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Nerd Sidekick July 23, 2024
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What is a Sidekick? Many superheroes have a sidekick. Often, the sidekick is the true brains behind the operation, but the sidekick's job is to make the superhero look good. That's my job! To make you look good when it comes to technology! Technology is too hard! I get that. You can't know everything, but I can do my best to teach you about technology. So, just relax and let me, Nerd Sidekick, show you exactly how to do tech stuff so YOU get to be the Technology Hero! You can reach me at [email protected]

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