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I don’t know about you, but when the seasons change and the leaves start to fall, I immediately refresh my home and make it extra cozy for the upcoming months. When it comes to shopping for furniture and accessories I love to pour myself a glass of red and cozy up in my home while I shop online. Here are a few of my top finds from bestbuy.ca.

A power outage doesn’t have to mean an end to all of the high-tech fun. Check out some cool gadget ideas for keeping entertained, and connected, during an unfortunate blackout.  

Whether you’re in the market for a new tablet to cosy up to on the couch as the weather starts to turn cold, or looking for the best one to give to that special someone this holiday season, it’s never easy making that choice with so many different products on the market. Let Best Buy’s customers help you narrow down your search, with a list of the five best tablets for the Holiday Season, based on your own feedback and reviews.

  October is winding up, and when the pumpkins disappear the colourful lights and holiday decorations will start making an appearance. So will wish lists, and topping many of these will be a new laptop. But with so many options, how do you choose the best one? Here’s a suggestion: take advantage of the ratings and reviews left by those who actually bought one! Here are five of the best laptops to give this holiday season, based on Best Buy customer reviews.

Launched globally on July 29, Windows 10 aims to bridge the gap between PCs, tablets, and phones. The new operating system combines the best features of Windows 7 and Windows 8 with new Windows features. Just 2 months after launch and Windows 10 has already become a runaway hit with consumers. Let’s take a look at why so many people are upgrading to Windows 10.

Choosing a new luggage set is kind of like choosing a new boyfriend: you want something cute, but the right kind of cute; sturdy, but the right kind of sturdy, and cutting-edge, but not confusingly cutting-edge. We at the Plug-in Blog can’t help you chose a life partner, but I can certainly help you with picking out the perfect set of luggage to accompany you on your fall/winter getaways!

Halloween is my favourite time of year. While some might name Christmas or some other special day as their favourite, I have always most enjoyed the scary season. There are so many fun and intriguing elements to Halloween, like the spooky decorations, and the possibility of real ghosts and gobblins—not to mention all the candy! So put out the cat, pull down the shades, and Join me inside as I dare to reveal a few frightfully fun ways to make the most of this one and only evening of fear and fun.

Fall is here and with winter right around the corner, now is the time to incorporate the latest furniture and design trends into your home. I’m always super excited to work with what’s on-trend. Take a look at the online offerings I found at Best Buy that might be a great fit for you.

Microsoft is on a roll. Windows 10 is so much better than Windows 8—worthy of skipping an iteration number altogether—Office 2016 is out and the company topped off the software announcements with several big hardware releases. The Surface Pro 4 and all new Surface Book convertible laptop are turning heads on the portable PC front, while new a new Microsoft Band hits the red hot wearables market and long-awaited Lumia flagship smartphones bring the best of Windows 10 to mobile. Microsoft has plenty to look forward to this fall.  

In the last few months, we’ve seen Nest and Canadian companies ecobee and Sinope release their latest takes on the smart thermostats. Now, more than ever, you have options. What do you want your thermostat to do for you? Warm your house automatically when you’re home from work? Interact with other smart devices? Save you money? Perhaps this is the year you prepare for the Great Canadian Winter with a new Smart Thermostat.