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What You Need to Know About Smoke Alarms

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What You Need to Know About Smoke Alarms

Smoke alarms are cheap and pretty basic, but they can definitely be life savers. However, there might be some things you don’t know about smoke alarms that could make you rethink the ones you have now.   Read More »




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Here’s What You Should Use Instead of CCleaner

CCleaner just became worse. The popular system-cleaning tool now always runs in the background, nagging you and reporting anonymous data back to the company’s servers. We don’t recommend you upgrade to CCleaner 5.45. Here’s what you should use instead.   Read More »


How to Enable Windows Defender's Secret Crapware Blocker

Windows 10’s antivirus does a good job overall, but it lets crapware through. A hidden setting intended for organizations will boost Windows Defender’s security, making it block adware, potentially unwanted programs, PUPs, or whatever you want to call this junk.   Read More »


How To Add USB-C Ports To Your Windows PC

USB-C is becoming the standard for connection among laptops and mobile devices. But if your laptop or desktop PC is lacking in ports and you don’t want to replace it, you’ll need an alternative. Here are a few.   Read More »


How Water Damages Electronics

It’s common knowledge that water does bad things to electronics, but there are still a few things you may not know about how exactly water can damage electronic components and what you can do if you ever accidentally take your devices for a swim.   Read More »




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Commodity Hardware

Commodity Hardware refers to off-the-shelf computer hardware that is affordable, readily available for purchase, generally compatible with similar devices, and tends to be low-performance in nature/build.



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