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Monthly Tech Giveaway – January 2026

Posted on December 31, 2025

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January’s winner will receive a fantastic Ecoflow DELTA 2 Portable 1024Wh Power Station.

This will keep your computer or CPAP machine plus a few other small essential devices powered up for hours during extended power outages.

All subscribers to the Standard edition of my Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter have an equal chance to win.

Premium subscribers have two chances to win (their email addresses are added to the “pot” twice).

Not a subscriber? Just enter your email address in the sign-up form on this page.

Once subscribed you’ll be eligible to win each month’s drawing – starting with this month. Better yet, opt for a Premium subscription for double the chance to win!

The drawing for this month’s prize will be held on January 31 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be selected at random.

Good luck!

10 things the smartphone has replaced (can you add to the list?)

Posted on December 30, 2025

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Throughout human history there has been a long string of new inventions that literally changed the ways in which we live, work and play.

For example, the inventions of both the electric light bulb and the refrigerator made life on Earth so much safer and a lot more convenient than it had ever been before.

The blazing speed at which technology is now evolving ensures that there will be plenty more great inventions (or innovations) to come in the future, but if I had to choose one device that changed how we live our daily lives more than any other to date it would have to be the smartphone. [Read more…]

Scam Alert: Beware this very dangerous ‘Cloud Payment Declined’ email scam

Posted on December 29, 2025

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There’s yet another very dangerous email scam making the rounds right now, and unfortunately a lot of people are falling for it.

Although the text and appearance of the various emails people are receiving vary just a bit, they all claim that either your “cloud payment” is overdue or your last payment was declined.

Either way the scammer warns that if you don’t take immediate action your cloud storage account will be deleted and you’ll lose all your files. [Read more…]

How the best SaaS SEO agencies build long-term organic growth strategies

Posted on December 29, 2025

Due to the nature of SaaS companies, competition is extremely high in the digital business environment. If you want to compete in the long run, a working prototype is simply not enough; you need an online presence to rival it.

So, where does good Search Engine Optimization (SEO) come into play? Top SaaS SEO agencies are skilled at creating organic growth plans to help you achieve sustainable visibility growth.

In this post, we examine how these agencies develop strategies that lead to sustainable outcomes.

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