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Are you sharing streaming passwords? Read this first

A lot’s changed since I first wrote about sharing your streaming passwords more than a decade ago. While Netflix once lauded password sharing as a growth mechanism, lately it’s been pushing more password sharers to pay up as it focuses on growing revenue. Disney and HBO Max followed Netflix’s lead over the past few years, gradually introducing more roadblocks for account sharers. But that…
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Netflix is my new no-lie laptop battery test

If you were to take a laptop on a plane or away for a ski weekend, how long would it last streaming Netflix before it ran out of battery? It’s a good question, and one that deserves an answer. I’ve tested Intel’s Core Ultra 200 (Lunar Lake) and Intel’s Core Ultra 300…
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Microsoft offers extended security updates to more Windows versions

Official support for Windows 10 was supposed to end in October 2025, but Microsoft shifted plans and continued to provide security updates for another year via the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. It’s free for private users and protects against malware and other security threats until at least October 2026. Businesses, on the other hand, can keep getting security updates for a fee for…
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Ducky OK-M keyboard review: A new budget champ

It’s been almost three years since I reviewed the G.Skill KM250, and declared it the gold standard in mechanical keyboard value. Ever since then I’ve been on the lookout for something that might dethrone that design. And I think Ducky has done that with the OK-M. Ducky is a brand that keyboard nuts like me are probably familiar with, but it doesn’t have the same clout as Razer, Corsair, or…
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Strip out Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and other grossness—for free

Setting up a new PC with Windows can be a little complicated. Read comments on forums and you’ll see that some people have found it so complicated that they’ve switched to Linux. That’s a bit ironic but those folks do make a good point. There must be a simpler way to reduce the bloatware in your PC after a new installation of Windows. Well, there is. You can easily uninstall bloatware with…
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