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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy WAVLINK AX1800 Outdoor Weatherproof WiFi 6 Extender.
Need to extend your WiFi signal to areas outside your home or office?
Whether you need to provide Internet access to a small nearby campground, barn or outbuilding, this will do it. Works up to 500 feet – and in some cases even more.
Click here to check out the WAVLINK AX1800 Outdoor Weatherproof WiFi 6 Extender at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a trio of white daisies, standing tall and greeting the world, much like the morning sun. 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 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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As you probably know, PayPal users have always been a top target of scammers. There’s a dangerous new (and very convincing) PayPal related scam making the rounds right now that could be landing in your email inbox at any minute.
Most PayPal related scams are phishing attempts designed to trick you into handing over your PayPal login info (and therefore access to your account), but this one is a bit different because it’s trying to trick you into handing over your personal and banking info directly. [Read more…]
If you have an iPhone, iPad or Mac you probably have tons of irreplaceable photos and other things stored on your device(s).
Have you ever thought about what might happen to your precious photos and important files after you pass on?
Wouldn’t it be nice if someone you trust would be able to properly (and completely) dispose of your Apple account and save any photos and files that you want to pass on to your family after you’re gone?
If so, I have good news for you… [Read more…]
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Unfortunately, in the Internet age, viruses and other forms of malware tend to spread like wildfires, and it’s getting harder by the day to keep your devices from getting infected by them.
That’s why it’s important to install a high quality antivirus program on your Windows computer, keep it updated at all times and perform a couple of on-demand malware scans on a regular basis.
Macs aren’t as likely to get infected with malware as Windows machines, but it’s happening more all the time. And when it does the results can be catastrophic, which is why I recommend that Mac users install Malwarebytes on their machines.
With all of the above being said, a little due diligence can go a long way towards keeping your machines safe as well. [Read more…]