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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Westinghouse 5000 Peak Watt Super Quiet Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator.
Are you prepared for the power outages that might well be coming your way this winter? You can be if you keep one of these on hand.
Click here to check out the Westinghouse 5000 Peak Watt Super Quiet Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a cute little puffin peeking out over a sea of flower blossoms. 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 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.
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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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Google Chrome is the world’s most popular web browser, and it isn’t even close.
There are several very good reasons why Chrome is used by so many people, one of which is the strong security that Google has built into it by default.
But did you know there’s a setting you can change in Chrome that will make your Internet activities even more secure? [Read more…]
As a parent in today’s world, you’ve probably wondered how to give your child more independence while still keeping them safe. Maybe your 8-year-old has been asking for a phone like their older cousin, or perhaps you’re worried about your child walking to school alone.
I certainly understand that balancing freedom with safety is one of the toughest challenges parents face in today’s connected world.
The good news is that technology has evolved to help bridge this gap. GPS watches designed specifically for children offer a perfect middle ground between giving kids independence and keeping parents’ minds at ease. These devices are changing how families stay connected, and after researching the market extensively, I believe they represent one of the most practical tech solutions for modern parenting challenges. [Read more…]
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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?