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7 Uses for Smart Plugs Beyond Just Turning Devices On or Off

Smart plugs are a great way to start your smart home journey. They can turn almost any device from dumb to smart, allowing you to turn them on and off remotely or as part of an automation. However, there's a lot more you can do with smart plugs beyond turning things on and off.

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PSA: Be Careful When Checking Your Phone in Public

For many, the only thing protecting all their personal and financial info is the four-digit PIN on their phone. While this might be enough to stop a nosy friend from snooping on your private life, phone snatchers have figured out a way around it.

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Don’t Miss Out on the Discover Samsung Spring Sales Event

You only have two days left to take advantage of the Discover Samsung Spring Sales event. For a limited time, Samsung is offering steep discounts, such as $250 off its all-new Galaxy S25 Ultra flagship phone, discounted Galaxy Watch models, Bespoke fridges, smart vacuums, and more. The deals expire on 3/10/2025.

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How to Optimize Windows 11 for Older PCs

If you aren’t satisfied with Windows 11’s performance on your slightly older hardware, there are a few tweaks to your system to make it perform better. I’ll show you how to do that.

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I Tried CachyOS, and Now It Might Be My New Main Distro

Distro hopping isn’t exactly uncommon in the Linux world, but have you ever found yourself switching distributions by accident? Because that’s exactly what happened to me when I decided to give the Arch-based CachyOS a try.

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10 Items You Need to Add to Your Amateur Astronomy Toolkit Today

Over the years, I've collected a large bundle of items that accompany me every time I head out stargazing. Starting with astronomy-specific tools and finishing with items that will keep you comfortable, here's a checklist of essentials that will help you optimize your stellar experience.

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Fire Up the Grill Again with the Butcher's Bundle from Omaha Steaks (Now 61% Off)

Grilling and BBQ season is right around the corner. If you're ready to fire up the grill again, you'll want to take advantage of the Omaha Steaks Butcher's Protein Bundle for $99 (61% Off) and save over $150. Get bacon-wrapped Filet Mignon, pork chops, steak burgers, gourmet jumbo franks, and more. Yes please!

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Can You Share Money with Friends and Family Using Google Wallet?

It may be convenient to use your phone for mobile payments, but not when you need to pay a real person in your life. Google Wallet is one method you can use for this. Well, it used to be, and kinda still is. Maybe.

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How to Reduce the Gaps Between Bars and Columns in Excel Charts (And Why You Should)

One way to improve your spreadsheet is to present data in chart form, and Excel is a great program for doing just this. However, Excel's overwhelming number of menus often results in some of the most useful capabilities—like reducing the gap between bars and columns—being hidden away.

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Question of the Day

What's the Best Outlook Alternative?

For email, I stick to using the website mostly. I know there are benefits to using a desktop client, though. I don't want to use Outlook, and in fact can't when I'm using my Linux computer. Which alternative to Outlook do you recommend?

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