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Amazon Prime Day is here. This is why it’s awesome

Posted on July 7, 2025

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Well, today Amazon kicks off Prime Day 2025, and this year it’s bigger and better than ever because it’s going to last a whopping four days (July 8-11).

If you’re new to shopping at Amazon, Prime Day is a veritable shopper’s holiday with steep discounts and special deals in virtually every category. It’s almost like Christmas in July!

Whether you need a new laptop, a new recliner, an entire new wardrobe or virtually anything else that Amazon sells, you’re sure to find a fantastic deal waiting for you during this Prime Day period.

If you’re already a Prime member you’re all set. Just head over to the Amazon Home page and start shopping. You’ll see the huge discounts offered right on the item details pages.

If you aren’t yet a Prime member and you’d like to take advantage of this once-in-a-year opportunity, simply head over to the Amazon Prime page and sign up. In addition to the special discounts and deals available during this four day event, you’ll also qualify for all of the many outstanding Prime benefits for an entire year.

I’ve been a Prime member for years and I’ve never regretted it for a second. And Prime Day is one of the many reasons why!

How to disable all apps and games (and block game requests / app notifications) on Facebook

Posted on July 4, 2025

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Lots of folks love playing games and using apps on Facebook, but many others would rather drink a glass of spoiled milk through a dirty straw.

If you fall into the last group you probably aren’t all that thrilled to see a game or app invitation pop up in your notifications area.

And with all the malicious apps, quizzes and games there are these days, I don’t blame you. After all, malicious games and apps account for a large percentage of the hacks and data theft taking place on the Facebook platform.

As luck would have it, you can easily disable all apps and games as well as block all game and app invitations/notifications, now and forever! [Read more…]

How to change the default zoom level and/or font size in Chrome

Posted on June 28, 2025

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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…]

Here’s the fastest (and best) way to bookmark a web page

Posted on June 27, 2025

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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…]

Q&A: Will a laptop hard drive work in a desktop PC?

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Question from Marcel: I accidentally sat on my laptop and broke the screen and who knows what else inside (it doesn’t do anything when I turn it on).

I removed the 1TB hard drive from the damaged laptop and it appears to be ok. Well, at least it doesn’t appear to be bent or broken in any way.

Can I install this hard drive from the laptop in my desktop computer to give me an additional 1TB of storage?

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