Using Apple’s MacOS is as easy as pie—but it can be a little half-baked. Sweeten your setup with a few of these third-party programs.
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TP-Link’s New Wi-Fi 6 Router Puts Gamers in the Fast Lane

Lightning fast and feature-packed, this tri-band Wi-Fi 6 gaming router is perfect for a typical 4-bedroom family home.
How to create a backup recovery service with Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure can provide a cloud-based file, folder and system backup recovery service at a reasonable price, if you can manage to work through a lengthy setup process.
This Tablet Makes It Easy to Zoom With Older Loved Ones

It requires an expensive subscription, but this device is specially designed for the elderly.
Even the CIA and NSA Use Ad Blockers to Stay Safe Online


Plus: The ransomware scourge continues, a massive botnet gets wounded, and more of the week’s top security news.
Twisty Laptops, Bendy Phones: Microsoft Bets Big on Design

This week, we look at the new Surface hardware and try to determine how much experimentation your workflow can withstand.
He Escaped the Dark Web’s Biggest Bust. Now He’s Back


DeSnake apparently eluded the DOJ’s takedown of AlphaBay. The admin talked to WIRED about his return—and the resurrection of the notorious underground marketplace.
Windows 11 prep: How to convert MBR hard drive partitions to GPT

For added security, Windows 11 will forgo the older MBR partition scheme and use GPT instead. That may require users to convert their older hard drives. Here is how to do it.