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Improve Your Smarthome Automation with Yonomi

IFTTT is easy to set up, but full of limitations. And while Stringify allows for complexity, it can be daunting with its flows, chains, and modes. Yonomi is a great alternative, allowing for more complexity with easy to create routines.   Read More »


8K TV Has Arrived. Here’s What You Need to Know

We've barely started the switch to 4K, and now 8K TVs are already on the market. Are they worth it? Should you care? Here's everything you need to know.   Read More »


Microsoft May Replace Edge’s Rendering Engine with an Open Source Chromium Fork

You know what they say: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That’s exactly what Microsoft is doing after years of trying to make Edge work as a browser—but it’s probably not totally replacing it.   Read More »


Android Isn’t the Only Google Platform that Suffers from “Fragmentation”

We’ve long heard the word “fragmented” thrown around when it comes to Android, but it’s not the only Google product that suffers from update issues on non-Google branded devices.   Read More »


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The Best Laptops With Long-Lasting Battery Life

Your laptop might be the coolest ultraportable, detachable, convertible, whatchamacallit-able thing on the block. But that doesn't mean a lot if its battery dies halfway through an email. These are the longest-lasting laptops on the market.   Read More »




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Android Isn’t the Only Google Platform that Suffers from “Fragmentation”
We’ve long heard the word “fragmented” thrown around when it comes to Android, but it’s not the only Google product that suffers from update issues on non-Google branded devices.   Read More »


Microsoft is Working on ‘Windows Lite,’ Because it Can’t Stop Beating Dead Horses
A new version of Windows may have limited features for inexpensive hardware. If that sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone: you could be forgiven thinking this is an article about Windows RT or Windows S. Nope, it’s something else.   Read More »


Microsoft May Replace Edge’s Rendering Engine with an Open Source Chromium Fork
You know what they say: if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That’s exactly what Microsoft is doing after years of trying to make Edge work as a browser—but it’s probably not totally replacing it.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
How to Add Page Numbers to Google Docs
How to Block Phone and FaceTime calls on iPhone and iPad
How to Stop Windows 10 From Reopening Your Previous Applications After Restarting Your PC
How to Get Started With Film Photography
How to Pair and Configure Your Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)
How to Customize the Navigation Pane in Outlook
The Best Laptops With Long-Lasting Battery Life
The Best Smart Bulbs For Your Google Home
The Best Gifts For Coffee Lovers This Christmas




Geek Trivia

Auto-Tune, A Widely Used Music Processor, Was Originally Created For What Purpose?
Studying Deep Space Transmissions →
Analyzing Seismic Data →
Manipulating Secret Agents' Voices →
Managing Video Game Soundtracks →


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CancelBunny (a.k.a. CancelPoodle and CancelMoose) is a slang term for an individual that deletes articles and/or messages characterized as spam or low value content that have been posted to newsgroups on USENET.



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