Windows has long offered two ways to “pause” your computer without actually shutting it down: Sleep mode and Hibernate mode. Sleep is often referred to as “standby,” a low-power state that enables your computer to “wake up” almost instantly when you open the lid or hit the power button. Hibernate, on the other hand, saves …
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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 Use this monitor in portrait or landscape orientation. AOC Could you use a second monitor? Of course you could! There’s no …
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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 All these delicious Raspberry Pi 2 goodies could be yours for under $60. Vilros Between Arduino and Raspberry Pi, there’s never …
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Want to share a link with someone? The usual drill: Copy the URL, open up your mail page, compose a new message, paste in the link and click Send. It’s not difficult, but it’s definitely more steps than it should be. In fact, there’s an easy way to cut out several of those steps. If you’re a Gmail and Chrome …
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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 Bohm Cheap headphones are good, but quality headphones are awesome. Luckily, sometimes you can find quality headphones for cheap. Today, for …
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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 Apple If you’re a regular around these parts, you know that I consider a smartwatch all but indispensable. I can no …
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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. Ready to take your VR experience to the next level? By which I mean leaving behind Google Cardboard and stepping up to something …
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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 HP I’ve made no secret of my dislike for Microsoft’s Surface Pro line. The “tablet that can replace your laptop” but …
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I saw Morgan Freeman once. On the Fox studio lot. Walked right past me. So, yeah, I’m pretty much Morgan Freeman’s BFF. That’s why I’m excited to announce that MoFree (that’s what I call him; he refers to me as “public nuisance”) is the latest celebrity to lend his vocal talents to Waze. Waze, of course, is the popular community-powered …
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For as long as I can remember, the go-to option for resurrecting an old PC was to install Linux. The open-source operating system has lower system requirements than Windows, so it’s better suited to older hardware. However, could it also be overkill? If you’re not looking to run sophisticated software, or you just don’t want to deal with the complexities …
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