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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, April 4, 2024
• My bi-annual gadget cleaning and maintenance routine
• Q&A: What happens with Two-Factor Authentication if I switch phones?
• This is the best computer upgrade you can make for the money
• Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? Are you kidding me???
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
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Question from Adam: I hope you can answer a question about solar power for me.
I have a small outbuilding that’s located about 120 yards from my house. This outbuilding has a dark green roof and it gets extremely hot inside on hot summer days.
What I’d like to do is install a fan in the eve of the building to pull fresh air into the building while expelling the hot air, but there’s no electric service there to power the fan. Can you help me with this? [Read more…]
Question from Stanley: My wife and I bought an RV and we’re planning to do some traveling (and of course camping).
Not a lot at first, just an occasional long weekend visit to one of the parks in our area (there are several).
Then after I retire in three years we’re going to hit the road and do some serious travelling (and LOTS of camping).
My question: Which is better for RV camping – solar panels or a generator? [Read more…]