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5 Prime Video movies to watch this week (February 2 - February 8)

1 hour 45 min ago

February is exciting for a mash-up of reasons, and in honor of that, I’ve selected a mash-up of movies on Amazon Prime Video for you to watch this week. From a cloak-and-dagger adventure and a gritty crime thriller to a feel-good mental health drama and one of my favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman comedies, we’re taking a ride.

Categories: IT General, Technology

Your iPad and Mac are way more powerful together than you think

1 hour 56 min ago

One of Apple's major selling points is the seamless sync and continuity it provides between devices, and this is a major reason I've been immersed in its ecosystem for years. The iPhone often steals the show, but there's another killer productivity combination that is not talked about as much.

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3 Linux features that make my daily work faster than Windows 11

2 hours 25 min ago

I love Windows, don't get me wrong. However, I would be wrong to not recognize that Linux, for all its faults, is better than Windows at some things.

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Stop trusting 'Quick Format': Why your wiped drive is still full of data

2 hours 41 min ago

Wiping a drive before selling it is very important. Not just because whoever's going to use it next needs the space, but also because you don't want them snooping through your files after you sold it.

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Why your favorite paid software wouldn't exist without open source

3 hours 26 min ago

Software makes the world go round, and more often than not you have to pay a pretty penny for the biggest and most popular software packages. Which is more than a little ironic when you consider that just about any software you pay for today is built at least partly on the work of free and open source developers.

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5 dumb devices you can make smart (without replacing them)

3 hours 56 min ago

Not every device in your home is smart, but that doesn't mean that they can't still be part of your smart home. There are plenty of dumb devices that you can make smarter with a little help.

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Turn off these 3 annoying Ubuntu defaults in 5 minutes

4 hours 26 min ago

Ubuntu is great (it's many people's first Linux distro), and like your typical Linux distro, you can customize and change a lot of stuff. That includes, of course, some stuff that's turned on by default that, whether for comfort or for actually serious reasons, you might want to disable.

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Stop chasing 'Ultra' settings: Why buying a flagship GPU is a trap

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 23:30

A new GPU is the most thrilling thing when you're a PC gamer. After all, it's often the single most impactful component in a PC, and upgrading your graphics card can give you a major performance boost in all your games.

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I cooked my last SSD: Here is the stress test I use to save the new one

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 22:30

I recently lost my gaming laptop's secondary SSD, and the most likely cause was sustained overheating and throttling. Which means that I was now in the market for a new drive, and unlike before, I was now keenly aware of the thermal situation when it came to my SSDs.

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Stop wasting your security camera's potential with these 5 tricks

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 22:00

Smart security cameras can be a great way to monitor what's going on in and around your home. Used well, they can play an important role in keeping your home safe, but you may not be using them to their full potential.

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The '1,000-year' disc that failed: The weird history of M-Disc

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 21:00

Cold storage is all about keeping your files and making them last for years, just in case you ever need to retrieve them to look at old memories. Improper methods of storage can cause those memories to be lost forever, which is why some formats are better than others for storing stuff over the long term.

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How IKEA became my favorite tech company

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 20:30

I cover many tech companies, with Samsung phones and accessories currently serving as my center of gravity, but there’s one brand primarily associated with furniture and home decor that has come out of nowhere to become the tech company I’m most interested in.

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5 things you can do on Linux but not on Windows

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 20:00

Windows may be the most popular desktop OS, but it's not the most capable one. Linux outshines Windows in a number of areas—from full control over how your desktop looks to reviving decade-old hardware abandoned by Microsoft’s OS. To prove my point, here are five things Linux can do, but Windows can't!

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The stuff taking up Android storage nobody tells you about

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 20:00

When Android storage starts running low, we usually point fingers at apps, videos, and other large files and start deleting them. While that can help, there are many overlooked storage hogs that take up more space than you’d expect. Let’s look at what they are and how you can clear out that clutter.

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Nostalgia vs. reality: 5 reasons you don’t actually want a CRT TV in 2026

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 19:30

If you're nostalgic for the era of CRT TVs and think you might want to use one to watch shows and movies, you might want to think about what you're getting yourself into.

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The one tool that makes every homelab easier to manage

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 19:00

Have you heard people talking about Docker but have no idea what it is or if you need it? Docker is a fantastic tool that I think belongs in every homelab—here’s what Docker is, and why it is the one tool that makes my homelab easy to manage.

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You can buy the Porsche that towed a plane for the price of a budget Hyundai

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 18:30

The average American now must spend over $50,000 for that new car smell, with luxury buyers paying even more. However, in the pre-owned market, you can bring home a premium luxury SUV that will exceed most expectations and will cost only about $20,000. And we are not talking about an SUV with 300,000 miles that has been sitting at the bottom of a lake for six months.

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6 smartphone habits that are quietly draining your wallet (and how to break them)

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 18:15

Modern smartphones are expensive devices, and if you're not careful, the costs can spiral even further. There are some common smartphone habits that could be costing you a significant amount of money.

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5 reasons physical media still beats streaming

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 18:00

It's fair to say that streaming has completely revolutionized the way that many of us consume media. While streaming offers convenience, there are some key reasons why owning physical media is still superior.

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I finally found out how much Facebook thinks my privacy is worth

Sun, 02/01/2026 - 17:30

This week, a message popped up on my wife's Facebook page. It asked her if she wanted to continue seeing ads on Facebook and Instagram, or whether she would prefer to remove ads by paying a monthly fee. I was intrigued by how much Meta was charging for the ad-free service.

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