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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy UBeesize Flexible Tripod for Smartphones w/ Remote.
Looking for an easier way to take selfies and capture blur-free images with your smartphone?
This small, but flexible tripod and the included remote make both of those tasks very easy. Get everyone in the picture – including yourself!
Click here to read more about the UBeesize Flexible Tripod for Smartphones w/ Remote on Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a field of very colorful Lupin blossoms with New Zealand’s Lake Tekapo and a snowcapped mountain range as a backdrop. I hope you like it.
Enjoy these “Pictures of the Day”?
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December’s winner will receive this fantastic CyberPower CP1500AVRLCD3 Intelligent LCD 1500VA/900W UPS System.
Are you prepared for the next time your power goes off?
This little gem will keep your computer powered up long enough during short term power outages to save all of your open files and perform an orderly system shutdown.
Alternatively, it’ll keep your modem and router (or your gateway) powered up and online for a good while.
All subscribers to the Standard edition of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter have an equal chance to win.
Premium subscribers have two chances to win (their email addresses are added to the “pot” twice).
Not a subscriber? Just enter your email address in the form on this page. Once subscribed you’ll be eligible to win each month’s drawing – starting with this month. Better yet, opt for a Premium subscription for double the chance to win!
The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on the evening of December 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
Good luck!
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Question from Markus: Hi, Rick. I recently bought a new laptop that came with a 1 year manufacturer’s warranty, but I paid extra for a 3 year extended warranty.
I’d really like to swap out its 1TB hard drive for an SSD (as you often recommend).
I have not read anything anywhere about potential consequences if one does this. Could this possibly be considered an “unauthorized” activity and therefore void either the laptop manufacturer’s warranty or the extended warranty that I purchased? [Read more…]
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Have you ever accidentally deleted a Gmail contact that you didn’t intend to delete?
Even worse, have you ever logged into your Gmail account and discovered that all of your contacts had mysteriously disappeared?
Unfortunately, these things happen from time to time, and we often don’t realize it until several days have gone by.
Luckily, it’s very easy to recover any Gmail contacts that were deleted within the last 30 days. [Read more…]
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When most people think of computer hardware they think in terms of CPU type, memory and storage space.
But when it comes right down to it, the components we use to repeatedly interact with our computers are just as important. [Read more…]