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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic HP OmniBook 3 17.3 inch Laptop.
This is an excellent general purpose laptop with a nice large 17.3 inch screen. If you don’t need a machine that’s made for hard-core gaming and you want to get good value for your money, this is a great choice.
Click here to check out the HP OmniBook 3 17.3 inch Laptop 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 springtime sunset over the waters of Lake Obersee and the Swiss Alps. 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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September’s winner will receive a fantastic CyberPower 1500VA/1000W Sinewave UPS Battery Backup / Surge Protector.
This will keep your computer, modem and router online for a full hour after your power goes out, preventing a dangerous instant shutdown that could damage your computer gear and cause you to lose any unsaved data that’s currently in the machine’s RAM.
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on September 30 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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I receive dozens of tech questions every week, and as you might expect some questions get asked over and over.
One of the questions that gets asked most often is some variation of “How do I remove [McAfee, Norton or whatever] from my computer?”
For various reasons, antivirus apps can sometimes be difficult to remove with Windows’ native uninstaller, and I’ve had my own issues with many of them in the past.
Luckily, there’s a simple way to remove most any antivirus program from your computer: Just download and run that company’s automated removal tool! [Read more…]
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Question from Darla: I went online to search for a new wall charger for my phone and iPad and I noticed that some of them were labeled as GaN chargers.
I had never seen that before (but it’s been years since I bought a new charger).
What does the GaN mean? [Read more…]
When people talk about winning in business, they usually focus on growth charts, customer counts, and market share. Bigger is supposed to mean safer. More customers are supposed to mean more power. A larger slice of the market is often treated like proof that a company is on the right track.
But that story leaves out the question that matters most on a random Tuesday afternoon when payroll is due, a supplier invoice lands, or sales slow down for two months: can the business actually pay its bills? [Read more…]