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Grab Select Refurbished M1 MacBooks Starting at $680

If you don’t mind a few dings and scratches, you can snag a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro at Woot for a great price.

If you’re looking for a premium laptop, Apple MacBooks are hard to beat, but finding good deals on Apple products isn’t easy. Apple rarely offers discounts on its products directly. However, if you don’t mind buying a refurbished model, Woot has select M1 MacBooks available that can save you some cash. While they’ve never been sold to an end user, these items do have some cosmetic blemishes — but if you can live with that, this is a great time to invest in a MacBook for less than you’d pay for a brand new model. This offer is available now through April 18, while supplies last.

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If you’re looking to maximize your screen size and want a powerhouse that can handle pretty much whatever you throw at it, the 2021 MacBook Pro is a solid option. It has a 16.2-inch screen and an Apple M1 Pro chip. It’s available with either 512GB of SSD storage for $1,600 or 1TB of SSD storage for $1,850. Both models come with 16GB of RAM, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, an SD card reader, a headphone jack and a 1080p webcam. And if you want to upgrade to a 2021 MacBook Pro model sporting an M1 Max chip, there’s one with 1TB of SSD storage and 32GB of RAM available for $2,450.

For something a little more portable, you can grab the slightly smaller 14.2-inch 2021 MacBook Pro. It’s just $1,390 right now, which may fit more easily into some budgets — but it comes with an M1 Pro chip, 512GB of SSD storage and 16GB of RAM, which is plenty of power for the average user.

And if you’re in search of the lowest price, check out the 2020 MacBook Air. Equipped with an M1 chip and a 13.3-inch screen, it’s a good option for those who are often on the go. It offers 256GB of SSD storage and 8GB of RAM, and you can snag one in Space Gray for just $680. And with cloud storage options available if you decide you need additional space, this is a great deal for anyone looking for a basic MacBook.

According to Woot, refurbished items are ensured to be in full working condition — and each MacBook in this sale is covered by a 90-day Woot limited warranty, just in case. And if you want to read more about the differences in the various M1 chips available before you buy, be sure to check out our Apple Mac Chips breakdown where we compare different models. Be sure to check out the entire sale selection of Apple MacBooks at Woot to find the right fit for your needs.

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Facebook Brings Back Local Job Listings: How to Apply

One of Facebook’s most practical features from 2022 is being revived by Meta.

On the hunt for work? A Local Jobs search is being rolled out by Meta to make it easier for people in the US to discover and apply for nearby work directly on Facebook. The feature is inside Facebook Marketplace, Groups and Pages, Meta said last week, letting employers post openings and job seekers filter roles by distance, category or employment type.

You can apply or message employers directly through Facebook Messenger, while employers can publish job listings with just a few taps — similar to how you would post items for sale on Marketplace.

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Facebook offered a Jobs feature before discontinuing it in 2022, pushing business hiring toward its other platforms. Its return suggests Meta is attempting to expand Facebook’s usefulness beyond social networking and to position it once again as a hub for community-driven opportunities.

«We’ve always been about connecting with people, whether through shared interests or key life events,» the press release states. «Now, if you’re looking for entry-level, trade and service industry employment in your community, Facebook can help you connect with local people and small businesses who are hiring.»

How to get started with Local Jobs on Facebook

According to Meta, Local Jobs will appear as a dedicated section in Facebook Marketplace starting this week. If you’re 18 or older, you can:

Tap the Marketplace tab on the Facebook app or website.
Select Jobs to browse available positions nearby.
Use filters for job type, category and distance.
Tap Apply or message the employer directly via Messenger.

Businesses and page admins can post jobs by creating a new listing in Marketplace or from their Facebook Page. Listings can include job details, pay range, and scheduling information and will appear in local searches automatically.

The Local Jobs feature is rolling out across the US now, with Meta saying it plans to expand it in the months ahead.

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Tesla Has a New Range of Affordable Electric Cars: How Much They Cost

The new, stripped-back versions of the Model Y and Model 3 have a more affordable starting price.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 22 #598

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 22, No. 598.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one — I definitely have at least two of these in my house. Some of the answers are a bit tough to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Catch all.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: A mess of items.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

BATE, LICE, SLUM, CAPE, HOLE, CARE, BARE, THEN, SLAM, SAMBA, BACK

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

TAPE, COIN, PENCIL, BATTERY, SHOELACE, THUMBTACK

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is JUNKDRAWER. To find it, look for the J that’s five letters down on the far-left row, and wind down, over and then up.

Quick tips for Strands

#1: To get more clue words, see if you can tweak the words you’ve already found, by adding an «S» or other variants. And if you find a word like WILL, see if other letters are close enough to help you make SILL, or BILL.

#2: Once you get one theme word, look at the puzzle to see if you can spot other related words.

#3: If you’ve been given the letters for a theme word, but can’t figure it out, guess three more clue words, and the puzzle will light up each letter in order, revealing the word.