted on June 23, 2025

Today’s POTD features a very colorful sunrise over the waters of Avalon Bay, just off the eastern coast of California’s Catalina Island. I hope you like it.

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Monthly Tech Giveaway – June 2025

Posted on May 31, 2025

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June’s winner will receive this fantastic Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15IAU7 15.6″ Laptop.

This machine is quite inexpensive, but it’s perfect for anyone who needs a dependable laptop for Internet use.

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 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 June 30 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

Q&A: Is it safe (and wise) to span two hard drives to make one larger drive?

Posted on June 22, 2025

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Question from Carl: I read here that you can “span” (i.e. combine) multiple hard drives and use them as one large drive and access them all with a single drive letter.

I have a used, but working 1TB hard drive at home that I could install in my Windows 11 desktop computer to span with the 1TB drive that’s already in it to effectively give me a 2TB drive. (There is an open drive bay to install the second drive.)

Would you mind answering a question about drive spanning for me? [Read more…]

Q&A: What do repair shops do with abandoned computers?

Posted on June 21, 2025

Question from Melina: I have a question that I’ve been wondering about for a while now.

I know that computer repair shops must end up with a lot of older computers that the customers don’t want returned to them.

What do the shops do with those old computers? [Read more…]

Save big at Amazon with their Daily Deals

Posted on June 21, 2025

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Regular readers of this blog know that Amazon always has some great deals on computers and accessories, and I try to highlight as many of them here as I possibly can.

But did you know there’s an easy way to get huge discounts on laptops, tablets and other tech gear every single day (and other types of items as well)?

And you won’t even have to go searching for them.

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