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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy Ecoflow Delta 2 Max 2048Wh Solar Generator w/ 400W Solar Panel.
This complete solar power system will keep your most essential gear up and running during extended power outages. It’s also a great way to supply AC power to your camper or off-grid cabin.
Click here to check out the Ecoflow Delta 2 Max 2048Wh Solar Generator w/ 400W Solar Panel at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features the gorgeous golden sunshine that’s often seen just before dusk painting the scenery at one of Minnesota’s numerous small lakes. I hope you like it.
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March’s winner will receive this fantastic DJI Power 1000 Portable Power Station.
This is one of my favorite UPS systems. It provides a clean sinewave output and it’ll keep your computer gear up and running long enough for you to save all of your open files and perform a normal shutdown when your power goes out.
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The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on March 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.
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I have always recommended downloading browser extensions and mobile apps only from the official web and app stores provided by Google, Apple and Mozilla.
While some nasties do occasionally slip through, they all do their best to ensure that the extensions and apps they allow into their repositories are safe and malware-free.
I still recommend that you limit your downloads to those official repositories, but I need to tell you about a disturbing trend that’s taking place right now. [Read more…]
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As you surely know by now, there are numerous crooks, spammers and scammers using Facebook to perpetrate scams and hoaxes on innocent people.
The miscreants use various methods and tools to scam their victims, and one of their favorite tools is fake Facebook profiles.
Fake profiles typically take one of two forms: [Read more…]
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Question from Rhonda: I have a question for you. How can I keep a YouTube video playing in the corner of my computer screen even when I’m working with other programs?
I subscribe to a channel that features inspirational videos and I’d love to be able to watch them while I’m working.
I know this can be done because I’ve seen it, but the person who did it is no longer with the company so I can’t ask them how to do it. [Read more…]