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    Sign up for a Costco membership and get a $20 gift card. Here’s how

    A new Costco membership comes with a free $20 gift card right now. StackSocial Thinking about joining Costco? Or, have you been sharing a membership card with your parents or friends? Now that Costco is starting to crack down on membership sharing (in the coming months, the stores will start scanning cards at the entrance […] More

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    Real-life computer bugs? Student Chromebooks infested with bedbugs – and it’s not the first time

    SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images You can expect some computer bugs when dealing with laptops designed for students, but what about actual bugs? According to WRAL, families of students at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C. are dealing with the latter after school employees found bedbugs in student Chromebooks in the school’s media center over the summer. […] More

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    Windows 11 finally outscores Windows 10 among PC gamers

    Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETWindows 11 has finally overtaken Windows 10 in market share — at least when it comes to PC gamers. In a new survey conducted by the folks at Steam, the video game platform and storefront run by Valve, some 50.81% of users have adopted Windows 11 as of last month. Jumping in use by 3.36% from July to August helped the newest flavor of Windows take the lead from Windows 10.Over the same two months, Windows 10 saw its slice of Steam users drop by 3.29%. The percentage numbers show that the surge in Windows 11 came largely from people jumping from Windows 10 to 11. That may indicate that they find more value in Windows 11 for gaming or simply that they’re in the mood to upgrade before Windows 10 loses support from Microsoft.Also: Still have a Windows 10 PC? You have 5 options before support ends next yearBoth Windows 10 and 11 offer a gaming mode that optimizes your PC for game playing. Both also offer a Game Bar that lets you connect a game controller, record your gameplay, and chat with fellow gamers. Based on these options, the two operating systems seem about on par for playing video games, though some gamers give the nod to Windows 11 simply because it’s a newer OS with the latest features. More