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My “Pick” for today is this fantastic FS140 Whole House Surge Protector.
Are you prepared for the upcoming storm season? This little gem will help protect everything in your house, including your appliances that can’t be plugged into a regular surge protector.
Click here to check out the FS140 Whole House Surge Protector at Amazon.
Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.
Today’s POTD features an explosive eruption of an active volcano on the big island of Hawaii. It’s amazing how something so potentially dangerous and destructive can be so awesomely photogenic. I hope you like the photo.
Have lots of treasured photos of your own that you’d love to display in your home but you have limited wall space? A digital picture frame (#ad) is an excellent solution. Check them out!
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Are you familiar with the term “Porch Pirates”? You really need to be if you shop online.
Porch pirates are thieves who walk, bike or drive through residential neighborhoods checking all the front porches for packages that have been delivered but not yet retrieved by their recipients.
If they happen to spot a package sitting on someone’s porch they’ll sneak over and grab it, then hurry away from the scene as quickly as possible.
Believe it or not, porch piracy is a big deal in today’s world. [Read more…]
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Question from Melina: I have a question that I’ve been wondering about for a while now.
I know that computer repair shops must end up with a lot of older computers that the customers don’t want returned to them.
What do the shops do with those old computers when the customers abandon them and just buy a new computer? [Read more…]
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Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a nifty Autocorrect feature that really comes in handy for people who happen to be poor spellers and/or poor typists (like me for instance).
Lots of folks love Autocorrect and rely on it to help keep their documents as error-free as possible.
However, plenty of other folks find it extremely irritating because, well…it it often “corrects” misspelled words incorrectly.
If you happen to fall into the second group, you can easily disable the Autocorrect feature. [Read more…]