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Why it’s important to photograph your Christmas gifts for insurance purposes

Posted on December 24, 2025

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On Christmas morning, what’s the first thing you should do with all the loot that Santa has deposited under your tree?

Why pull out your camera or smart phone and photograph them, of course!

Remember all those stories you hear every year about families having their entire Christmas burned up in a house fire?

Or how about the families that hop in their car and head over to grandma’s house for Christmas dinner, only to discover that a burglar completely cleaned them out while they were gone? [Read more…]

(Rant alert) Why do we still have so much trouble out of our printers?

Posted on December 23, 2025

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I receive dozens of questions every week and many of those questions are about printer issues.

They often go something like this:

“I need help with my printer. It was working fine until this morning but now it’s just printing blank pages! What could be the problem?”

Most printer problems can be easily solved, but it can be difficult for the average user to know how to begin troubleshooting an issue.

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Windows Users: Lock down your privacy with Microsoft’s ‘Privacy Dashboard’

Posted on December 20, 2025

As you probably know by now, Microsoft designed Windows 10 and Windows 11 to be quite intrusive when it comes to your privacy.

By default, the operating system collects all sorts of sensitive user data and stores it on your PC’s hard drive and/or sends it back to Microsoft via the Internet.

Luckily, most of Windows’ “spying” can be either mitigated somewhat or disabled completely if you know where to look for the various settings. [Read more…]

11 easy ways to fool burglars into thinking you’re at home

Posted on December 9, 2025

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Burglars love targeting houses where it’s pretty obvious that no one’s at home.

After all, there’s less chance of them getting caught when there’s nobody there to catch them.

Are you worried about your home being burglarized when you’re at work, on vacation, or otherwise away from home?

If so, there are several things you can do to make it appear to potential burglars that your home is indeed occupied at all times – and prevent them from breaking in: [Read more…]

How to use (and pay for) Amazon Prime only when you need it

Posted on December 6, 2025

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By now you probably know that Amazon Prime members get fast and free shipping on Prime-eligible products plus a bunch of other awesome perks.

It truly is one of the best deals around if you enjoying shopping at Amazon and want to take advantage of all the awesome Prime perks.

That being said, you might be reluctant to sign up for a Prime membership due to the $139 annual fee, especially if you tend to cluster your Amazon shopping at various times of the year.

Well guess what? You can sign up for Amazon Prime one month at a time if you only need it for a short time (such as shopping for Christmas gifts). [Read more…]