Alison Barretta

Alison Barretta

Alison is a freelance writer and editor from Philadelphia, USA. She's been sharing buying advice and retail news for over a decade. When she isn't hunting for deals, Alison can be found teaching/training in martial arts, fawning over skincare, and indulging in her quarantine-borne hobby: cooking. She has written for a number of publications including TechRadar, Forbes and Business Insider.

Articles by: Alison Barretta

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The best free handwriting fonts to add personality to your designs

By Alison Barretta last updated

Fonts Add a personal touch to your designs with these free fonts.

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The best MacBook Air cases

By Georgia Coggan last updated

Digital Art Find the best MacBook Air cases, sleeves or skins.

Three of the best conference room webcams

The best conference room webcams

By Beren Neale last updated

Buying Guide Take a look at our pick of the best conference room webcams to enhance your virtual meetings and keep everyone in the picture.

Best Nintendo Joy-Con Prices

The best Nintendo Switch Joy-Con prices

By Alison Barretta last updated

Games These Joy-Con deals will save you plenty on a Nintendo Switch controller, player three will thank you later.

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Hurry! Autodesk's industry-leading 3D and 2D software is 25% off for today only

By Alison Barretta published

Deals Autodesk takes hundreds off its yearly subscriptions, deal ends today.

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Need a new monitor? Check out these unmissable Prime Day deals

By Alison Barretta published

monitor Find discounts on all types of displays, including curved and ultrawide monitors.

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Why buy an iPad as your next creative tablet?

By Alison Barretta last updated

Tools 4 reasons we love the iPad, and 4 reasons to look elsewhere.

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Why is my Apple Pencil not working? Here's how to fix it

By Alison Barretta last updated

If your Apple Pencil is not working, it may be for one of these 4 reasons.

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How to buy a monitor: 5 things to consider

By Alison Barretta last updated

Hardware Learn how to buy a monitor, the most important item in your creative toolkit.

How to adjust your monitor

How to adjust your monitor: change your screen size, brightness and more

By Alison Barretta published

Digital Art Make your projects sing.

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Wondering why your tablet is so slow? Here are 4 ways to fix it

By Alison Barretta published

Tools A slow tablet is frustrating, but not always impossible to fix.

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Wacom pen not working? Here’s how to fix it

By Alison Barretta last updated

Tools Is your Wacom pen not working right? Try these 5 quick fixes.

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The best webcams you can buy

By Matt Hanson, Alison Barretta last updated

Hardware The best webcams will improve the quality of your video calls in a big way.

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The best Walmart laptops

By Matt Hanson, Alison Barretta published

Tools The best Walmart laptops you can find at any budget right now

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Cyber Monday Walmart deals: save on laptops, tablets, TVs and more

By Alison Barretta, Jim McCauley published

Lifestyle Find the best Cyber Monday Walmart deals right here.

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Cyber Monday Best Buy deals: How to make the biggest savings in 2021

By Alison Barretta published

Deals Everything you need to know