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RicksDailyTips Newsletter for Dec. 17, 2016 – Why gift cards make fantastic Christmas gifts!

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Hello again. I hope you had a great week!

Well, the Christmas shopping season is about to switch into high gear. Christmas morning is only about a week away, and if tradition holds these last few shopping days will turn out to be filled with anxiety and frustration for many folks.

Today I have a little tip that can help you avoid much of that anxiety and frustration. Instead of spending hours on end shuffling through dozens of crowded stores, give your friends and family members gift cards and let them buy their perfect gifts themselves!  [Read more…]

RicksDailyTips Newsletter for Dec. 10, 2016 – Five inexpensive (but awesome) tech gifts

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Hello again. I hope you had a great week and that you’re enjoying the holiday season thus far!

Believe it or not, some folks have already wrapped up their Christmas shopping for the year. If you happen to be one of them, congrats on a job well done!

But if you’re like the rest of us, you’re probably still struggling to find that perfect gift for a special friend or loved one.

Today I’m going to tell you about five awesome tech gifts that are truly useful, yet they won’t cost you an arm and a leg. In fact, all of them cost less than $100, and most of them cost about half that amount!

With the wonderful Christmas spirit (and a touch of frugality) in mind, here they are:  [Read more…]

RicksDailyTips Newsletter for Nov. 24, 2016 – Happy Thanksgiving!

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Hello my friend. I hope you had a great week!

I am very thankful for the many wonderful things that I have been blessed with in my life, and my wonderful friends are right at the top of that list. And I truly consider you, my faithful reader and subscriber, to be my friend.

On this very special day I want each and every one of you to know how thankful I am that you read my RicksDailyTips Tech Blog and subscribe to my newsletter.

I strive daily to give you information that’s actually informative and useful. I know from your feedback that I often achieve that goal. I also know that I miss the mark on occasion.

Without your patronage and friendship I wouldn’t be able to continue sharing the things I’ve learned from my years in the tech business via this blog and newsletter. And I love doing that because I love helping people when I can, even if it’s just by a tiny bit.

In summary, you are not just another email address in a database or just another “hit” on my blog. To me, you are a friend. I appreciate you and your friendship more than you can know.

Special note: I won’t be sending out a newsletter on Saturday as usual. I’ll be spending the weekend with family and friends, and I hope you’ll be able to do the same.

Thanks again, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Rick

RicksDailyTips Newsletter for Nov. 19, 2016 – 4 tips for doing your Christmas shopping at Amazon

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newsletterHello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!

With Thanksgiving now less than a week away, many folks are getting ready to turn their attention to Christmas.

As always, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the weekend in between will be huge shopping days.

The weekend after Thanksgiving always means monster crowds at virtually every brick-and-mortar retail store.

Even worse, there are almost always reports of people getting trampled and fights breaking out. And that’s after having to drive around for an hour looking for a parking spot!

Luckily, there’s an easy way to avoid the Black Friday crowds and the aggravation that goes along with them. Simply do the bulk of your Christmas shopping online instead!  [Read more…]

RicksDailyTips Newsletter for October 22, 2016 – Results from last week’s informal survey

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newsletterHello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic week!

I want to thank each and every one of you who responded to my request for feedback in last week’s newsletter. I received a total of 1,152 responses!

I tried my best to reply to each and every respondent, but I apologize if I happened to miss anyone. Again, thank you all so much!

This week I’d like to let you know what I learned from all of that wonderful feedback. I’ll list each question that was asked followed by what turned out to be the “consensus” answer.  [Read more…]

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