Leaks hint that the next Pixel lineup will lose the thermometer for "Pixel Glow" LEDs...
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Published on: 2026-05-05
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Your texts don't have to disappear when the app gets shut down in July. Here's how to back them up....
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Amazon has some sneaky Kindle deals live ahead of Mother's Day weekend, including the Kindle Paperwhite and Colorsoft. Here are our favorites....
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Samsung's latest flagship phone offers some impressive and unique features, but how does it compare to Apple's finest?...
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The latest TVs are pushing the boundaries of what screens can visualize, but how much is too much? I break down the reasons to go higher or lower on refresh rates....
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Dell's Alienware 16 Area-51 is a powerhouse gaming laptop with a luxurious mechanical keyboard and matte OLED display....
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Windows Defender has several security settings, including some you need to switch on to get the utmost protection. Here's why....
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Don't ignore the Copy Fail Linux vulnerability. It's serious, but protecting yourself from it is easy....
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Sony's headphones and earbuds are full of hidden but useful features. Here are the ones I can always rely on....
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Bose's Lifestyle Ultra lineup consists of three new products, and software is both one of their greatest benefits and a major drawback....
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Published on: 2026-05-05
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I saw headlines yesterday, such as “Apple Removes $599 Mac mini, Raises Starting Price to $799.” The knee-jerk reaction to a headline like that is that Apple raised prices. It’s not true. There is a readjustment. True, a Mac mini priced at $599 is no longer available. The lowest-priced mini...
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ISSUE 23.18 • 2026-05-04 HARDWARE By Will Fastie Somewhere in the AskWoody archives, you’ll find an article stating my ultimate goal — to reduce the number of PCs on my desk from four to one. Hah. That didn’t happen. I did manage to cut it down to two, though. Then...
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Published on: 2026-05-04
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HARDWARE By Will Fastie Physically putting the NAS together is easy. Setup takes some time. You’d think somewhere along the line I’d have deployed network-attached storage for someone, client or friend. This is the first time. It’s different from putting together a RAID solution for a business’s server or creating...
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Published on: 2026-05-04
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HARDWARE By Will Fastie With the NAS now up and running with an accessible storage volume, it’s time to make it useful. What’s useful? As stated in the previous articles, I want the contents of my D: drive out of my daily driver, Obsidian. But I still want all that...
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Published on: 2026-05-04
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The issue with Windows 11 KB5083769 causing problems with various backup software is exposing something else that is concerning to me. Something in the monthly patching processes is performing an aggressive disk clean-up process of Windows update files. As a result, many of you – too many, frankly – are...
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Published on: 2026-05-01
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Erland Sommarskog reached out to me regarding a new project: ErrorCodeReference (ECR). If you’ve ever been stumped by the useless and unhelpful Microsoft error codes, check out the site. For example, let’s check out a recent post — which points to error 0x80070643. My two cents regarding reading the suggestions:...
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Published on: 2026-04-30
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ISSUE 23.17.2 • 2026-04-29 By Susan Bradley This is a trending story. On the same day I sent out an MS-DEFCON Alert recommending installing the April updates, Ira Shapiro alerts us to issues with backup software. I’m not seeing this with all backup software, but some vendors have mentioned the...
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Published on: 2026-04-29
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ISSUE 23.17.1 • 2026-04-28 By Susan Bradley The April updates continue to dribble out more fixes for Secure Boot certificates for some systems. But once you receive the April updates, you still may be waiting for the new certs to be installed. That happened to me on some systems. Nonetheless,...
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Published on: 2026-04-28
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ISSUE 23.17 • 2026-04-27 Look for our BONUS issue on May 4, 2026!! WINDOWS 11 By Lance Whitney A virtual machine provides the freedom and flexibility to work with different versions of Windows and play with new or untested apps and features. As a technology writer and journalist, I often...
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Published on: 2026-04-27
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PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston The maker of the popular Claude large language model (LLM) — which became the number-one download from US app stores in February 2026 — recently announced a powerful service called Claude Mythos. The new LLM has reportedly discovered thousands of security holes in every major...
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Published on: 2026-04-27
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