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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Large Print Backlit Computer Keyboard.
Do you have trouble seeing the letters on your computer’s keyboard due to diminished eyesight or less than great lighting?
If so, you definitely need this backlit keyboard with large print. Just be aware that it’s a wired keyboard (not wireless).
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Today’s POTD features a very colorful fall scene from rural Québec. 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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January’s winner will receive a fantastic Ecoflow DELTA 2 Portable 1024Wh Power Station.
This will keep your computer or CPAP machine plus a few other small essential devices powered up for hours during extended power outages.
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on January 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
Good luck!
Question from Carrie: I went to Costco this morning and when I got home my phone wasn’t in my purse.
I checked both my car and my apartment from one end to other and it just isn’t here.
Then I called Costco to see if anyone had found it and turned it in at the Service Desk, but they hadn’t.
I didn’t go anywhere else, just to Costco so that has to be where I lost it.
I’m not too concerned about the phone itself. It’s an older Straight Talk phone that I was planning to replace soon anyway.
The thing that worries me is my Gmail was open (I keep it that way, stupid me). I have a lot of sensitive info and photos in my emails that I really don’t want anyone else to see.
Is there a way to use my computer to remotely sign out of Gmail on the lost phone?
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Question from Lilly: Hello, Rick. I just have a very quick question.
Do I need to install an antivirus app on my iPhone? One friend says I do and another friend says I don’t.
I’d really like to know for sure so I can make sure my phone is protected. I just don’t want to install another app if I don’t need it. But if I do need to install one, which one would you recommend? [Read more…]
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Question from Danny: Hi, Rick. Several years ago I read your post explaining how to change the default Downloads folder in Windows 7.
I followed the instructions and changed the Downloads folder on my PC to the Desktop because that way I always knew where to look for the file I just downloaded.
I just replaced that old computer with a new Windows 11 machine and I’d really like change the Downloads folder to the Desktop again. Can you tell me how to do it in Windows 11? [Read more…]