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Epic The only thing better than video games is free video games, right? Well, starting on December 17, Epic Games is kicking off its exciting 15 Days of Free Games celebration where it will be giving away a free video game every day. You’ll have 24 hours to claim each game, but you can keep…

Waze If you find yourself navigating with your phone this Holiday season, why not jazz it up with a little Christmas spirit and drive with Santa? The Waze app has a number of Santa-themed options that are available for a limited time. If you’re unfamiliar with Waze, think of it as Google Maps with community…

Disney In what could be called a growing trend, Disney announced it would release its upcoming film, Raya and the Last Dragon, on March 5, 2021, in both theaters and on Disney+. But, much like Mulan, you’ll have to pay extra to stream it from home on launch day. The plans are similar to the recent Warner Bros.…

Raspberry Pi Press Fix your family’s computer, and they’ll leave you alone for the day. Give your family the Help! My Computer Is Broken repair book and … well, they may still need your help. The Raspberry Pi Press’ latest book, written by the brilliant Barry Collins, addresses common computer problems and repair solutions for…

Microsoft wants to make managing your finances easier. Money in Excel allows you to connect your financial, bank, and credit card accounts, view transactions, and budget your money. We’ll help you get started! What Is Money in Excel? Money is a dynamic template and add-in for Excel that you can download and start using in…

Innersloth In a year when The Last of Us II, DOOM Eternal, and Cyberpunk 2077 landed on game consoles, the biggest success might just be a weird little mobile game from 2018. Among Us is a cultural phenomenon, and a fascinating gameplay innovation. The game’s developers have discarded a sequel and committed to improving the…

Z-Man Games/Gamewright/Atlas Games If you have board game lovers in your life, why not drop a game or two in their stockings this year?  There are plenty of fun dice and card-playing options that are the perfect size for stocking stuffers. LCR Left Center Right Dice Game If you’re shopping for a good dice game…

With the release of watchOS 7, the number of modes available on an Apple Watch has become a little silly. There’s now Airplane Mode, Silent Mode, Do Not Disturb Mode, Theater Mode, Schooltime Mode, and Sleep Mode. Here’s what they all do. To toggle any of these modes on or off, swipe up on your…

Microsoft Teams is great for collaborating on documents, but finding files again can be tricky. Thankfully, Teams stores your files in a logical structure in a dedicated SharePoint site. Here’s how to access that site and find your files. When you create a team in Microsoft Teams, it comes with a default “General” channel. In…

Roku Whether you’re a cable subscriber or a cord cutter, TV is only as good as the content you can watch. Roku, the streaming stick that does everything but HBO Max, knows that and wants to help. The company plans to add five music channels to its lineup and access to ten series from premium…

Windows 10 users often have to switch between several sets of speakers. Some might be built into a monitor, while others might be included in a headset or headphones. Here’s how to set certain speakers as your default output devices. You Can Also Set Your Default Speakers in Some Apps While it’s easy to choose…

Disney Disney+ plans to increase its price for the first time. The $1 price hike will bring the base subscription to $7.99 a month. If you’re on the yearly plan, your next bill will set you back $79.99. And the Disney bundle, which includes Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, will increase to $13.99 a month. You…

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment created some of the most enduring holiday TV specials of all time featuring Rudolph, Frosty, and more. Here’s how you can stream some of those beloved claymation, stop-motion, and animated holiday classics. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The first Rankin/Bass animated Christmas special is also still the most famous, with…

Warner Bros. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? We don’t know. But let’s assume for a moment that it is, and skip that tired debate. If Die Hard counts as a Christmas movie just because it’s set around Christmastime, then so does any movie more or less situated at the business end of the calendar.…

Many companies use human workers to do manual data entry on forms, applications, and other physical documents. While this is very accurate, it’s slow and costly. AWS Textract uses machine learning to automate this process. Why Use AWS Textract? Textract certainly isn’t the only Optical Character Recognition tool—there are plenty of open source solutions available…

MIcrosoft Developer Mode is available on the Xbox Series X and S. This feature can turn every console into a development kit. Microsoft officially announced it for the Xbox One back in 2016. Here’s how to use Developer Mode on a modern Xbox, and why you might want to. What Is Developer Mode? Microsoft first…

Windows 10 includes several little-known but very useful ways to automatically organize your open windows, and they’re only a click away on the taskbar. Here’s how to cascade your windows automatically. Let’s say that you have a messy window arrangement such as this one, and you’d like to organize it. Maybe you have so many…