If you enjoy being outdoors but are prone to insect bites, this unusual accessory could make a big difference....
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Published on: 2026-02-12
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The update makes popular OLED TVs play Dolby Vision content a lot more vividly....
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OpenAI's new GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark promises ultra-fast, conversational AI coding, if you can tolerate a few trade-offs....
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Your Samsung phone may already have decent battery life, but a few adjustments can make that even more enduring....
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God Mode turns one folder into a powerful control center. Here's how to use it....
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TVs often analyze what you watch to curate suggestions and serve you ads, even through HDMI-connected devices, but we've found a few ways to take back control....
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Published on: 2026-02-12
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If your Samsung TV is lagging, a quick cold boot should clear its memory cache, making it feel fast and responsive again....
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LG announced its latest will.i.am collab, the Xboom Buds Plus, and they're cool for reasons beyond their audio....
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If you want to take a stand against facial scans, check out my favorite Discord alternative platforms....
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Published on: 2026-02-12
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Anthropic has doled out four cool perks to free users, all of which were previously available only for paid subscribers....
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Published on: 2026-02-12
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Apple has outdone itself with the third batch of updates for the month of February, 2026. These updates include security and bug fixes, as well as newer 26.3 versions of the latest Operating Systems for Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches. Before attempting to upgrade your devices, be sure to...
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Published on: 2026-02-12
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I’ve updated the master patch list here. Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. I’m holding my breath that this month is better than January and we won’t see the constant out of band updates like we’ve been doing. But I...
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Published on: 2026-02-11
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Here come those pesky updates for February 2026. First off there is a Windows 11 26h1. But don’t worry most of us will not even see this release. As Microsoft notes: “At this time, devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon® X2 Series processors will come with Windows 11, version 26H1.” KB5077179 will...
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Published on: 2026-02-10
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ISSUE 23.06 • 2026-02-09 ON SECURITY By Susan Bradley Windows in business does one thing really well. It connects computers together to allow users to share information. A key to sharing is authentication. Windows has used a protocol called the New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM). Its very name is now...
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Published on: 2026-02-09
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PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston The addition of artificial intelligence to everything — especially AI browsers — is big these days, but it opens huge security holes that may never be fixable. The problems affect every computer user, from individuals to corporations. The advisory firm Gartner announced in a December...
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Published on: 2026-02-09
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WINDOWS 11 By Mary Branscombe/p > If your computer keeps turning on when you aren’t using it, here’s how to find out what’s waking it up — and then put it to bed. Recently, I looked at my September article Control power to your display, which described how to keep...
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Published on: 2026-02-09
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AI By Michael A. Covington We are never going to live in a world in which generative AI hasn’t been invented. People will have to get used to it, and the big thing to get used to will not be its computational power and usefulness, but rather the ability to...
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Published on: 2026-02-09
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If you are as old as I am, or older, you will remember way back when Microsoft stopped coding and acknowledged that they had a security problem. I still remember I was in the middle of beta testing Small Business Server 2003 and they kept giving us extension codes to...
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Published on: 2026-02-06
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ISSUE 23.05.1 • 2026-02-05 By Susan Bradley Unless you really want to be an unpaid beta tester for Microsoft, it’s wise to pause, defer, and mainly sit on the sidelines. That’s why I’m raising the MS-DEFCON level to 2. I realize the opportunity to install January patches was brief, but...
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Published on: 2026-02-05
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If you’ve ever had an issue with a computer, a modem, or any technology in general, one of the first things the support person will want you to do is reboot. Now granted there has been times that I’ve said I’ve rebooted when I really haven’t just because I had...
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Published on: 2026-02-04
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