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Google Just Launched an AI-Powered Duolingo Alternative
Thanks to some smart (and aggressive) marketing, Duolingo has cemented itself as one of the most popular language learning apps in the world. That said, it isn’t without competition: There are plenty of alternatives to consider, and if you’re peeved about Duolingo’s plans to phase out its contract workers in favor of using AI, you might be looking into them.…
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Try Antinote’s Notepad Alternative for Mac to Give Your Sticky Notes Superpowers
When it comes to note-taking apps on the Mac, it’s hard to look past Apple Notes, as it has a lot of features and has proven itself to be quite reliable. But in my workflow, I sometimes miss having a scratchpad on my Mac, something akin to Notepad on Windows. I like using tools like this for outlining my articles,…
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Harper Is an Offline Alternative to Grammarly for Obsidian
Obsidian is my favorite productivity tool. I use it for all of my writing, as a journaling app, and to replace multiple productivity tools. There’s a big downside, though: no grammar checking tool. Grammarly is the best known grammar checking tool, but there’s no way to add it to Obsidian. I also wouldn’t enable it even if I could. Grammarly…
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Windows’ Photoshop Alternative Is Actually Good Now, and It’s Free
Windows has a rather patchy history when it comes to native photo viewing and editing, but the latest Photos app is quietly becoming genuinely useful. It may not be a full-blown Photoshop alternative, but it does now offer a variety of basic editing functions, and even some generative AI to help get your images looking their best. Photos combines a…
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Forget Amazon Spring Deal Days — this awesome Apple Watch alternative just crashed to £99
Spring is the perfect time to get outdoors, and thanks to Huawei’s spring sale, it’s a great time to upgrade your tech too. Right now you can get the Huawei Watch Fit 3 on sale for just £99 at Huawei (£40 off.) This is a total steal for a fully-featured smartwatch. And what’s more, it comes with an extra strap…
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This New Open-Source Alternative to Google Docs and Notion Is Backed by France and Germany
Docs is a new open-source collaborative text editor, intended as an alternative to Notion, Google Docs, Outline, and other similar web-based services. Interestingly, the project is being led by the governments of France and Germany. Docs is a web-based collaborative writing tool, with the ability for multiple people to view and edit the same page simultaneously. Apple Pages and Microsoft…
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So long, Defender VPN: Microsoft is scrapping the free-to-use privacy tool over low uptake – so you might want to think about alternative options
Defender VPN, Microsoft’s free virtual private network, is set for the scrapheap – so you might want to think about alternative services. As of 28 February, Microsoft will no longer support the free VPN service that had been included in its Defender security app since 2023. When the move was announced at the beginning of the month, Microsoft said new…
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What is RedNote? Is this TikTok alternative safe?
The US ban of TikTok has many US social media users frantically searching for an alternative. The recent massive influx of users to RedNote, a Chinese social media app, suggests that an alternative has been found. Hundreds of thousands of new users have been reported to have joined RedNote recently. At the time of writing, RedNote was the most downloaded app in…
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This Is the Best Authy Alternative for Two-Factor Authentication
Still looking for an alternative to Authy, the two-factor authenticator that used to have a desktop app? Ente Auth, an open-source application, might be what you’re looking for. Authy, if you don’t know, is a two-factor authentication app that we recommended ages ago—mostly because it offered a desktop app. But in March of 2024 Authy shut down the desktop app.…
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How to cook without an oven: 5 alternative kitchen appliances you need right now
There are many reasons why you might be stuck without an oven. Perhaps your electric range has broken and you’re waiting for it to be replaced or repaired. You could be having a new kitchen fitted, and are having to ‘make do’ with a small makeshift cooking space in another room. You could even be living in a small apartment…
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