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My “Pick” for today are these fantastic Tozo NC20 Pro Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds.
I’ve used three different sets of Tozo earbuds over the years and they have all performed very well for me. And I’m sure they would still be working well if I didn’t have a bad habit of losing them. This particular model works exceedingly well.
Click here to check out the Tozo NC20 Pro Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a very detailed view the Milky Way galaxy decorating the night sky over California State Route 190 (AKA Death Valley Scenic Byway). 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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December’s winner will receive a fantastic GMKtec Mini Desktop Computer.
It’s amazing how much computing power they’re packing into such tiny packages these days. True tower desktop power in a small case that’s about the size of a brick.
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on December 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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It seems that every week I receive at least a couple of frantic emails asking me if there’s any way to retrieve the files from a computer’s hard drive after the machine has gone belly-up.
Luckily, many times the answer is YES!
I have covered each of the following methods before, but I thought it might be helpful if I simply list them all in a single post. [Read more…]
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There was a time when photographs were widely considered to be the ultimate “proof” in situations where there was a dispute or disagreement of some kind.
In fact, photos carried such weight that criminals often simply decided to confess to their crimes after being confronted with photographic evidence rather than try to plead their innocence.
But the days when we could confidently take at picture at face value are now long gone thanks to the wide use of Adobe Photoshop and AI generated images. [Read more…]
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Question from Theresa: Rick, I was wondering if it’s possible for an infected email to load a virus onto a smartphone?
Last night I was using my iPhone to check my email and I accidentally opened an email that appeared to be from China while I was trying to delete it. When the email opened up it said it was downloading a file.
I haven’t noticed any problems with the phone so far. I’m cautiously optimistic because I’ve always been told that only Windows computers are subject to virus infections.
Do you think I have anything to worry about? [Read more…]