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Noise. It’s all around us. Whether it’s a crying baby, the hum of an air conditioner or the animated babble of your office co-workers. A quiet place to work or enjoy some relaxation is becoming a truly premium commodity. Noise cancellation technology can help bring the zen back into your life.  The question is, how…

The Nintendo Switch console just had its third birthday at the time of writing and is still going strong. With nearly 50 million units sold, it is already more popular than the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, widely considered to be one of Nintendo’s best consoles ever made.  This massive success and incredibly large install base…

Anime, which simply means “animation” in Japan, has become one of the country’s most famous exports. Anime has been around since the early 1900s and started going mainstream in Japan in the 60s. However, in the West it wasn’t until the mid-80s when audiences began to take notice.  Anime starting out as a dedicated sub-culture…

By default, Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge keeps a feature called Do Not Track disabled. It basically relates to how much information a website and advertisers can capture about you as you browse the web. By default, Do Not Track is turned off on all the other major browsers including Firefox, Safari, Chrome and…

There are heaps of online streaming services available. As the largest online retailer and one of the largest companies in the world, you know that Amazon isn’t missing out on those potential customers. The Amazon Fire Stick is Amazon’s streaming service answer, making online video streaming as simple as popping the device into an HDMI…

All the popular email clients have size limits on the files that you can email to recipients. However, there are ways to send large files as email attachments despite those limitations. File size limits vary depending on the email service. For example, Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL have a limit of 25 Mb per email. Outlook.com…

Do you happen to have an extra iPad laying around the house that you no longer use? I kept my iPad 2 for years before finally upgrading to the iPad Air 2, which meant the iPad 2 just sat in a desk drawer. But why waste a perfectly good iPad, right? I previously wrote about…

Still quite possibly the most popular Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) in the world, World of Warcraft (WoW) is coming up on its eighth expansion. Though WoW continues to make strides in storytelling, combat, and class identity, after fifteen years it still remains content in its archaic approach to how the game is…

A computer virus is the boogieman of the Internet, a bit of malicious code that takes the blame for the majority of dangers on the web. The term is used by everyone from less-than-tech-savvy parents to inept newscasters, but an actual computer virus comprises a relatively narrow definition. A common computer virus is a program…

One of the best power management features in Windows is sleep mode, a convenient way to save power and reduce the wear and tear on your PC hardware while it isn’t being used. Normally, your mouse and keyboard are set by default to wake up Windows from sleep mode. This isn’t a problem for most people,…

As your child gets older, he or she will probably ask for a smartphone either for their birthday or as a Christmas present. For children, as with adults, these devices come with some risks that you can’t avoid unless you have some controls in place. If you’re looking to buy your child’s first smartphone and…

Organizing flight reservations, booking hotels, and renting a car can be both frustrating and time consuming. Fortunately, there are free travel apps that can not only consolidate all of these tasks but also give you tips on your travel destination. Of all the travel apps out there, which one is best for you? How do…

The days of agonizing over equations in your Excel spreadsheet budget are over. It’s 2019, and it’s time to put your money where your app is. Here, you’ll learn about three financial apps you can leverage to get your expense tracking, budgeting or both under control: Clarity EveryDollar Mint But first, maybe you’re wondering why…