Rick Broida

USB

Looks like the rumors were true: Apple‘s new MacBooks have done away with old-school USB. From here on out, it’s all USB-C. That’s good news if you like fast throughput and easy insertion (no more upside-down aggravation!), but a bummer if you want to connect any of your current USB devices: flash drives, hard drives, …

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Get an Alexa

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. About a year ago, a company called Invoxia rolled out an interesting product: the Triby. It’s a speaker, speakerphone and message center designed …

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Turn your iPad into a second monitor 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. Look at that iPad of yours, just sitting there doing nothing while you slave away at your laptop. What a slacker! Okay, it’s …

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Triple Tuesday: 3 deals you won’t want to miss

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. You know me: cheap everything all the time. But does that mean we have to sacrifice the good stuff? The premium products? Not …

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Return of the free $390 Windows software bundle

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. Hi, cheeps! Quick housekeeping note: As you’re probably aware, the Internet went “bonk” last Friday, meaning some of you missed out on the …

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How to prepare yourself for a DDoS attack

No Spotify. No Twitter. No Netflix. Last Friday, millions of US residents woke up to that reality, the result of a major distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Although not being able to stream “Stranger Things” on a weekday is merely an inconvenience — a serious one, I grant you — the attack crippled any number of smaller sites and …

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Get 1TB of cloud storage for life for $35

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. “There is no Dana… only Zoolz!” Sorry, couldn’t help myself. I love making fun of ridiculous company and product names. (Sony Clie, anyone? …

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Get a TP

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. Taking a trip? I have a motto: be prepared. Genius, right? I invented it when I was a kid; not sure exactly when, …

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Tablet Tuesday: Get a refurbished Fire HD 6 for $29.99

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. Before Amazon released the $50 Fire last year, the Fire HD 6 ($49 at eBay) was my favorite dirt-cheap tablet. For a mere …

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Get a Martian Notifier smartwatch for $25

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. This again? This again. Because at this price, it’s too good to pass up. CNET Today only, and while supplies last, Meh has …

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