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Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:15-PDT: Best gaming keyboards: Our picks for the top budget, mid-tier, and RGB boards
Fri Aug 23, 2019 03:30-PDT: Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. 4 review: The resurrection continues with this surprisingly normal keyboard
Fri Aug 23, 2019 03:00-PDT: Anker SoundCore Life Q20 Bluetooth headphones review: Comfy and inexpensive with surprisingly rich sound
Fri Aug 23, 2019 03:00-PDT: Ask a PC expert: Should you upgrade your Core i7-2600K?
Thu Aug 22, 2019 18:58-PDT: Best cheap laptops: We rate the best-sellers on Amazon and Best Buy
Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:44-PDT: Best power banks of 2019: The top USB portable chargers for your phone
Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:39-PDT: Watch The Full Nerd talk about Comet Lake, Gamescom, the best $500 PC and more live!
Thu Aug 22, 2019 08:23-PDT: Bose’s first portable smart speaker is slated for September
Thu Aug 22, 2019 07:54-PDT: Best smart speakers: Which deliver the best combination of digital assistant and audio performance?
Thu Aug 22, 2019 07:43-PDT: Goodbye Android Q, hello Android 10: Google's dessert-based code names are over
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:30-PDT: Mophie Powerstation XXL review: This is the portable battery you're looking for
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00-PDT: Frndly TV: A cheap way get Hallmark Channel, Weather Channel and more without cable
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00-PDT: Amazon Echo Auto review: Alexa just doesn't deliver as a co-pilot
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00-PDT: Best TV streaming service: YouTube TV vs. SlingTV vs. Hulu vs. PlayStation Vue, and all the rest
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00-PDT: Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-30BQ review: A dual-core laptop that's slim, light, and priced to move
Wed Aug 21, 2019 11:50-PDT: Best water leak detectors for smart homes
Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:08-PDT: Intel announces Comet Lake, a faster, 10th-gen Whiskey Lake chip for mainstream laptops
Wed Aug 21, 2019 09:47-PDT: AMD RDNA graphics architecture whitepaper reveals the Radeon RX 5700's deepest secrets
Wed Aug 21, 2019 09:12-PDT: Intel reveals more about its Lakefield stacked CPU, due to ship in late 2019
Wed Aug 21, 2019 06:16-PDT: Hands-on with Wasteland 3: A simplified but still satisfying glimpse of the post-apocalypse

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Best antivirus protection for Windows 10
I’ve previously noted PC World’s annual recommendations for PC anti-virus protection. Yesterday (August 3, 2019), Cnet posted their recommendations for Windows 10 PCs: “The best antivirus protection of 2019 for Windows 10 — Your PC needs protection against malware, and free antivirus software may be enough. Here’s the best antivirus protection to get for Windows [Continue reading]
Best PC anti-virus — free or not
I’ve written previously about PC anti-virus / PC security programs. Annual PC World reports. Both free and paid (subscription) products. The best? Well, this recent PC World article “Recent antivirus tests are bad news for paid security suites” (January 30, 2019) has an interesting take on the question and the status of free options. Paid [Continue reading]
Lookalike web page addresses
Ever mistype a Web page address? Mistype the URL? Like typing “Gogle” instead of “Google.” Ever click a result from a Google search that looked like the site you wanted but took you to something else? With maybe some scary ads? Well, these two articles (links below) are a reminder about this common way criminals [Continue reading]
macOS 10.14 — mountains to the desert — High Sierra to Mojave
Today Apple officially released a new version of its macOS. The name of the new system — “Mojave” — celebrates the desert rather than the mountains of the High Sierra, and updates to version 10.14 from 10.13.6. Available on your Mac from the Apple Menu > App Store > Featured > Mac App Store, Apple [Continue reading]
iOS 12 — what’s new in Apple’s iPhone system upgrade
It’s that time of year again. New Apple devices. New iPhones and watches, and new versions of the stuff that makes them work. MacWorld highlights the best new features in iOS 12 in this article: “How to use the coolest new features in iOS 12” (September 17, 2018). At last, iOS 12 is here, bringing [Continue reading]
Google privacy settings — check how you’re tracked
Another go at this topic, this time by PC World. The Google ecosytem is impressive, with devices and services which we use on a daily basis. Lots of services: search, contacts, calendar, web browsing, etc. Google Assistant, the digital personal assistant (butler). Lots of Google apps on our Android-powered smartphones. Google programs on our notebook [Continue reading]
Best PC anti-virus program?
An annual review by PC World: “Best antivirus: Keep your Windows PC safe from spyware, Trojans, malware, and more” (updated August 27, 2018): Antivirus software is nearly as crucial as a PC’s operating system. Even if you’re well aware of potential threats and practice extreme caution, some threats just can’t be prevented without the extra [Continue reading]
Charging your smartphone battery — best practices
I’ve followed this topic for years: When and how often to charge your smartphone’s battery. What to do and not — in order to prolong the usable life of that battery (and so not worry about replacing the battery before you’re ready to get a new smartphone, eh). For many of us, charging the battery [Continue reading]
Mute web page videos — Apple Safari Auto-Play settings
Safari > Preferences > Websites > Auto-Play and audio for web site videos The other day a client thought that her built-in (internal) Apple computer’s speakers weren’t working. Well, more specifically, on her favorite news site, posted videos were playing without sound — muted. Her iMac recently had been upgraded to the latest macOS version. [Continue reading]

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