When we all started working from home in 2020, it was a scramble to make the best of the tech we had within arm’s reach: an old iPad, a family laptop, a blurry webcam. In 2021, expectations have changed. With many of our employers telling us that home-working may be here to stay, it’s a good time to kit ourselves out correctly. Here are the tech tools that can really help make us work more efficiently, as well as improving our professional appearance among contacts and colleagues.
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This Blue Yeti USB condenser mic has dropped to its lowest price in more than a year at $101
26 Feb 2021
The Blackout version of Blue Yeti s USB condenser microphone is on sale for $101.34 at Amazon. These mics normally sell for $130. The other available colors are going for that price, and this mic is still $130 at other retailers like Best Buy. The Yeti didn t drop much in price in the last year, probably due to the global pandemic that impacted a lot of prices. Today s drop is the lowest we have seen since 2019 s Black Friday sales. That s a long time with few deals, and it s a safe bet this drop won t last long as a result.
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The rumors floated around for a few years, but Apple finally dropped the AirPods Max as the December 2020 surprise, and the AirPods Max pre-orders sold out quickly. The latest AirPods are over-ear premium wireless headphones that bring high-fidelity audio while offering a seamless experience across the board with your Apple gear, as long as you re on the latest software. On paper, this all sounds great, but then you need to consider the price of admission are all of these features
worth the $549 that Apple is asking for?
Now, I want to state that while I enjoy a good pair of headphone cans, I am not what you would call an audiophile by any means. I don t have a multi-thousand dollar rig set up for music and audio, I don t have any experience in playing musical instruments, and I don t have other HiFi headphones like Grados, Sennheiser HDs, or even the popular Sony XM4 or Bose 700. The most expensive headphones I have, other than the AirPo