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JohnKwan/Shutterstock Streaming video was supposed to save us from the wicked grasp of cable TV. But as prices rise and streaming selections fall, it’s getting hard to justify the frustrating, expensive streaming experience that comes along with being a cord cutter. People subscribed to services like YouTube TV could actually save money and get more…

Hadrian/Shutterstock Do you install the latest macOS upgrade on day one? Keeping your machine up to date is important, but there are some good reasons to delay a big upgrade, especially on your “daily driver” Mac. What’s the Difference Between an Upgrade and an Update? An update is a relatively minor fix to the existing…

Justin Duino Ever wonder what it’d be like if you had your computer write everything for you? Well, you can get a glimpse of that with Google Poems, a site that uses machine learning to generate your next Haiku. And as you’d expect, it gets weird, fast. First, you’ll need to select up to three poets…

Wyze One of the easiest ways to start down the smart home adventure is to grab a Wyze Smart Home Starter Pack. Originally priced at $100 and often seen at $80, it didn’t save you much money versus buying everything separately. But it came with all the things you needed to start a smart home.…

Epic Epic’s Fortnite became the 800-puond gorilla of the gaming world by being free to play…but there are still plenty of ways to pay for it. In addition to purchasing “V-Bucks” for cosmetics with real money, players can buy the Battle Pass for each season for…other skins, cosmetics, and V-Bucks. Now there’s a monthly subscription,…

LEGO The latest entry from LEGO is the colorful LEGO Technic Ferrari 488 GTE “AF Corse #51.” The 1,677-piece racetrack icon is duplicated in impressive detail to capture the eye-catching beauty and Italian spirit of its full-size counterpart. The set will be available for $169.99 on January 1, 2021 from LEGO and other global retailers.…

A photo from our OnePlus 8 Pro review. Camerson Summerson Why settle for a half-baked phone? Amazon is selling the 256GB OnePlus 8 Pro 5G, with its 120Hz display, 30-watt wireless charging, and fantastic camera array for just $800. That’s a $200 discount on the OnePlus’ flagship handset—a phone that we rated 9/10 in a…

Dark Mode is a feature on mobile and desktop operating systems that changes the UI to a dark background. Many people love Dark Mode for being easier on the eyes, especially at night. Android devices also have Dark Mode—here’s how to use it. Android has officially supported a system-wide Dark Mode since Android 10. “System-wide” means…

If you’re a regular Spotify user, you might remember having to reset your password back in July. The reason: a massive breach of login credentials, discovered on a third-party server by a security research firm. Spotify says it performed a “rolling reset” of accounts in order to protect users. The leak was discovered by vpnMentor…

Twitter’s take on “stories,” which is called Fleets, allows you to post disappearing media and text. But if you find stories out of place on Twitter, or simply don’t want people you follow to appear on top of your feed, you can mute them. Unfortunately, at the moment, there’s no central kill switch that will…

Introduced in macOS Big Sur, Apple’s design language includes transparent menus and tinted windows that show a bit of the color from the wallpaper. Find this annoying? Here’s how to disable wallpaper tinting in windows on Mac. As design decisions go, wallpaper tinting is a weird one. Transparent menus and sidebars are easy to understand. They…

Fluance We all have nostalgic sweet spots, and for many, tech items of the era can be an immediate throwback to another time. While these products may be mostly for novelty or some quick fun, that doesn’t diminish the legitimate joy they can bring. And there are quite a few retro revivals kicking around that…

If you use Safari on Mac and would like to quickly clear your browser history without digging through menus, you can take care of it with a keyboard shortcut and a click by creating a custom shortcut in System Preferences. Here’s how. First, we’ll need to visit “System Preferences” to create the custom keyboard shortcut.…

Danish Endurance/YETI/Instant Pot Does your partner keep insisting he or she doesn’t need any gifts this year? This can be frustrating, especially if you truly love giving gifts. Well, here’s our solution: stick with super-practical gifts. Let’s face it, we all need the basics in life, such as a good toothbrush, socks, and even soap.…

Google Duo is an easy-to-use video calling app, but that doesn’t mean it lacks powerful features. If you’d like to show the other people in the call what’s happening on your phone, the Screen Share feature makes it simple. Screen sharing is typically thought of as a feature for work-related conference calls, but it can come…

Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock.com Do you really know what is happening in and around your home? You could be surprised by what you learn when you have security cameras recording. They catch a lot more than you might think! Let’s talk about that, how many you need, and where you should put them. Why Do You Need…

Shutterstock/ Dominik Bruhn Top quality Optimal Character Recognition (OCR) software may have been expensive in the past, but now it is available, free of charge, directly from your Linux Terminal command line! This article will help you get setup and started with OCR. What Is OCR? The OCR acronym stands for Optimal Character Recognition: a…

In Windows 10, Device Manager is an essential utility that helps you configure or troubleshoot hardware on your PC. Here are five ways to open Device Manager when you need it. These aren’t the only ways to do it, but one of these methods is likely to come in handy. Search for Device Manager in…