Rising memory prices are driving up PC costs, but savvy shoppers can still find bargains....
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Apple's new AirTag is now available, but is it worth upgrading when you can frequently buy the older one at a discount?...
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Asus' 2026 Zenbook Duo has reached its final form, merging notable design updates with Intel's Panther Lake CPU....
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The DeWalt 60V Max single-stage snow blower is tough enough to handle everything from fresh powder to ice when gas models let you down....
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Microsoft says it may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon a valid request. Here's how to protect your privacy....
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Fast, beautiful, and free to use, the CachyOS distribution gets a big upgrade....
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Origami Linux feels impressively fast, stable, and secure....
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Anthropic is trying to make Claude the primary UI of our working lives....
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App glitches, strange foreign-language videos, broken FYPs, and upload failures are happening - right after TikTok's ownership change....
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These Galvanox pet-proof USB-C to USB-C cables are reinforced with stainless steel....
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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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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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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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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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Before I tell you how to turn off AI in Gmail – first a word. Anytime you read “this vendor is reading my private emails,” stop. Email is not secure. Not ever. Never was. If you need to hide a private conversation, email is not the thing to use. Now...
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Published on: 2026-01-22
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Now that Dad is using a laptop on a nearly daily basis, I applied some customization options to fix “What is this stupid thing doing?” problems. Disable widgets. Search for Taskbar settings. This will open the Settings app and take you straight to the taskbar customization options. From there go...
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Published on: 2026-01-21
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Keeping up with all the ways you can adjust/hide/remove Copilot showcases how much you can adjust/hide/remove Copilot. New in Edge 144.0.3719.82 is the following: Copilot icon visibility. Users can now manage the Copilot icon in their toolbar. To hide the icon, right-click the Copilot icon and select Hide Copilot. This opens Settings...
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Published on: 2026-01-20
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ISSUE 23.03 • 2026-01-19 AI By Michael A. Covington It’s easier than you might think to run LLMs (large language models) locally on your own PC, without connecting to a server. There are three reasons you might want to do so: to keep your data private, to avoid costs, and...
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ISSUE 23.03 • 2026-01-19 WINDOWS 11 By Chris Hoffman It’s a lot like when Windows became a 64-bit operating system. Capable Arm laptops running Windows 11 have been around for more than a year. Even though application compatibility was impressive at launch, it had some blind spots. Going into 2026,...
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Published on: 2026-01-19
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