Rick Broida

Get an HP 17.3

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Today I bring you a tale of two laptops — one small, one large. The small one is …

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Get the BBC series ‘Planet Earth’ for $9.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. BBC America When was the last time nature made your jaw drop? That’s the effect watching “Planet Earth” has on me. Whether I’m …

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Wild Wednesday: 5 deals not to be missed

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Good morning! Today I bring you a little “deal potpourri,” as diverse an assemblage of items as they come. Let’s get right to …

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Turn off those pesky location requests in your Chrome, Firefox or Edge browser

It seems like more and more websites these days want to get a bead on you. You’ve no doubt seen the pop-ups: “XYZ-Site wants to know your location.” Then you have to click Allow or Block. In most cases this is an innocuous request, as determining your location is helpful (or even required) for things like calculating a shipping price …

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Get an HP Spectre x2 for $399.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Now playing: Watch this: HP Spectre x2 is a Surface-like tablet, keyboard included 2:18 As you know, because I’m a broken record, my …

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Get one year of FollowUpThen Personal for $10

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. FollowUpThen, Inc. If you’re anything like me, your world revolves around your email inbox. It’s not only your communications hub, but also your …

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Shut down Windows 10 with just one click (or two)

It must be a point of pride in Redmond that even after all these years, you still have to click “Start” to shut down your computer. Granted, the Start button is no longer labeled that way, having evolved into a Windows-logo button back in Vista. But that’s still what it’s called, and still how Microsoft refers to it. So even …

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Get a Netgear Orbi mesh network system for $349.80

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Netgear’s Orbi satellites are kind of big, something to consider if you’re concerned about your decor. Netgear I’m writing this from the folks’ …

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Get an Asus ZenBook UX303 ultraportable touchscreen laptop for $749.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Asus What are you looking for in your next laptop? Slim, lightweight design? Touchscreen? Fast processor? Lots of RAM and storage? The Asus …

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Buy an Oscar

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET It’s Oscar season, the time when people’s thoughts turn to movies — including the movies that have …

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