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2023-11-2820.48.1
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2023-11-2720.48.0Privacy is complicated
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2023-11-2020.47.F
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2023-11-2020.47.0SlickRun — A powerful way to launch anything
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2023-11-1320.46.F
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2023-11-1320.46.0The Windows 10/11 Hello PIN works, but change is coming
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2023-11-0920.45.1
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2023-11-0620.45.0My hot annoyances
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2023-10-3120.44.1Microsoft 365 Copilot is upon us
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2023-10-3020.44.014th Gen processors, and (of course) AI
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2023-10-2420.43.1
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2023-10-2320.43.0How to use the Microsoft Edge sidebar
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2023-10-1620.42.F
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2023-10-1620.42.0Copilot is here, sort of
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2023-10-0910.41.F
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2023-10-0920.41.0Pumpkin-spiced fall roundup — Top 10 free downloads
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2023-10-0520.40.1
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2023-10-0220.40.0Microsoft Backup triggers help-desk calls and confusion
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2023-09-2620.39.1
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2023-09-2520.39.F
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2023-09-2520.39.0Windows 11, Surface, and Windows Copilot
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2023-09-1820.38.F
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2023-09-1820.38.0Apple 2030
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2023-09-1120.37.F
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2023-09-1120.37.0How to upgrade your Windows 10 PC to Windows 11
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2023-09-0720.36.1
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2023-09-0420.36.0New fonts and templates, but with traps
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2023-08-2820.35.F
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2023-08-2820.35.0A t-AI-l of two cities
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2023-08-2220.34.1
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2023-08-2120.34.F
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2023-08-2120.34.0Your worst Windows 11 irritations — solved!
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2023-08-1420.33.F
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2023-08-1420.33.0Vulnerabilities everywhere
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2023-08-0720.32.F
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2023-08-0720.32.0Make the most of Microsoft Rewards
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2023-08-0320.31.1
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2023-07-3120.31.0HiBit System lnformation — Meet your computer
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2023-07-2520.30.1
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2023-07-2420.30.F
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2023-07-2420.30.0Another AI you didn’t ask for: Windows Copilot
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2023-07-1720.29.F
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2023-07-1720.29.0Why PowerShell?
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2023-07-1020.28.F
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2023-07-1020.28.0A computer museum near you is closing soon
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2023-07-0620.27.1
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2023-07-0320.27.0What should you do about Windows 11?
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2023-06-2720.26.1
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2023-06-2620.26.F
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2023-06-2620.26.0Terabyte update 2023
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2023-06-1920.25.0Working with the Intel Driver & Support Assistant
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2023-06-1220.24.F
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2023-06-1220.24.0How to resolve synchronization problems in OneDrive
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2023-06-0820.23.1
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2023-06-0520.23.0Can we control the changes to our operating systems?
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2023-05-2920.22.F
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2023-05-2920.22.0Beware of Google’s .ZIP domain and password-embedded URLs
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2023-05-2320.21.1
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2023-05-2220.21.0
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2023-05-1520.20.F
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2023-05-1520.20.0All in on AI
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2023-05-0820.19.0The right to be sued
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2023-05-0420.18.1
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2023-05-0120.18.0The pros and cons of RAID 1
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2023-04-2520.17.1
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2023-04-2420.17.F
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2023-04-2420.17.0The problem with local administrator accounts
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2023-04-1720.16.F
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2023-04-1720.16.0Windows 11 erases Windows 10 digital-signature fix
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2023-04-1020.15.F
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2023-04-1020.15.0The Three Laws of Robotics
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2023-04-0620.14.1
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2023-04-0320.14.F
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2023-04-0320.14.0Inside the overpacked Microsoft 365 app
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2023-03-2820.13.1
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2023-03-2720.13.F
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2023-03-2720.13.0You’re fired if you don’t know how to use GPT-4
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2023-03-2020.12.F
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2023-03-2020.12.0Making Windows 11 on Arm less obnoxious
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2023-03-1320.11.F
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2023-03-1320.11.0Tooling around with laptops and other useful gear
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2023-03-0920.10.1
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2023-03-0620.10.F
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2023-03-0620.10.0Tooling around with computers
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2023-02-2820.09.1
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2023-02-2720.09.F
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2023-02-2720.09.0A bunch of free RAM testing tools — most called “MemTest”
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2023-02-2020.08.F
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2023-02-2020.08.0Microsoft kills off Internet Explorer — mostly
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2023-02-1320.07.F
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2023-02-1320.07.0You are rich!
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2023-02-0920.06.1
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2023-02-0620.06.F
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2023-02-0620.06.0How to fix File Explorer folder views in Windows 10 and 11
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2023-01-3020.05.F
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2023-01-3020.05.0Apple announces new Mac products
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2023-01-2420.04.1
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2023-01-2320.04.0“What can I use my old computers for?”
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2023-01-1620.03.F
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2023-01-1620.03.0How to set up a local account in any edition of Windows 11
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2023-01-0920.02.0Welcome to our twentieth year
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2023-01-0220.01.0Let your PC start the new year right!

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