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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive.
This is a great drive for storing your precious family photos, your important files and/or your computer backups.
Click here to check out the WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive at Amazon.
Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.
Today’s POTD features a trio of Holland’s iconic windmills, showcased in various colors by the light of the setting sun. 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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February’s winner will receive a fantastic SimpliSafe 10 Piece Wireless Home Security System w/ Outdoor Camera.
Every home needs a high quality security system. This is one of the very best and it’s easy to install.
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on February 28 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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Question from Bob: Hi, Rick. I have a question for you.
I keep hearing the terms “the cloud” or “it’s saved in the cloud.”
What exactly is “the cloud?” I’m certain there are many who don’t know and would like to know. [Read more…]
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Question from Paula: My computer is a Dell desktop running Windows 11 (which was recently upgraded from Windows 10) and I’m having an irritating problem with it.
I have a folder that I’ve been using for months and after I updated to Windows 11 it started getting stuck when I try to open it. It just freezes up for a while.
If I wait long enough the folder will eventually open and I can use it like I always have, but it seems to take longer and longer every day. It took well over a minute to open a little while ago.
How can I stop this folder from freezing up on me? All the other folders on my computer open just fine. [Read more…]
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Question from Tina: I was typing up a paper for school the other day when I started wondering why the letters on computer keyboards aren’t in alphabetical order.
I had never really thought about it before, but now I’m curious. Are all computer keyboards laid out this way? And if they are, why?
Surely it would be easier to learn to type if the keys were laid out in alphabetical order, right? [Read more…]