Category Archives: What to Buy

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Best password managers for business in 2020

Everyone needs a password manager. Period, full stop. It’s the only possible way to maintain unique, hard-to-guess credentials for every secure site you, your family members, and your team access daily.  The 15 programs listed in this guide share many core features.  On a Windows PC, a Mac, or a mobile device, you install a stand-alone program or browser extension that does the work of saving sets of credentials in a database whose contents are protected with high-grade, 256-bit encryption. To unlock the password database, you enter a decryption key (your master password) that only you know. …

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Work from home: Essential gadgets and gear for productivity

One thing that I’ve learned to do is to make technology work for me, and with that in mind, here’s a list of what I believe to be essential gadgets and gear if you find yourself working from home because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Check Out These Black Friday 2019 deals…

They include $2 Hulu, $48 Roku Ultra, $19 wireless speaker, TCL’s 2019 Series 6 TV for its lowest price yet, a fantastic Mission: Impossible movie collection for $20, a 10.2-inch iPad for $249 and deep discounts on nearly all Amazon devices and more…

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Buying a new router? Understand these Wi-Fi basics first

Shopping for a new router can feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t really understand what you’re looking for. There’s lots of jargon to wrap your head around, plenty of hyperbolic claims about speed and coverage to sift through, ISP limitations to take into consideration — and that’s before you try to comprehend the newfangled features that come with emerging, next-gen Wi-Fi tech.  But there’s no need to feel paralyzed if it’s time for an upgrade. If you understand some key basics, you’ll have no problem …

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Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It?

Wi-Fi 6 is the latest generation of wireless connectivity technology. It hasn’t really launched yet, but it will be here this fall, so tech makers have been building support into devices this year as a means of future-proofing their products. Its faster…

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Symantec fails to keep up with new industry standards

It seems that six months is not enough for Symantec to get its ducks in a row, as its anti-virus software is unable to handle new security industry standards (SHA-2 signatures), and led to Microsoft withholding updates from certain devices.  In an update note for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, Microsoft said that when a device runs any Symantec or Norton antivirus program, and attempts to install an update signed only with SHA-2, the antivirus program blocks or deletes the update during installation, which could make the operating system stop working. …

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Wi-Fi 6: Amazingly fast internet is coming — what you need to know

Wi-Fi 6 will improve the efficiency of a single network by about four times, … A larger benefit, however, is revealed when there are multiple devices connected to the same network. … all connected devices should see significantly less battery drain. … There aren’t a lot of router options on the market yet… [the first wifi6 routers are expensive, but as always the prices will drop, eventually].

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All The Apps You’ll Need to Run Your Small Business

With the right combination of software tools (plus the unavoidable hard work, long nights, and grit), you could find yourself with a thriving business…  [Here are some of] our favorite small business apps into each of these categories. All apps mentioned here have a 4+ star rating with more than 100 reviews (with only a few exceptions for awesome, lesser-known apps).

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Wyze Sense review: Wyze continues its ‘too good to be true’ approach

Wyze, a company known for its inexpensive home security cameras that deliver far more than the $20 or $30 asking price, recently expanded its product lineup to include two different sensors.

The $20 Wyze Sense bundle includes a Sense Bridge, two Contact Sensors, and a Motion Sensor. Perhaps what’s more impressive than the small price, is just how small the sensors are themselves. From the Bridge to the Motion Sensor, everything in the kit is compact. I’ve spent a few weeks with the starter kit, and I have to say, Wyze has done it again. …

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The downsides of buying a new Mac

The hefty price tag is only the beginning of the pain that comes as a result of buying a new Mac.  … The first problem is the hardware selection on offer.  When planning to buy a Windows-based PC, there’s almost no end of options from a wide array of OEMs. Want a certain kind of laptop with a specific screen size and battery life? Chances are good that, with a bit of internet sleuthing, you’ll find one that matches your needs.

When buying from Apple, that’s all different.

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Something Better Than Apple’s new AirPods

The competition has caught up and surpassed Apple with more reasonable prices. Don’t jump too quickly on the new version just because it’s an Apple product. …  Jason Cipriani (see his full review) and I have been using the new Samsung Galaxy Budsand they are clearly better than even the new AirPods at a price $70 less.

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I like Windows 7: Why should I pay to move to Windows 10?

Actually, you don’t have to pay.  Read the article to find out why. But you really should move to Windows 10!

There’s one key feature that makes Windows 10 a must-do upgrade: Security. Windows 10 has far better intrinsic security features than Windows 7. This makes sense, because when Microsoft introduced Windows 10, it had six years more experience fighting off cyberattacks than it had when Windows 7 was introduced.

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Should I Upgrade My Device?

We live in an era of upgrades. Every year, companies come out with new versions of their products rolling out improved features with each release attempting to provide something irresistible better than the last.

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The Best Screen Sharing Software in 2019

Screen sharing software can be used for anything from webinar presentations, to live customer support interactions, to a quick gut check on a design with a colleague. At its most basic, it’s software that allows two or more users to share their screens with other people online. But the best software offers more…

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Battle of the Note Taking Apps – Google Keep vs. Evernote: The best is …

If you’re in the market for a note-taking app and are trying to decide between Google Keep and Evernote, defining exactly what you plan to do with the app is an important first step. Each app is designed for very different purposes:

  • Google Keep functions like a digital bulletin board covered in sticky notes. Its lightweight interface and minimal features make it perfect for capturing ideas and to-dos quickly and easily.
  • Evernote is more like a multi-subject notebook or digital filing cabinet. It’s better for writing detailed notes, saving a variety of types of multimedia, and building an archive of information you can reference well into the future.

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Free Online Whiteboard for Small Teams

Collaborate as a Dream Team — All of you — managers, designers, developers, coaches, marketers and other talented professionals — work together to build great things. Team members are all different and speak many “languages” — data, pictures, spreadsheets, tasks, charts and more. RealtimeBoard combines all these pieces in one place to let your team or whole organization collaborate beyond formats, tools, locations and timezones.

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Windows 7 versus Windows 10: the final showdown

After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for PCs running Windows 7 — unless you want to pay extra, of course. … According to Forrester’s survey of infrastructure decision-makers, 56 percent of company-issued PCs are currently running Windows 10 — up eight percent from last year, and 18 percent from the year before. “This shift is happening at a quick rate …

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Office 365 vs G Suite: Which productivity suite is best for your business?

Question: Have you moved to one of these platforms?

Microsoft and Google are engaged in a pitched battle to win over your business with suites of cloud-based productivity software and services. Here’s a look at the many different editions of Office 365 and G Suite, along with what you can expect to pay for each one.

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Why you should switch to Signal or Telegram from WhatsApp, Today

WhatsApp and Facebook will start tracking everything you do on your phone to tailor ads to you. They will see your contacts list (which they already are, actually). This is a clear betrayal, for many users. But for some of us who are (kind of ) paranoid about security and privacy online, this was an obvious next step after Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp. So what should you do?…

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Best tech gadgets of 2018

Time to take a tour of what I consider to be the best tech gadgets of 2018. There are some that you’ll no doubt expect to find in this list, and others that will probably come as a surprise. All have been personally tested for quality, performance, and durability.

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Epson Tricked Its Customers With a Dangerous Fake Update

Back in 2016, printing giant HP sent a deceitful, malicious update to millions of OfficeJet and OfficeJet Pro printers that disguised itself as a “security update.” Users who trusted HP and applied the update discovered to their chagrin that the update didn’t improve their printers’ security: rather, the updated printers had acquired the ability to reject cheaper ink, forcing the printer owners to throw away their third-party and refilled ink cartridges and buy new ones.  Now, Epson has followed suit: in late 2016 or early 2017, Epson started sending deceptive updates to many of its printers. Just like HP, Epson disguised these updates as routine software improvements, when really they were poison pills, designed to downgrade printers so they could only work with Epson’s expensive ink systems.

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In 2017 only 2% of small businesses actually secured their systems with proper protection.

Find out why and what they can do about it.

You can secure and maintain your computers yourself and gain peace of mind for less. https://bit.ly/2Li84sy

 

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12 great Father’s Day gifts: Unique, geeky, affordable and sure to thrill

It’s time to pick that perfect gift for your dad. In this guide and the accompanying video, I’ll show you affordable robots, drones, robot drones, grill cleaning robots, remote-controlled robotic cameras, and more. (Hint: The Grillbot is available on Amazon).

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