Plus: An essential LinkedIn privacy tip, Microsoft’s browser reboot, and a cheap backlit Kindle

You could imagine my dismay hen my new Lenovo Yoga C940 would only get between six and seven hours of battery life per charge, far less than the 15 hours Lenovo advertises and the 8-ish hours I was expecting.

Plus: Apple’s MacBook upgrade, a time-saving typing trick, and some actually-decent deals

While I love the thrill of a bargain as much as anyone–and will fulfill my obligation to help you find some further down in this newsletter–I’m also becoming more exhausted and even a little bit grossed out by this whole exercise.

Plus: Google Calendar conveniences, Facebook’s face recognition choice, and your camera’s hidden burst mode

When I started writing Advisorator, my goal was to talk about technology the same way I would with friends and family (when they let me).