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Rick’s Daily Pick: Sperry Instruments GFI6302 GFCI Outlet / Receptacle Tester

Posted on January 13, 2026

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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy Sperry Instruments GFI6302 GFCI Outlet / Receptacle Tester.

Are the electrical outlets in your home wired correctly and safe to use? If not, your surge protectors and battery backup devices won’t work as they should.

This little gem will tell you right away if one or more of your outlets has a problem that needs to be fixed.

Click here to check out the Sperry Instruments GFI6302 GFCI Outlet / Receptacle Tester at Amazon.

Picture of the Day: “Fall in Southwestern Virginia”

Posted on January 13, 2026

Today’s POTD features the beautiful scenery you’ll see while driving US Route 58 between Damascus, Virginia and the nearby mountain community of Konnarock when the autumn leaves are at peak color. I hope you like it.

Have lots of treasured photos of your own that you’d love to display in your home but you have limited wall space? A digital picture frame (#ad) is an excellent solution. Check them out!

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Integrating Dash Cams with Fleet Software & GPS

Posted on January 12, 2026

Integrating dash cams with fleet software and GPS creates context by aligning video, location, time, and driving events into a single operational view. This unified visibility improves safety reviews, incident analysis, and driver coaching by replacing assumptions with clear, evidence-based insight.

Beyond safety, integration strengthens daily operations and decision-making. Centralized dashboards improve route awareness, stop analysis, and cross-team coordination, allowing fleets to act confidently and scale without data silos or guesswork.

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Scam alert: Don’t fall for the ‘Child shot by nail gun’ hoax on Facebook

Posted on January 11, 2026

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It’s no secret that scammers love plying their trade on social media, and Facebook is far and away their favorite venue.

Facebook scams and hoaxes come and go, but some of the most insidious ones keep popping up on a recurring basis. One of the worst hoaxes of them all has been making the rounds for well over a decade, and unfortunately it’s back yet again. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I get Chrome to display the page’s full URL in the address bar?

Posted on January 11, 2026

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Question from Daniel: Rick, I hope you can you help me with a problem I’m having.

I recently started using the Chrome browser and I’ve noticed that it doesn’t show the entire URL of the current web page in the address bar.

For example, for your site it only shows ricksdailytips.com and nothing else for the home page URL. [Read more…]