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PSA: Manufacturer Update Apps Are Actually Useful on Windows

It’s a sad reality that the vast majority of Windows laptops ship full of bloatware. Often, a good deal of it comes from the machine’s manufacturer. Whether you’ve got a laptop from HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, or any of the others, you probably had to spend some time purifying it. Because of this, nearly all manufacturer-provided… read more »

8 Useful Things You Can Do With Your Mac’s Command Key

Did you know that your Mac has a hidden word autocomplete feature? Or that holding down specific keys, such as A, brings up a set of special characters? I didn’t. I keep discovering useful shortcuts even after a year of using a Mac, and I’d like to share some of them with you. They involve… read more »

Make Your Landline Useful Again, with Ooma and Home Automation

If you still have a landline and you’ve never used Ooma, you may want to transition to the cloud-based phone service so you can take advantage of some amazing smart home integrations that are available. You probably wouldn’t think there’s much an Internet-based phone service could do for your home, but would you believe that… read more »

The Internet of Things: 10 Useful Products You Must Try in 2016

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a phrase you may have heard when talking about anything from Internet fridges to smart toothbrushes. But it’s much more than that. IoT could be the next big technology revolution, turning everyday objects into data collecting gold. It isn’t as complicated as it sounds — IoT is simply Internet… read more »

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