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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy Klein Tools 69149P Electrical Test Kit.
Do you own a home and/or an automobile? If so, this is likely to come in vey handy at times.
Click here to check out the Klein Tools 69149P Electrical Test Kit) at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a summertime view of Germany’s historic Lichtenstein Castle. I hope you like it.
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April’s winner will receive this fantastic P3 Lite Mini Gaming PC.
These tiny brick-sized mini PCs are simply amazing with all the power, speed, RAM and SSD storage space they manage to fit inside such a small enclosure. This is a fantastic machine!
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on April 30 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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Question from Melanie: For some time now Windows Update has been prompting me to update my PC from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
I’ve been putting this off because I’ve heard that lots of people who switch to Windows 11 end up hating it but they’re stuck with it because you can’t go back to Windows 10.
I was talking to a friend about this and she said that’s not true because you can actually go back to Windows 10 if you end up not liking Windows 11.
At this point I don’t know what to believe. I’d like to give Windows 11 a try but only if I’ll have the option to revert back to Windows 10 if I end up not liking it.
Can you clear this up for me? [Read more…]
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By default, any Facebook user who can see your profile can view your friend list as well.
With Facebook privacy being talked about in the news almost daily, many users are now hiding their Facebook Friend Lists from the public in order to protect the privacy of everyone on the list.
Hiding your Friends List will also provide another huge benefit: Scammers won’t be tempted to clone your account and use the fake account to scam your friends!
If you’d like to hide your friend list from prying eyes, just follow the steps below that apply to your device. [Read more…]
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Question from Mark: I have a small solar power setup (about 400 watts) that’s powering the lights and the TV in the small off-grid cabin I built for weekend getaways.
I tried running a portable refrigerator and a couple of other small appliances off the solar and they work fine during the day, but my 12V/100Ah battery is dead by morning when I leave everything running overnight.
My question is will solar panels work with artificial light? [Read more…]