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November 8, 2021

Did You Know?

The cat in the opening scene of The Godfather purred so loudly that some of the lines in the scene had to be redubbed.

The M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are still Apple’s best laptops for most people—unless you want to spend a bunch more for a higher-end M1 Pro or M1 Max model.

Today, Amazon has the 512GB MacBook Air for $1050 ($200 off)—that’s nearly the same price as a MacBook Air with less storage when they’re not on sale.

For something a bit nicer, you can get $250 off on a MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage, too

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There’s definitely a wrong way to clean your TV or monitor screen. Mess it up and you’ll be looking at scratches, smears, or worse for a long time. Get it right and your display will gleam like the day you bought it. Read More »

Most Android phones give you quick access to the phone and camera from the lock screen. If you prefer different shortcuts, Samsung Galaxy phones allow you to customize them. We’ll show you how to do it. Read More »

Disney has announced that it is upgrading 13 Marvel movies to IMAX’s Expanded Aspect Ratio on Disney+. What does IMAX without the giant screen actually mean? Basically, you’ll get a slightly taller aspect ratio when watching these movies, which will shrink the black bars along the top and bottom of the screen. Read More »

To find someone or something’s age in Microsoft Excel, you can use a function that displays the age in years, months, and even days. We’ll show you how to use this function in your Excel spreadsheet. Read More »

While the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have received mostly positive reviews, the devices aren’t without problems. The fingerprint scanner is slow, and Google appears to have an excuse for the problem. Read More »

The iPhone 13 Pro is a serious piece of creative kit, especially when it comes to the next-level cinematic camera system. It would be a shame to drop it during a tense scene, but these cases can help prevent damage! Read More »

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There’s a lot of talk about what service will be the “Netflix of games.” It turns out Netflix itself wants that title, but the company will need to put its games out individually to make them work on iPhone, which is far less intuitive than the Android release. Read More »

Windows 11 received a big graphical overhaul to File Explorer, the Taskbar, Start, and more. Yet it ships with the same old screensavers as Windows Vista, including some dating back to Windows 3.0. Why aren’t screensavers getting more attention? Read More »

With picture-in-picture mode, you can have your favorite video playing over other open windows on your Windows computer. You can use this mode on some of the popular video sites including YouTube and Netflix. We’ll show you how. Read More »

If you live somewhere that gets snowy winter weather, you might see quite a few people put covers over their AC units when they are done using them for the season. Maybe you do it, too. But should you? Read More »

A trusty stand mixer can tackle any number of recipes, but if you’re not using it with attachments, you’re seriously underutilizing it. With a few of these bonus attachments, you can turn your stand mixer into a true all-purpose kitchen appliance. Read More »

While this week might have fewer new releases than last week’s beginning-of-the-month drop, that doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of quality content. From a star-studded action movie to a Mariah Carey animated Christmas special, there’s plenty hitting the service. Read More »

Docker provides tools to bridge the filesystems of containers and the host operating system running the container, such as bind mounts and volumes. These can be very useful both in development and production environments. Read More »

To delete your files for good, you have to manually empty the Recycle Bin on your PC. If you find that task tedious, you can automate the process of clearing the Recycle Bin. We’ll show you how to do that in Windows 11. Read More »

To preserve the integrity of your PowerPoint presentation, you may want to try to prevent others from editing it. Depending on the Office version you have, there are a few things you can do to block editing, or at least make it more difficult. Read More »

Thanks to Windows 11, you can save energy, extend a portable PC’s battery life, and lengthen your screen’s lifespan if you configure your monitor or screen to automatically turn off after a certain period of time. Here’s how to set it up. Read More »

When you’re looking for specific content within a document that contains a lot of text, finding what you’re looking for can be difficult, at best. Luckily, Google Docs provides a feature to quickly search for text on desktop and mobile. Read More »

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