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  Three Budget-Friendly Open-Source Replacements of My Purchased Apps

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  The idea that professional software must be expensive is deeply ingrained, largely because many commercial tools market themselves as indispensable. Nevertheless, the open-source world has evolved to the extent that there are tools which are unknown to the public and offer the same services for free and even better than for-pay services. I have been paying for many years for numerous tools and replaced a few with open-source ones and found them to be very efficient.

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  How the iFixit FixBot Democratizes DIY Repairs

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  For ten whole years, iFixit had been absent from the app stores; banned, after Apple pulled its developer account back in 2015 due to a controversial iPad teardown. But on December 9, 2025, the legendary repair resource finally made its triumphant return—and this time, it's not just bringing back the guides. The new iFixit app introduces FixBot, an AI repair assistant that transforms the intimidating world of device repair into something approachable, even for those who have never opened a gadget in their lives.

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  5 Apps Using Apple Intelligence to Transform Your Daily Life

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  With the launch of iOS 26, Apple is making its native generative models—the backbone of Apple Intelligence—available to third-party apps through the new Foundation Models framework. What this means is that your AI capability on your iPhone no longer lies in Siri and system features alone—it can also lie in the apps you interact with every day, but keep private and execute without uploading your data to distant servers. Following are five real, modern-day iPhone apps that now use Apple Intelligence to make your daily life smarter, more personal, and more productive.

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  5 AI Sidekicks for Next-Level Virtual Meetings

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  Even though remote collaboration has become the standard of the day, online meetings are still fragmented, chaotic, or dull. Be it international teams you manage or virtual classes you take, the appropriate AI-enabled solutions can make any call efficient, engaging, and action-packed. The five exceptional tools listed below provide tangible functions, none of the puffery, none of the nebulous benefits, just practical improvement that you can implement right now.

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  Sharing Big Files Easily via These Most Reliable Sites and Software

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  These times of the internet age, sharing large files has become a routine need for most professions — creative professionals exchanging large high-resolution video, legal and medical professionals exchanging sensitive documents. But email attachments and the past methods fall short due to size limitations and security concerns. But the good news is that there are several websites as well as software applications that have emerged to give simple, secure and easy methods of transferring big files.

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  Unlock the Hidden Power of Google Earth: From Dullness to Engaged Exploration

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  Google Earth is known as a tool that shows us the world through great satellite pics and maps. Yet, few know how well it can spark our interest, changing dull moments into times of learning and finding new things. More than just looking at places we know, Google Earth uses the newest tech, lots of data, and fun ways to use it that grab our attention. It makes us want to learn more about places, history, nature, and even how we teach.