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Microsoft is ending support for the Remote Desktop app – here are three alternatives you can try instead
Microsoft has announced plans to end support for its Remote Desktop application in just over two months, according to a recent post on the firm’s blog. The tool will reach end of life (EOL) on May 27 2025, at which point it will no longer be supported or available to download and install from the Microsoft store. Users must migrate…
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5 Best Squarespace Alternatives in 2025
Squarespace is a solid choice for building websites, but it’s not the best fit for everyone. While its design templates are polished, and its interface is beginner-friendly, it has notable limitations — especially when it comes to pricing, customization, and flexibility. If you need deeper integrations, better performance, or a more cost-effective hosting solution, Squarespace may not be the right…
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5 Best QuickBooks Payroll Alternatives for 2025
QuickBooks Payroll is a popular pay processing software thanks to its full-service payroll, well-rounded features, and fast syncing with the QuickBooks accounting system. However, it has limited HR tools and can be pricey to use, depending on the plan you get. If you’re looking for a QuickBooks Payroll alternative that costs less, handles global employee payments, or offers more HR…
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10 Best YouTube Alternatives You Must Try in 2025
YouTube is the biggest video streaming service in the world, with the platform boasting more than 2.5 billion monthly active users. However, users are miffed because of multiple non-skippable ads on YouTube videos, the platform cracking down on ad blockers, and increasing Premium prices. Creators too face challenges regarding monetization, discoverability, and more. Therefore, if you believe it’s time to…
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The Best AI-Free, Encrypted Alternatives to Google Docs
Face it: with the competition spending hundreds of millions of dollars on it, Google’s recent foray into AI isn’t going to stop anytime soon. While you can hide Google Workspace’s Gemini buttons and prompts for now, you can’t actually stop the company from continuing to build its apps around a technology that revolves around getting its hands on as much…
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Top 6 Deel Competitors and Alternatives for 2024
Best overall Deel alternative: Gusto Best for managing employee benefits: Justworks Best international PEO: Papaya Global Best for hiring contractors internationally: Oyster Best for hiring and onboarding: Multiplier Best for integrations and IT hardware support: Rippling Best value for the price: Remote Deel streamlines hiring, onboarding, and payroll management for both employees and contractors in over 150 countries worldwide. For…
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Alternatives to Elon Musk’s Twitter: Mastodon, Threads, Reddit, Cohost, Tumblr, and more
As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former inhabitants. Meanwhile, Meta’s…
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How to Find a Good Wake Up Call Service +5 Alternatives
We’ve all been there: snoozing our alarm to catch a few extra minutes of rest, only to fall back asleep by accident. Wake-up call services offer a more reliable solution, providing a nudge to ensure we start our day on time. Depending on the service, you may have to answer the phone, solve a puzzle, or talk to a human…
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Predictive Dialer vs Progressive Dialer (+ 3 Alternatives)
Before choosing between a predictive dialer and a progressive one for your outbound call strategy, you should decide your business’s priorities. Are you looking to increase productivity? Do you want to drive up customer satisfaction scores? This tradeoff is implicit in the design of each system. The key difference between predictive and progressive dialers is how they start a call.…
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7 Reasons to Not Use MPLS and 4 Better Alternatives
Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) is a network technology for routing and packet forwarding in private, wide-area network (WAN) connections. It is a switching mechanism that uses labels to decide the shortest possible path instead of the usual network address. In general, these labels are more effective for directing data through paths than traditional internet protocols — which use long, less…
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