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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic American Lifetime Large Digital Clock for Seniors.
Does someone you love struggle to keep up with the current date and time? If so, this large-print digital clock might be a big help to them.
The numbers and letters are quite big and very easy to see, and everything is spelled out, never abbreviated.
Click here to check out the American Lifetime Large Digital Clock for Seniors at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a strikingly colorful sunset over the waters off the coast of Key West. I hope you like it.
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June’s winner will receive this fantastic Lenovo IdeaPad 1 15IAU7 15.6″ Laptop.
This machine is quite inexpensive, but it’s perfect for anyone who needs a dependable laptop for Internet use.
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 June 30 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
Good luck!
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A while back I explained in this post how to quickly change the text size in your browser using your mouse wheel and the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
In a nutshell, that procedure changes the text size by altering the browser’s “zoom” level, which also changes the size of the images, text boxes and any other elements that are displayed on the page.
Today I’m going to explain how to set a new default zoom level in Chrome that will force Chrome to always open at that desired zoom level. [Read more…]
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Do you use Chrome, Firefox or Edge for your web browser?
If so, you probably know that you can either click the “Star” icon on the right side of the address bar or press Ctrl+D to bookmark the web page you’re currently viewing.
Those are the methods most people use to bookmark a page, but there’s an even better way because it only requires a quick click and drag. Here’s how to do it: [Read more…]
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Have you ever used a hotel’s secure Wi-Fi network while staying there as a guest?
How about the secure Wi-Fi network that serves the building you work in – or even the network at your church?
Many of us routinely use these types of secured Wi-Fi networks without giving them a second thought, because…well, they’re encrypted, and therefore safe, right?
As a general rule these secured networks are indeed safe and we can use them without having to worry about having our usernames, passwords and personal info being stolen.
But there’s also a danger with using hotel Wi-Fi networks that you need to know about…