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Have you ever wanted to photograph a beautiful autumn scene on a rainy day but hesitated because you were afraid the rain would ruin your expensive camera?
Or perhaps you’ve always wanted to try your hand at underwater photography but you think a waterproof camera would simply be too expensive?
Well, the Canon PowerShot D20 12.1MP Waterproof Digital Camera (#ad) makes it safe, fun and affordable to do those things, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]
In today’s digital world, many of us have multiple gadgets such as smart phones, tablets and other portable devices that are powered via USB-style battery chargers. And that, of course, means we have lots of chargers on hand.
A good wall-powered multi-port charger can simply life considerably by replacing several chargers with just one.
Today I’m going to tell you about an incredible and inexpensive charger that I believe you’ll really love. [Read more…]
Of all the upgrades you can make to a modern PC, the one that will provide the most bang for the buck, by far, is replacing your existing hard drive with a Solid State Drive (SSD).
If you’ve never used a computer that has an SSD, you’ll be absolutely amazed at how much faster your PC will boot into the operating system and load your programs.
Samsung’s 840 EVO-Series 250GB SSD (#ad) 
Inexpensive Android tablets are selling like hotcakes because of their affordable sub-$100 purchase price.
But a new generation of low-priced Windows tablets has arrived, and they are quickly becoming the tablet of choice for budget-minded consumers. A great example is the attractive 32GB HP Stream 7 Windows 8.1 Tablet. (#ad)
The 7 inch screen makes it easy to carry this tablet in a pants pocket, yet it comes packed with plenty of power. In fact, its speed and versatility rivals that found in some entry-level laptops.
Although it’s quite inexpensive, this tablet comes equipped with a beautiful 7 inch 1280×800 color touch display, a 1.8 GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, 802.11bgn Wi-Fi, and two USB ports.
Windows 8.1, a complimentary 1 year subscription to Windows 365, and 1TB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage is also included!
What’s more, this isn’t some cheap tablet with an unpronounceable name. It’s made by HP, one of the most trusted brands in the tech world. [Read more…]
These days it seems that we have files stored everywhere. Such is life in our high-tech world.
Many of us find ourselves switching between our computers and mobile devices, working on the same files on multiple devices and trying our best to manage those files and keep them up-to-date as we go along.
In an effort to make that juggling act a little easier to manage, I recently began checking out a file sync software utility from the folks at EaseUS that keeps all of your files updated automatically on all of your devices, plus any cloud storage that you use. It’s called EverySync 2.0, and I am extremely pleased with how well it performs. [Read more…]