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TL;DR: Upgrade your PC with a Windows 11 Pro lifetime license for just $9.97 (MSRP $199) through 11:59 p.m. PT Nov. 9. Microsoft Windows 11 Pro delivers the tools modern professionals need—performance, security, and a clean interface. With a one-time payment of $9.97 (MSRP $199), this lifetime license provides full access to a future-ready operating system built for productivity and …

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Image: Asus Graphics cards are getting bigger and bigger, ballooning out with massive casings and coolers to augment the ever-more-powerful chips inside. The oversized Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 Anniversary Edition might be the biggest consumer model out there, and it’s so big it practically demands an elaborate mount setup. The latest update to Asus …

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I’m a semi-old, to riff on today’s online parlance. Things have changed a lot since I was young, especially with computers. A lot of advice just isn’t as applicable in quite the same way as it was 20 years ago. And yet what’s old is new again. Because compromised software is becoming a regular problem …

Infostealers are making this old security practice new again Read More »

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TL;DR I wrote a custom UI for Home Assistant, along with a modern WebRTC local-first integration with my new doorbell. The full code and a live demo are both available. Recently, I upgraded my house’s doorbell to a “smart” Dahua doorbell. I already run a somewhat robust homelab and Home Assistant, so I was hoping …

Custom doorbell app with Home Assistant and WebRTC Read More »

TL;DR: Get a SwifDoo PDF Editor perpetual license for only $30 with code PRO. PDF editing shouldn’t require a monthly subscription. If you only need to edit text, combine files, or export to Word, Adobe Acrobat is overkill. A cheaper alternative is SwifDoo PDF Pro. This new PDF editor has a perpetual license on sale for only $29.97 (reg. …

A perpetual license for this PDF editor used to be $129, but now it’s only $30 Read More »

Image: Lenovo Whether you’re self-employed or just gung-ho about work, it’s high time you prioritized your professional life and got a proper professional laptop. And if you can get a great laptop that’s also on sale, even better, right? Well, this Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G2 is down to $900 on Amazon with a solid 31% …

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Image: Matthew Smith / Foundry The new crop of laptops based on Qualcomm’s Arm processors aren’t exactly powerhouses, but they’re some of the most efficient laptops we’ve ever tested. In fact, the HP OmniBook 5 is our current battery champion, lasting over 24 hours in a standardized 4K video test. Today, Amazon is selling it …

This HP OLED laptop with 24 hours of battery life is on sale for just $550 Read More »

Image: Rockstar Games It’s been a wild ride for fans awaiting Grand Theft Auto VI. The game was initially slated for a 2025 release, then official announced with a May 2026 release date. But there have been rumors that Grand Theft Auto VI could get postponed again, and now those rumors are reality. Yesterday, Rockstar …

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