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Dual Studio Display rig comes with a light show [Setups]

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Nanoleaf Lines, behind the displays, are the primary lights in this show.
Nanoleaf Lines, behind the displays, are the primary lights in this show.
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Recently we wrote about a PC gamer converting to the Apple ecosystem, happily, with an M1 MacBook Pro-based setup. Now we have a lucky recipient of not one but two recently shipped Studio Displays, freshly arrived to replace a pair of gaming monitors.

Learn the most popular coding language in the world for only $39

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See why Python is the most popular.
Python is the coding language programmers prefer.
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Learning to code is wildly useful — and it’s surprisingly fun once you get the hang of it. And one of the most well-loved languages in the world is Python.

This coding language is manageable for beginners and has a massive range of applications. Learn to write it with The Complete 2022 Python Programmer Bundle. This Python learning bundle happens to also be on sale for just $39 (regularly $1,791).

Get 10TB of cloud storage for life for just $79.99

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This 10TB cloud storage is there when you need it.
Give your data a 10TB backup plan that can't be beat.
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You can’t control when you lose or break your phone, but you can control how much of a pain it is when it happens. With the right data backup service, you can protect your photos, messages, videos and other difficult-to-replace files.

The Degoo Premium: Lifetime 10TB Backup Plan offers a massive amount of automatic data backup. And it works on all your devices to keep your files safe, even if the hardware breaks down or disappears.

For a limited time, you can get Degoo Premium for only $79.99 (regularly $3,600) with code SAVE20NOW.

What makes Apple’s Studio Display truly special? [The CultCast]

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Artist Adam Duff explains why Apple's Studio Display makes perfect sense.
Artist Adam Duff explains why Apple's Studio Display makes perfect sense.
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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Haters gonna hate, but digital artist Adam Duff explains why Apple’s new Studio Display is the perfect monitor — for some users.

Also on The CultCast:

  • iPhone 14 leak reveals sizing, pricing and more.
  • Who needs a smart water bottle?
  • Apple TV+ has some hits on its hands.

Listen to this week’s episode of The CultCast in the Podcasts app or your favorite podcast app. (Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you like it!) Or watch the video livestream, embedded below.

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Explore the great outdoors with this awesome pop-up cabin for your car

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Grab this awesome pop-up car cabin for 20% off.
Camp anywhere this summer with this top-rated car cabin.
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If you want to explore the great outdoors, a car cabin is a dream come true. The Carsule pop-up cabin for your car gives you a waterproof, standing-height space to camp in, anywhere you can drive to.

And today, this car-camping essential is on sale for just $299.99. That’s a 20% discount off the regular price of $379.

A gruesome discovery connects Shining Girls’ victims [Apple TV+ recap]

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Shining Girls recap: The search for a really bad guy continues.
Shining Girls recap: Kirby's search for a really bad guy continues.
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In this week’s intense installment of Shining Girls, Kirby finds the clue to her killer’s identity and Dan dries out long enough to have an epiphany of his own. The only question is, can they stop Harper before he kills again, or fundamentally alters their reality?

The new time-traveling murder mystery on Apple TV+ finally finds it footing in an investigation-heavy fourth installment.

Become a successful team leader with these affordable project management courses

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Become a leader with this discounted project management bundle.
This training bundle will show you how to effectively take charge on the job.
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Effectively managing a project is more complicated than it looks from the outside. Depending on your industry, you might be working as a creative lead, a data analyst or just the person making sure everyone else stays on task.

The 2022 Premium Project Management Super Prep Bundle is a comprehensive training tool designed for project managers across industries. For a limited time, this project management training bundle is on sale for $59.99 (regularly $999).

How to block adult content on iPhone and iPad

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Restrict website access with these tools.
Restrict website access with these tools.
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There is a lot of explicit content out there on the internet, or so I am told.

Before handing a device off to a child, you may want to disable or limit access to the wide-open internet and App Store. Read on to learn how to block explicit content on iPhone and iPad.

Tehran takes the action, and the politics, up a notch [Apple TV+ recap]

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Tehran recap: Glenn Close joins the cast for another season of subterfuge.
Glenn Close joins the Tehran cast for a second season of subterfuge.
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When Apple TV+ spy thriller Tehran returns Friday, the show picks up right where it left off after its taut first season. Mossad agent/hacker Tamar’s crimes catch up with her as she waits for extraction from Iran. And humbled Revolutionary Guards chief Faraz is still seething over his seeming defeat by Mossad, with the eyes of the Iranian government on him.

The spy-on-spy action remains good, but Tehran is playing a dangerous game in dramatizing the Iranian government as the greater of two evils. I’m hoping there’s a little more lip service paid to the idea that, though Iran is the villain on this show, Israel is the aggressor. It’s something the show forgets when convenient.

Pick up brand-new AirPods 2 for less than $100

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AirPods 2. AirPods S, more like.
Now is a great time to get those AirPods you’ve been thinking about.
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If you act fast, you can get one of Apple’s best products ever for less than $100. That’s how low AirPods 2 have dropped — that’s $59 below the usual price for these wildly popular in-ear headphones. Or you can save a nice chunk of change on AirPods Pro.

You might even be able to get the wireless earbuds delivered in time for Mother’s Day.

Workers at Apple supplier Quanta riot over COVID-19 restrictions

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Workers at Apple-supplier Quanta riot over COVID restrictions
Quanta employees clashed with guards on Thursday night.
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New video out of China shows workers at a MacBook assembly plant in Shanghai fighting with security guards. The Quanta Computer employees have been forced to live at their workplace for weeks amidst COVID-19 lockdowns ordered by the Chinese government.

The workers apparently hoped to leave the facility to go shopping.

M1 MacBook Pro powers ‘cozy productivity corner’ [Setups]

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Don't worry, there's an image with a little more light below.
Don't worry, there's an image with a little more light below.
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We usually prefer to feature sunny or exotic or just-plain-fun computer setups on Fridays, but today a dark and brooding one caught our eye. A 13-inch M1-powered MacBook Pro and a 34-inch LG curved ultra-wide display are at its center.

But the “cozy productivity corner” also features excellent input devices, formidable audio and a rather nice standing desk.

Get Windows 10 lifetime license for $13 and discounts of up to 90% in Mother’s Day Sale

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Get ready to grab great savings on genuine Microsoft software.
Get ready to grab great savings on genuine Microsoft software.
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This discount software activation keys post is presented by CDKeylord.com.

With Mother’s Day here again, the software savings continue at CDKeylord.com. The software activation key provider offers fantastic discounts on genuine Microsoft products whether you’re buying them for your mom, for someone else or just for yourself.

Better yet, Cult of Mac readers can get 30% off the regular price of a Windows 10 Pro key and much more. And when you buy a Windows 10 key, you can get a free upgrade to Windows 11! Just enter the special discount code CULT when you check out to secure the great savings below.

The Big Conn falls for the modern documentary scam [Apple TV+ review]

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The Big Conn review: Intrepid journalist Damian Paletta uncovered a gigantic Social Security scam.
Intrepid journalist Damian Paletta uncovered a gigantic Social Security scam.
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Apple TV+’s latest documentary series The Big Conn is a too-earnest, too-cute look at the biggest scandal to ever hit the Social Security Administration.

The story is fascinating and filled with interesting people. But the approach taken represents the very worst tendencies of modern nonfiction. That includes its four-episode run time, which could easily have been tightened to a single movie.

Ultimately, there’s something a little crass about making a documentary about fraud that jukes every scene until it’s two minutes too long, just to make sure it meets a series order.

Lunatask is a notes/calendar/habit-tracking app that will straighten out your life

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This notes app does so much more.
See how much you can plan with this discounted notes app.
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The right planner can change your life, or at least organize it. When you can keep your to-do list, calendar, notes and productivity helpers all in one place, it starts to feel like there’s nothing you can’t do.

Lunatask is an all-in-one planner that can give you the control and structure you need to get more out of the day. For a limited time, a lifetime subscription to Lunatask Premium is on sale for $49 (regularly $180).

Transform any text into lifelike speech with this app

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Discounted text-to-speech app has hundreds of voice options.
Listen to your work with this text-to-voice app.
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A few years ago, it was shocking when a computer-generated voice didn’t sound like an underwater answering machine. These days, social media like TikTok practically runs on synthesized voices.

Now you can generate your own lifelike voices for books, school and a ton of other functions. The TexTalky AI text-to-speech app is a lifelike speech generator with 128-plus languages. And you might be speechless to learn that you can get a lifetime subscription at the heavily discounted price of $37 (regularly $540).

Fortnite returns to iPhone with clever workaround – here’s how to play!

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Fortnite returns to iPhone with clever workaround – here's how to play!
If you've been missing Fortnite, you can play it now on iPhone or iPad.
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Fortnite got kicked out of the App Store as part of a legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, but you can play it on your iPhone today for free. Microsoft added it to Xbox Cloud Gaming so the combat game is playable on iOS and iPadOS devices.

Setting up your iPhone or iPad to play Fortnite from the cloud rather than the App Store is different from what you’re used to. Not hard, just different. I’ll walk you through it.

Mount your iPhone anywhere with Xvida’s magnificent magnetic cases

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Xvida-iPhone
Xvida's case and stand makes your iPhone easily visible at all times.
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When you want your iPhone to be visible, but you need your hands to do other things, mount your device almost anywhere with Xvida’s brilliant cases.

Built-in magnets allow it to be securely attached to a whole host of metal surfaces, as well as a bunch of companion Xvida accessories — like wireless chargers, stands, car mounts, and more.

Get yours today for from as little as $19.

AirTag 4-pack hits year’s lowest price just in time for Mother’s Day [Updated]

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AirTag 4-pack
An AirTag 4-pack is just what a mom-on-go needs this Mother's Day.
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Now is an especially great time to get AirTag item trackers. For one thing, a pack of four is on sale at the biggest discount we’ve seen. Plus, Mother’s Day is coming up fast, and AirTag makes a nice last-minute present.

This Sunday, you can give mom the gift of never misplacing stuff.

Mom will get a real charge out of these high-end Mother’s Day gifts

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Wherever your mom's favorite adventures take her, Bluetti can make sure she never runs out of juice.
Wherever your mom's favorite adventures take her, Bluetti can make sure she never runs out of juice.
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This post on excellent Mother’s Day gifts is brought to you by Bluetti.

A mother gives everything at home and in the office as she endeavors to secure her family’s future. For this upcoming Mother’s Day, flowers are fine and chocolates are never a bad choice. But if you want something a bit more special to show your love and appreciation, then you’re in luck. Bluetti rounded up some Mother’s Day gift ideas that will make her smile from ear to ear.

Apple, Google and Microsoft expand support for passwordless sign‑ins

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Face ID
You could soon be using Face ID to sign into more websites and applications.
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Apple, Google and Microsoft committed themselves to expand support for a passwordless sign-in standard. The goal is to make it easier for websites and applications to offer consistent, secure and easy passwordless sign-ins.

It’s a move toward greater support for biometric security systems like the ones already included in iPhone, Mac and iPad.