Alex Cranz

Senior Consumer Tech Editor. Trained her dog to do fist bumps. Once wrote for Lifetime. Tips encouraged via Secure Drop, Proton Mail, or DM for Signal.
  • The Latest Windows Update Finally Lets You Put Off Future Updates

    The Latest Windows Update Finally Lets You Put Off Future Updates

    It doesn’t matter if you’re pumped for the Creators Update, the new version of Windows 10 that makes drawing all over you screen easier. Whether you like it or not, your Windows 10 device will be getting it. If you’re a part of Microsoft’s Insiders Program — a beta-like program that gives you builds of…


  • Why Did Nintendo Just Kill One Of Its Coolest Products In Years?

    Why Did Nintendo Just Kill One Of Its Coolest Products In Years?

    Remember guys, when you have a really cool product that everyone loves and that sells out immediately, the first order of business is to kill it and put it in the ground before people get too attached. This impossibly foolish logic seems to be guiding Nintendo, who will stop shipping the popular NES Classic.


  • The New Sonos Playbase Is Great, But Comes A Little Too Late

    The New Sonos Playbase Is Great, But Comes A Little Too Late

    There was a brief period of time — think 2011 to 2015, where the pedestal-like soundbar was convenient for TV owners. TVs had gotten skinnier and sound had gotten crummier as a consequence. Functioning as both speaker and stand, the pedestal was an appealing soundbar-style ideal for TV owners who had no plans to mount…