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Rick’s Daily Pick: Inateck RGB SATA to USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station w/ Offline Clone

Posted on May 1, 2025

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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Inateck RGB SATA to USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station w/ Offline Clone.

Looking for the easiest way possible to connect up to two bare SATA hard drives or SSDs to a Windows PC as external drives?

Or perhaps you’re looking for the easiest way possible to clone the contents of one drive onto another drive?

Either way, it doesn’t get any simpler than this.

Click here to check out the Inateck RGB SATA to USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station w/ Offline Clone at Amazon.

Picture of the Day: “Castle on the Danube”

Posted on May 1, 2025

Today’s POTD features Austria’s historic Schloss Schönbühele, one of the world’s most well preserved 12th century medieval castles. I hope you like it.

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Monthly Tech Giveaway – May 2025

Posted on April 30, 2025

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May’s winner will receive this fantastic TCL 50-Inch Class S4 4K LED Smart Roku TV.

This TV has Roku connectivity built right in, making it an easy way to switch from cable or satellite TV to video streaming.

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 May 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

When to click ‘Apply’ in a Windows dialog box

Posted on April 30, 2025

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If you’ve been using Microsoft Windows for a while you’ve probably noticed that many of the dialog boxes you encounter have both an “Apply” button and an “OK” button.

If these buttons aren’t coming to mind at the moment, take a quick glance at the images on this page for a visual reminder.

The purpose of the “Apply” button is to make a settings change that you just made take effect immediately without closing the dialog box.

The thing is, clicking the “OK” button without clicking “Apply” works too, which brings up a question that I receive fairly often: “Do I need to click the “Apply” button AND the “OK” button after making a change?” [Read more…]

Here’s a great way to keep your new PC running like new

Posted on April 29, 2025

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Did you recently purchase a new laptop or desktop PC because your old one had become sluggish and unstable?

If you plan to use your new computer primarily for offline tasks like editing photos or doing office-type tasks, there’s a simple way to keep it running like new for years to come…

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