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Reviews of the best products, software, and books. Coywolf only publishes reviews of products, services, and books that its editors have used, read, or tested, and also recommend.

A white tower-style network-attached storage device with a small status display on the front, on a blue background.

I switched from Synology to the UNAS 4 for home file sharing and backups, and have zero regrets

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A small white UniFi travel router with a blue front button rests on a wood desk, connected by two cables, beside a laptop keyboard.

The UniFi Travel Router makes securely connecting to your home network while away a breeze

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Screenshot of the Fastmail desktop client showing an email list on the left and an open Platformer newsletter titled “What I learned in the first five years of Platformer.”

Best alternative to Gmail and iCloud is Fastmail

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A black self-heating ThermaCup mug sits beside a black mug with a white fox logo resting on a wood-grain mug warmer with three control buttons.

Self-heating mugs versus mug warmers: which one is best?

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Title card reads “Digital Minimalism” in dark blue, with the subtitle “Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World” in lighter blue.

‘Digital Minimalism’ will change your relationship with technology

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A teal grid-style logo with a black arrow pointing to a red square logo bearing a white letter P.

I moved all of my WordPress sites to Pressable from WP Engine, and here’s everything you need to know

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A hand uses a stylus to write cursive notes on an E Ink tablet that rest on a wooden table.

ReMarkable 2 is the best paper-like tablet for sketching and notes

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The Fathom Analytics logo, a rounded white badge with a lowercase “fa” and a slash, over a screenshot of the analytics dashboard.

The best GA4 alternative is Fathom Analytics

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A silver Level smart deadbolt lock with the word "level" engraved on the thumbturn, shown beside its strike plate.

Level Bolt is a HomeKit-enabled smart lock that works with existing deadbolts

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Screenshot of a Linkpop mobile profile for a user named Jenn, with a bio reading “Curating all things home decor, fashion, food, and travel,” social media icons, and link buttons including “Carafe and Glass set $14.00,” “YouTube: Our bathroom reno,” and “The best coffee spots in NYC.”

Linkpop is a free link in bio page with Shopify Checkout

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The Apple logo and the NordVPN mountain app icon joined by a plus sign.

How to secure macOS, iOS, and iPadOS on a public WiFi network

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A Mac mini, MacBook Air, 24-inch iMac, and MacBook Pro arranged together, each Mac display showing the same orange and blue wave wallpaper.

Best way to backup your Mac

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Book cover reading “Product-Led SEO” with a dandelion seed forming the hyphen, beside a smiling man with short brown hair and a beard.

‘Product-Led SEO’ is a blueprint for leveraging SEO for organic growth

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Screenshot of the Little Warden dashboard showing 12 items in danger, 2 warnings, and 180 all good, plus monthly progress and latest monitored URLs.

Little Warden is an essential site monitoring tool for publishers and agencies

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The Memberful logo: a stylized lowercase letter “m” in white, centered in an orange circle.

Memberful is the best membership solution for WordPress and beyond

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A YubiKey security key plugged into the USB-C port on the side of a slim laptop resting on a wooden table.

YubiKey has the best hardware security keys for two-factor authentication (2FA)

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CleanMyMac

CleanMyMac is an essential macOS app for maintenance, anti-malware, privacy, and speed

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Topicbox

Topicbox is a hybrid group messaging tool for teams

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