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Rick’s Daily Pick: Veise Fingerprint Door Lock w/ 2 Lever Handles

Posted on September 19, 2025

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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Veise Fingerprint Door Lock w/ 2 Lever Handles.

Tired of fumbling for your keys at night or when you’re trying to carry groceries into your house?

This little gem will let you unlock your door with nothing but the touch of your finger.

Once the door is unlocked you can simply turn the lever-style handle with your elbow to actually open the door.

Click here to check out the Veise Fingerprint Door Lock w/ 2 Lever Handles at Amazon.

Picture of the Day: “Matterhorn in Silhouette”

Posted on September 19, 2025

Today’s POTD features the iconic shape of the Matterhorn’s peak in stark silhouette against a late evening sky. 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 – September 2025

Posted on August 31, 2025

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September’s winner will receive a 15.6″ Lenovo IdeaPad 1 Student Laptop.

This laptop is perfect for junior high and high school students. It’s plenty capable of doing most anything that might be required for class, yet it’s very affordable.

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

Good luck!

Q&A: Can I convert an older hard drive into a USB drive?

Posted on September 18, 2025

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Question from Bruce: Rick, I have an old Windows XP computer with a bad power supply and there’s data on its hard drive that I really need to access.

Can I pull that drive from the machine and retrieve the data from it using a different PC, or is it more complicated than that?

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Q&A: How do I make my PC shut down at the same time every night?

Posted on September 18, 2025

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Question from Kenny: I use my Windows computer to watch a few TV shows every night before I go to sleep. The last show I watch goes off at 11pm.

The problem is I often fall asleep before the last show goes off and my computer stays on all night. I don’t like that.

I’d really like to have the computer shut down automatically at 11pm. How can I make it do that? [Read more…]