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Gift cards
They virtually guarantee that your money will end up buying something the recipient will like.
If you plan to buy gift cards to give away as gifts (or even to purchase something for yourself), make sure the cashier doesn’t try to charge you sales tax on the purchase of the card. [Read more…]
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My “Pick” for today is this 2-pack of super-handy Idison 3-in-1 USB Multi Charging Cables.
Don’t you hate having to carry along a separate charging cable for every device you own? Well, this little gem will work virtually all of them.
Click here to check out the Idison 3-in-1 USB Multi Charging Cable (2-Pack) at Amazon.
Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.
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Ok, I’ll admit it. Wireless printers that allow you to print via WiFi instead of having to connect a cable sure are handy.
After all, who wants to run a long USB cable into every room where you occasionally use your laptop?
And if you print from your phone or tablet then using WiFi is a no-brainer.
But what if you only use a desktop computer or you always use your laptop in the same place every time?
If you don’t need to print from a mobile device you’d be a lot better off connecting your printer to your computer with a USB printer cable instead of WiFi, for the following reasons: [Read more…]
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I receive lots of tech questions here at Rick’s Daily Tips, and there’s one question in particular that I receive time and again:
“If I delete a message I’ve sent to someone on Messenger will it be deleted from the recipient’s inbox as well?”
The answer to that question used to be no, but Meta changed that a while back.
Now when you send someone a message you have 10 minutes to change your mind and “Unsend” it if you want to. And it’s very easy to do. Just follow the steps below for the device you’re using. [Read more…]