PlayStation 5 consoles and bundles rarely see discounts outside of the holiday season, but right now at Best Buy, you can save $100 on the PS5 Digital Fortnite Flowering Chaos bundle....
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Published on: 2026-01-30
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Free ChatGPT users shouldn't notice much of a change, but some devoted 4o users are already clearly disgruntled....
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As part of its official investigation, the FCC has set up a special email address for customer reports....
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Early Presidents' Day sales are already live, including deals on everything from top TVs and laptops to everyday essentials....
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Both Ring and Blink sell some of the most popular security cameras on the market, but they couldn't be more different. Here's the breakdown....
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Sony and Bose make exceptional headphones, but extended time with each model reveals their strengths and weaknesses....
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Asus' ExpertBook Ultra is as ultraportable as it is powerful, with Intel's latest Panther Lake and a vibrant OLED display....
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Amazon's high-end Fire TV may just be the best mix of quality and price, but should you buy one over the bigger brands? I tested one to find out....
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This quick tweak can instantly improve speed and responsiveness on almost any device....
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Hitting 1 billion monthly active users should be cause for celebration in Redmond. These days, though, it feels like every one of them is complaining. Does Microsoft have what it takes to address the many pain points in Windows 11?...
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Published on: 2026-01-30
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Microsoft reported its quarterly earnings. It’s interesting that even with all of the haters out here, the company is making money. But on Thursday, it wasn’t making enough money to satisfy investors and trading was off. From Investors’ Business Daily: “BMO Capital Markets analyst Keith Bachman on Wednesday lowered his...
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Published on: 2026-01-30
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Today I was remoting into a home PC that is used for remote work and was connected via Wi-Fi. I was installing Adobe Acrobat. Now before anyone says to have me install anything other than Adobe, please be aware that one of my business tools mandates Adobe. So, I was...
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Published on: 2026-01-29
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In case you missed it, Microfix points out there is ALSO an out of band update for Office. This one is not fixing bugs introduced by Microsoft, rather it’s an Office security issue whereby an attacker can trick you into opening a file. For Office 2016 look for KB5002713 From...
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Published on: 2026-01-28
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On January, 2026, Apple released Operating System updates for iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. The patches included small tweaks in iOS/iPadOS/watchOS 26 as well as updates to keep older iPhones/iPads in use, but did not include any Security fixes. The size of the Updates has been included as observed on my...
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Published on: 2026-01-27
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ISSUE 23.04.1 • 2026-01-27 By Susan Bradley The January updates present no issues for some, but lots of issues for others. I’m always hopeful of giving everyone some time every month to apply updates after we’ve vetted them. This month, I can lower the MS-DEFCON level to only 2.5. Unfortunately,...
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ISSUE 23.04 • 2026-01-26 COMMENTARY By Chris Hoffman Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 3 hardware is the big story. I was on the ground at CES 2026 in Las Vegas earlier this month. Returning from CES is a bit like coming back from the future: I’ve seen and touched the...
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Published on: 2026-01-26
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PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston Malware apps that infect “Internet of Things” devices (Wi-Fi routers, smart TVs, doorbell cameras, and the like) used to get erased whenever the gadget was unplugged, rebooted, or reset — but not anymore. Suddenly, state-sponsored hacker teams are now infecting IoT firmware with botnet apps...
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Published on: 2026-01-26
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MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan AI isn’t as great as the hype makes out, nor is it useless or bad. I’m going to explain some of the ways in which AI can save you time and effort, including plenty of sample prompts for you to try with free AI services....
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Published on: 2026-01-26
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TAME YOUR TECH By Susan Bradley The Internet has brought a lot of good things to our lives. We can share information and experiences across the world. We can communicate, just as we do with this newsletter. We can conduct our lives more efficiently in many respects, including having everything...
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Published on: 2026-01-26
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Yesterday Microsoft had a bit of a meltdown. Various services were having issues. One of the ways you can monitor for issues if you are an admin is to sign up for the Microsoft admin alerts, but what if you aren’t? One way is to pop out to the X...
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Published on: 2026-01-23
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