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Rick’s Daily Pick: Wen 4500 Watt Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator

Posted on August 28, 2025

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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic Wen 4500 Watt Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator.

Don’t be left in the dark! This could well be the perfect generator for powering your camping trips or replacing grid power during extended outages. It’s quiet, compact and very light compared to old-school generators. It also runs on gasoline or propane – your choice.

Click here to check out the Wen 4500 Watt Dual Fuel Portable Inverter Generator at Amazon.

Picture of the Day: “Haleakalā Sunset”

Posted on August 28, 2025

Today’s POTD features several folks looking down at the tops of the clouds from their vantage point on the rim of Haleakalā volcano, the primary attraction of Maui’s Haleakalā National Park. 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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Monthly Tech Giveaway – August 2025

Posted on July 31, 2025

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August’s winner will receive this fantastic Aura Carver 10.1 Inch HD WiFi Digital Picture Frame.

Like most people these days, you probably have hundreds, and possibly even thousands of great photos that you’d like to display in your home. With this little gem you’ll probably be able to display ALL of them!

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 August 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

Q&A: Should I buy a laptop with Windows 11 in S mode?

Posted on August 28, 2025

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Question from Amber: I’ve been shopping online for a new laptop and I’ve noticed that a lot of the lowest-priced Windows laptops have Windows 11 S installed on them.

I’d never heard of Windows 11 S before I started shopping for a new laptop. And now I’m really confused.

I have a couple of questions for you: [Read more…]

Heads-up: Those ‘Your Apple ID has been disabled’ messages are scams

Posted on August 27, 2025

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An old, but dangerous scam that targets Apple customers recently started making the rounds once again.

As usual, there are several variations of the scam, but they all work something like this…

You receive a text message or social media IM stating that your Apple ID has been disabled due to an “unusual sign-in attempt” or some other pretext.

At first glance the message will appear to be legit, but if you look closer it’s usually easy to see that it’s a fake. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this enticing Walmart gift card scam

Posted on August 26, 2025

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The scammers just never seem to take a break from Facebook, and one of the most enticing scams of them all is making the rounds yet again.

It’s basically just a variation of the old “Free Gift Card” scam that pretty much stays viral on Facebook.

In a nutshell, the scam post says Walmart is giving away free $250 gift cards to anyone who wants one. [Read more…]