Thetechhacker - Tech How-To Guides, Reviews & News
Simplify your tech life.
How to Run Payroll for a Small Business in the US: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)
Hiring your first employee is a big step, and payroll is usually the part that makes new owners nervous, because of the federal forms, tax rates and deposit deadlines that start the moment someone joins. Miss a deposit and the IRS can add penalties, even if you paid the full amount a few days late.…
How to Fix Wi-Fi Connected but No Internet on Windows 11
How to Fix Claude Not Working: Login Errors, Outages and Sign in With Apple
Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO; CFO Colette Kress Named Interim CEO
Best Medical Alert Systems in 2026: Fall Detection, Prices and Contracts Compared
Fresh off the desk
How to Fix KB5132061 Not Installing on Windows 11 (0x800f0993 and More)
Windows 11’s November security update, KB5132061, arrived on Patch Tuesday, November 10, and on some PCs it just won’t go in. You click Install, the progress bar crawls, and then Windows Update shows 0x800f0993, 0x80070306 or 0x800f0989, or quietly tries again on the next restart. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem, which helps, because it means…
How to Fix Outlook Not Working After the Microsoft 365 Outage
If Outlook has been spinning, refusing to send, or showing an empty inbox since Thursday, November 12, you’re not alone and it probably isn’t your computer. Microsoft has been dealing with a large Microsoft 365 incident that hit Exchange Online, the service behind work and school Outlook mailboxes, and features in Teams and other apps…
How to Fix Gemini Not Showing on Apple CarPlay: 8 Fixes That Work
Google started rolling out the Gemini app to Apple CarPlay on November 11, and plenty of iPhone owners got into their cars this week expecting a new icon that simply wasn’t there. If that’s you, the fix is usually quick. Google’s setup has a couple of steps that are easy to miss, and CarPlay itself…
Best MDM Software for Small Businesses (2026): Intune vs Jamf vs Iru vs Hexnode vs ManageEngine
Someone in your company is going to leave a laptop in a rideshare this year. When that happens, the question isn’t whether the hardware is gone. The question is whether you can lock it, wipe it and prove to a client or an insurer that their data didn’t walk off with it. Mobile device management…
Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 for Small Business (2026): Prices, Storage, Email and Security Compared
Most small businesses end up choosing between Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 around the time they stop using personal Gmail addresses. The first suite you pick tends to stay for years. That’s because email, shared files, calendars and meeting links all pile up inside it, and moving out later takes a weekend nobody wants to…
Best Domain Registrars in 2026: GoDaddy vs Namecheap vs Cloudflare vs Squarespace vs Porkbun
I compare GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare Registrar, Squarespace Domains and Porkbun on the things that cost you later: renewal prices, WHOIS privacy, DNS and transfers. I only list prices I could confirm on official pages.
Tested. Honestly.
NordVPN vs ExpressVPN in 2026: Which Is Better for US Users?
I compared NordVPN and ExpressVPN for US users using only what the companies publish themselves: prices, renewals, device limits and refunds. I also flag what you still need to check before you pay.
Astell&Kern PD5 Review: The Best Mid-Range Android Music Player?
TonfotosSync Review: A Private Way to Back Up Phone Photos Without the Cloud
Spigen Audio SA-TW P10 Review: Good ANC, Easy Connectivity and Balanced Sound for the Price
ExpressVPN Review 2026: Still Premium, Still Fast But Is It Still Worth the Price?
Shortlists, ranked.
- 01
Best Transactional Email APIs for Developers (2026): SES vs Resend vs Postmark vs Mailgun vs SendGrid
Password resets, sign-up confirmations, receipts and shipping alerts are the emails users actually wait for. If one of them lands in spam or shows up ten minutes late, someone opens a support ticket or abandons the checkout. That is why most development teams stop sending through their own SMTP server and hand the job to…
- 02
Best Remote Access Software for Small Business IT (2026): Splashtop vs TeamViewer vs AnyDesk vs RealVNC
Every small business eventually hits the same moment: the one person who knows how to fix the accounting PC is at home, the office is closed, and payroll has to go out tonight. Remote access software turns that from a car ride into a two-minute fix. It also lets a part-time IT contractor support ten…
- 03
Best Online Fax Services for Small Business in 2026 (Including HIPAA-Ready Options)
Fax still hasn’t gone away in the US. Medical offices send referrals by fax, insurers and pharmacies expect them, and many government agencies, title companies and law firms ask for signed forms the same way. What most small businesses no longer need is the machine itself, along with the phone line it ties up and…
- 04
Best Email Security Software for Small Businesses on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace (2026)
A huge share of small business security incidents start in the same place: an inbox. Someone gets a convincing invoice from a “vendor” with new bank details, or a Microsoft sign-in page that looks right but isn’t, and by the time anyone notices, money or a password is gone. Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace both…
- 05
Best Data Removal Services in 2026: DeleteMe vs Incogni vs Optery vs Aura
Type your full name into a people-search site and there’s a decent chance you’ll find your current address, past addresses, phone numbers, the names of relatives and a rough age, all in one tidy profile anyone can pull up. Data brokers build those profiles from public records and commercial data, then sell or display them.…
- 06
Best Headless CMS in 2026: Sanity vs Strapi vs Payload vs Storyblok vs Contentful
Picking a headless CMS is one of those decisions that looks small in week one and turns into a two-year commitment by week ten. Your content model, your editors’ daily workflow, your API bill and even your hosting setup all hang off it. In 2026 the field has also shifted under developers’ feet: Salesforce now…
The briefing
Xbox Confirms Wolfenstein 3 and Brings 25 Original Xbox Games to PC for Its 25th Anniversary
Apple HomeView and New Apple TV 4K Go On Sale Today: Price, Features and What You Need
Spotify DJ Gets 9 New Voices and a Way to Turn Off the Talking Between Songs
Bose Recalls About 635,000 S1 Pro Speaker Battery Packs Over Fire Risk: How to Check Yours
Google’s November Pixel Drop Rolls Out With Gemini on Pixel 10, Custom Widgets and $29.99 Pixel Tag
How to, simply
The week in tech, minus the noise.
New reviews, fixes and the stories that matter — once a week, straight to your inbox.
We only use your email to send the newsletter. Unsubscribe any time. See our privacy policy.
Still useful
Nokia 8 Sirocco Review
2018 · 4 min
How to Get FaceTime for Android?
2018 · 3 min
Why Your Android Need Root? Top Reasons To Root Your Android Device
2013 · 2 min
CloudMounter Review: Mount Cloud Drives On Mac Seamlessly
2019 · 5 min
uBlock Origin is a Fast and Free Alternative To Adblock Plus
2016 · 2 min
How to Print using Google Cloud Print
2020 · 2 min
How to Choose the Perfect Cloud Hosting for your Website?
2020 · 4 min