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My “Pick” for today is this super-dependable APC 600VA UPS/Battery Backup & Surge Protector.
I’ve had three of these gems protecting and powering my computers for over two years and they’re still working like champs. Highly recommended!
Click here to check out the APC 600VA UPS/Battery Backup & Surge Protector 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 beautiful sunrise over Virginia’s Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay. This was taken at scenic Wachapreague. 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.
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Question from Sondra: I decided that I want to buy my husband a really nice TV for his birthday so I went to Walmart to pick one out.
What an exercise in confusion that turned out to be!
When I got to Walmart the TV section had dozens to choose from and the picture quality ranged from fair to really good, even on similar models.
How on earth is one to choose from all those different TV’s under those conditions? [Read more…]
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Question from Marge: I’ve recently begun dabbling in photography with an eye towards going pro at some point. I have a question for you if you don’t mind.
Is there a way to rename all the files in a certain folder to a common base name?
My camera always names the pictures with the same base filename but just changes the numbers on the end. That makes it hard to know what the pictures in a folder are of without looking at the pictures.
A datacenter proxy acts as a fast intermediary using IP addresses that businesses, rather than ISPs, own between your computer and the internet. These tools run on massive servers, bringing incredible bandwidth and very quick response times to the users. Website owners categorize these IPs as being from a professional data center because they aren’t residential.
What are the implications for your everyday web surfing or business tasks? On one hand, they deliver power. On the other hand, their non-residential nature makes them traceable and blockable by security systems. This is the compromise in technical testing – the speed is usually accompanied by the lack of stealth.
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