{"id":12666,"date":"2026-03-31T15:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/?p=12666"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:48:37","slug":"should-you-be-using-built-in-password-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/03\/31\/should-you-be-using-built-in-password-managers\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you be using built-in password managers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.jpeg 1122w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-300x55.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1024x188.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-768x141.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-100x18.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-150x28.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-200x37.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-450x83.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-600x110.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-900x165.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Apple and Google password managers revisited<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Plus: The big router ban, a new way to protect your iPhone battery, and temptingly-cheap mechanical keyboards<\/h3>\n\n\n<div width=\"100%\" class=\"ng-block-d4290320e8bd70c2 wp-block-newsletterglue-meta-data ng-block\" style=\"color:#333333\" data-date-format=\"F j, Y\"><div><div><div class=\"ng-block-td\" align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Helvetica;line-height:1.6;font-weight:normal;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;text-align:center;color:#333333\"><span class=\"ng-block-author\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aa0adcee1ed4c584fa5754b6bb2f3067?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"ng-image\" style=\"width:32px;height:32px;display:inline-block;margin:0 6px 0 0;vertical-align:middle;border-radius:32px\"\/><span>Jared Newman<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ng-block-date\" style=\"display:inline-block\"><span class=\"ng-sep\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ngl-metadata-date-ajax\">March 31, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-450x334.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-600x446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp-900x669.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/applepasswordsapp.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hey there! I&#8217;m Jared Newman, a longtime tech journalist, and you&#8217;re reading the free edition of Advisorator, my weekly tech advice newsletter.<\/em> <em>Did someone share this newsletter with you? <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/signup\/?utm_source=newsletter\">Sign up<\/a> to get it every Tuesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been meaning to get your passwords and online security in order, I&#8217;ve got a bunch of resources that can help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Making sense of <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2025\/06\/24\/want-to-go-passwordless-read-this-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passkeys and passwordless logins<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How you can use a password manager <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2024\/04\/02\/4-2-2024-your-password-managers-hidden-powers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for more than just passwords<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The best ways to properly lock down your accounts <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/advisorator-guides\/two-factor-authentication-done-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with two-factor authentication<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New this week:<\/strong> Improvements to Apple&#8217;s and Google&#8217;s built-in password managers\u2014and why I&#8217;m still not using them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please consider an Advisorator membership<\/a> to access these resources and get more helpful tech advice from me each week. This newsletter depends on direct support from readers, and more support means more time and energy I can put into creating these helpful resources. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n<div width=\"100%\" class=\"ng-block-66ba784fc6a1bb1b ng-block\"><div><div><div style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px\"><div style=\"gap:20px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-button\" style=\"flex-basis:auto\"><a class=\"ng-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/subscribe-to-advisorator\/\" style=\"font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;font-weight:normal;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:26px;padding-right:26px;text-align:center;width:auto;background-color:#587a6c;color:#ffffff;border-width:2px;border-style:solid;border-color:#587a6c;border-radius:10px;box-sizing:border-box\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">News in brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The big router ban:<\/strong> Last week, the FCC banned all new models of Wi-Fi routers not made in the United States\u2014that is, pretty much all of them\u2014unless the vendor applies for an exemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the ostensible goal is to prevent foreign actors from exploiting vulnerabilities in router firmware\u2014a real problem\u2014the ban is a strange way of accomplishing it. There&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/home\/internet\/tp-link-routers-could-soon-be-banned-heres-what-cybersecurity-experts-say-about-the-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">little evidence<\/a> that banning specific routers or vendors will help curb security vulnerabilities. and the ban only affects future products, not anything on the market today. Meanwhile, the exemption process <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/899906\/fcc-router-ban-march-2026-explainer?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRVNld0VGdncnoiLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvODk5OTA2L2ZjYy1yb3V0ZXItYmFuLW1hcmNoLTIwMjYtZXhwbGFpbmVyIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc1MzEwMzc5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzQ4NzgzNzl9.odlKifmKJHc5ajSip9Vs3BkJK_a3Hmw3aRk7SYGc7AE&amp;utm_medium=gift-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doesn&#8217;t ask any security-related questions<\/a> and is largely concerned with U.S. manufacturing plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does all this mean for you? Not much. No routers are being recalled, nothing&#8217;s being pulled from store shelves, and router makers can keep making more of what they&#8217;re already selling. The ban just gives the FCC more say over which new routers can hit the market down the road\u2014for security reasons or otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More notable news and reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Did you recently get an email about a class action settlement from LastPass? The settlement is legit, and stems from a 2022 data breach. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastpasssettlement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s the official claim site<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sonos Play is a $299 portable speaker that sits between the smaller Roam and bulkier Move. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theshortcut.com\/p\/sonos-play-2026-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reviewers<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/audio\/speakers\/sonos-play-review-the-companys-best-portable-speaker-so-far-130000688.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loving it<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/apps\/apple-confirms-ads-are-coming-to-apple-maps-175613751.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ads in Apple Maps<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Gemini now lets you <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/03\/26\/gemini-import\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">import your ChatGPT and Claude chat histories<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/openai-is-shutting-down-its-sora-video-generation-app-211023358.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discontinues the creepy Sora app<\/a> that let people make AI-generated videos of each other.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samsung&#8217;s new midrange phones are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/899399\/samsung-galaxy-a57-a37-launch-price-specs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$50 pricier than its last ones<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/26\/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discontinues the Mac Pro desktop<\/a> and has no plans for a new one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A couple Fast Company stories I&#8217;ve written lately<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I had fun writing these pieces and hope you enjoy reading them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91515944\/manus-ai-cleaned-up-my-computer-for-a-price\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manus AI cleaned up my computer, for a price<\/a>: This AI app, which Meta acquired last year, can do things like clean up your downloads folder, sort your photo folders, and write new documents in the style of your existing ones. But it gets expensive fast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91510973\/the-miracle-of-powertoys-microsofts-last-great-windows-app?mvgt=o1BqH9Xm8eZb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The miracle of PowerToys, Microsoft\u2019s last great Windows app<\/a>: A completely free app, full of awesome utilities, which keeps getting better, yet has no ads, subscription upsells, or ham-fisted AI integrations. I talked to folks at Microsoft about how this is possible. (This is a free gift link, as the story is normally paywalled for Fast Company&#8217;s Premium subscribers.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tip of the week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-450x269.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut-900x539.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/batteryshortcut.jpg 1615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A new way to protect your iPhone battery:<\/strong> With the newly-launched iOS 26.4, you can now control your iPhone or iPad\u2019s maximum battery charge using Shortcuts. If you prefer to limit your iPhone&#8217;s charge to preserve long-term battery health, this feature will make it easier to give yourself a full charge when you really need it. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under <strong>Settings &gt; Battery &gt; Charging<\/strong>, reduce the Charge Limit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icloud.com\/shortcuts\/b121f3c61e80427f8b3a0a6760940447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install this simple &#8220;Fully Charge the Battery&#8221; Shortcut<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next time you anticipate needing a full charge, open the Shortcuts app and tap the &#8220;Fully Charge the Battery&#8221; Shortcut, or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/shortcuts\/run-shortcuts-from-control-center-apd06a9201d4\/ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">add the Shortcut to Control Center<\/a> for faster access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your phone will charge to 100% while plugged in overnight, and will return to your previously-set charge limit the next day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(In theory, you should also be able to activate the shortcut by saying &#8220;Hey Siri, Fully Charge the Battery,&#8221; but I keep running into errors with this.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also set a schedule for full charging through the Automations tab in the Shortcut app. Automatically running the Shortcut on Friday and Saturday nights, for instance, would give you a full charge for the weekends and a reduced charge on weekdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you really need to limit your charging this way? It largely depends on <a href=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2024\/10\/08\/should-you-not-fully-charge-your-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">where you bought your phone and how long you plan to keep it<\/a>. But if long-term battery health is a concern, it&#8217;s nice to have more control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Most Android phones don\u2019t let you manage charge levels like this, but on Samsung phones you can head to <strong>Settings &gt; Modes &amp; Routines &gt; Routines<\/strong> to schedule when battery protection is running.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Try these apps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-100x74.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-450x334.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-600x446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard-900x669.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/flightydashboard.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Online flight board:<\/strong> The popular flight-tracking app <a href=\"https:\/\/flighty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flighty<\/a> just launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/flighty.com\/airports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free online dashboard<\/a> showing delays and disruptions at airports around the world. Click into any individual airport (or use the search bar at the top) to see detailed departure and arrival info for any flight. It&#8217;s a useful tool on its own, but also a clever way to advertise Flighty itself. (Via <a href=\"https:\/\/richontech.tv\/p\/a-big-iphone-vs-android-pain-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rich DeMuro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/902558\/flighty-airport-bait-show-notion-installer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Installer<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cartographic poster maker:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/terraink.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terraink<\/a> is a free site for turning city maps into stylized printable posters or downloadable wallpapers. Type in a location, fiddle with the settings until the map looks the way you want it, then hit the Download button to save it as an .SVG or .PNG file. Set it as the background on your phone or computer, or get it blown up to poster size at your nearest print shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-100x73.jpg 100w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-200x146.jpg 200w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-450x329.jpg 450w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-600x439.jpg 600w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink-900x658.jpg 900w, https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/terraink.jpg 1758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My only gripe: You can&#8217;t modify the text for city, country, and coordinates, though you could always hide the text entirely and use some image editing software to overlay your own. (Via <a href=\"https:\/\/hlry.at\/206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hulry<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-button-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-button-color-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Spend wisely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This section of the newsletter may include affiliate links, which earn me a commission if you wind up purchasing something.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some notable deals I&#8217;m seeing this morning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/speakers\/wireless-speakers\/jbl-flip-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">glowingly-reviewed<\/a> JBL Flip 7 Bluetooth speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/howl.link\/pn9a8d927jwt3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">returns to a record-low $85<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Anker 633, Wirecutter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/best-qi-wireless-charging-power-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pick<\/a> for best snap-on iPhone power bank, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=269968X1787200&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.anker.com%2Fproducts%2Fa1641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drops to $37<\/a>, a buck more than the record low. 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