Microsoft Visio is practically free right now with a 94% price drop

TL;DR: Microsoft’s best-selling diagramming tool is price-dropped to $14.97 for a limited time, making right now the perfect time to give it a whirl (reg. $249.99). If you’ve ever wasted time building a diagram from scratch or tried to force a flowchart into PowerPoint, you’re exactly why Microsoft created Visio. Built for professionals who work with data or

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Intel teases huge leaps for 18A, the tech behind its next-gen CPUs

Intel is almost literally betting its future on its upcoming “Panther Lake” CPU architecture, as well as the 18A manufacturing process it will be built upon. While we don’t have any concrete details of how Panther Lake will perform, Intel has publicly revealed some impressive numbers about the process technology itself. German publication Hardwareluxx reported

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Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome on Windows PCs

If your PC won’t open Google Chrome, there may be a culprit: Microsoft. Google determined that Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome, though the company hasn’t discovered how or why. “For some users, Chrome is unable to run when Microsoft Family Safety is enabled,” Google support engineers posted on the company’s support blog. The

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LG Ultragear 39GX90SA-W review: This huge OLED monitor packs TV smarts

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Attractive design and good build quality Great image quality in both SDR and HDR Versatile webOS with smart TV features USB-C input with Power Delivery Cons Not as sharp as most current OLED monitors Speakers are included, but weak Confusing menu system Our Verdict The LG Ultragear 39GX90SA-W is

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How to use Word’s Spike tool to cut and paste multiple sections

Hardly any text is perfect in its first version. Whether you’re drafting an email, report, or article, revising is inevitable. You’ll need to rephrase sentences, trim wordy sections, and smooth out those transitions. Instead of using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to cut and paste each part individually, Microsoft Word offers a lesser-known feature called Spike. Spike

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Windows vs. SteamOS will be the next great console war. I can’t wait

Have you seen the news? Microsoft has signaled that future Xbox consoles will run Windows, which points to one big possible future: gaming PCs may soon be taking the living room by storm. It sounds like the next Xbox will run Steam games, too. Meanwhile, at CES 2025, Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais told PCWorld that going

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