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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic, and easy-to-install Secrui Wireless Doorbell.
Looking for a simple, but really good wireless doorbell that you can install in minutes?
This just might be exactly what you’re looking for. And by the way, it also makes an excellent call button for caregivers.
Click here to read more about the Secrui Wireless Doorbell on Amazon.
Today’s POTD features an interesting, and very beautiful sunrise over Switzerland’s Dent Blanche, one of the highest peaks in the European Alps. I hope you like it.
Enjoy these “Pictures of the Day”?
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January’s winner will receive this fantastic AOSU 3K/5MP Solar Security Cameras Outdoor Wireless, Ultra HD Video Home Security System 4-Cam Kit.
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Question from Elaine: Every day we hear about Facebook being hacked and it seems like my friends are getting hacked all the time.
Why is Facebook so easy to hack? You’d think they could afford to provide better security.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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There was a time when I used to keep every email I received that wasn’t SPAM because I mistakenly thought I might need to pull them up again at some point.
But over time my thinking on that evolved – a lot.
If you tend to hold on to all of your old emails thinking you might need them in the future, here are three reasons why you might want to reconsider: [Read more…]
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Question from Amanda: I bought a smart TV for my living room but the WiFi in there is too weak to maintain a solid connection.
There’s enough signal in there for my laptop and tablet to use the Internet with no problem, but it just doesn’t allow the streaming to work as it should.
I’ve been doing some research about ways to boost the signal on that end of the house and I keep seeing the terms “Wi-Fi Extender” and “Mesh WiFi Systems”.
I’m really confused about these devices. What’s the difference between them and which one should I get? [Read more…]