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It’s Finally Safe (And Affordable) To Buy Graphics Cards Again

It’s been a bit of a drag to be a PC gamer over the last year or so. Cryptocurrency miners gobbled up all of the graphics cards in an already somewhat niche market, sending prices for high-end and even mid-range GPUs sk...

How to Reduce the Size of a Microsoft Word Document

Rob Woodgate Aug 24th

How to Watch US TV In Europe

Harry Guinness Aug 24th

How to Enable Microsoft’s New OneDrive Folder Protection in Windows

Microsoft OneDrive now offers to “protect” the contents of your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders. You can use your standard file storage folders, and OneDrive will synchronize them as if they were saved in...

How to Position Images and Other Objects in Microsoft Word

Rob Woodgate Aug 23rd

What Does Real-Time Ray Tracing Mean for Gamers Today?

Real-time ray tracing has been a far-off dream for decades, and now NVIDIA’s RTX 20-series graphics hardware will finally deliver it. But what does that mean, and is it everything it’s hyped up to be?...

How macOS Mojave’s Privacy Protection Works

Chris Hoffman Aug 22nd

Why You Shouldn’t Use the Driver Verifier in Windows 10

Windows includes a “Driver Verifier” tool that can stress test your device drivers. It detects bad driver behavior, but any issue found triggers an immediate blue screen of death. Most PC users should stay away....

How to See Which Windows Version and Build is on a DVD, ISO, or USB Drive

Chris Hoffman Aug 21st

The Cheapest Places to Pre-Order Games (Now That You Need Prime for Amazon Discounts)

Amazon’s 20% discount on video game pre-orders and Best Buy’s generous Gamers Club Unlocked program are both gone. The competition is cooling down, but you can still find savings on new PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo...

How to Work with Page Numbers in Microsoft Word

Marshall Gunnell Aug 20th

How to Make iPhone AutoCorrect Ducking Let You Swear

Chris Hoffman Aug 20th

How to Manage a Printer in Windows 10

Windows 10 has a new Settings window for configuring printers, but you can still use the old Control Panel tools, too. Here’s what you need to know about installing, configuring, sharing, and troubleshooting printers on...

Should You Buy a Smart Smoke Alarm?

If your house is already decked out with a ton of smarthome products, your next addition might be some smart smoke alarms, but are they worth buying in the first place? Here are some things to keep in mind....

The Best Cloud Gaming Services for Streaming Video Games

Around 2015, a few companies started to pop up that offer “cloud gaming,” a service promising to turn your cheap laptop into a high powered gaming rig through the power of “the cloud” (and a fast inter...

How to Install the Same Printer Twice (With Different Settings) on Windows

You can install the same printer more than once in Windows, and each has its own settings. For example, you could have one printer device that prints in color, and one that prints in black and white.

How to Use Wildcards When Searching in Word 2016

Amelia Griggs Aug 16th

How to Protect Your PC From the Intel Foreshadow Flaws

Foreshadow, also known as L1 Terminal Fault, is another problem with speculative execution in Intel’s processors. It lets malicious software break into secure areas that even the Spectre and Meltdown flaws couldn&#821...

How to File a Chargeback on a Credit Card Purchase (to Get Your Money Back)

Chris Hoffman Aug 15th

Can You Host a Web Server on Your Home Internet Connection?

Cameron Summerson Aug 15th

How To Organize Your Messy Windows Desktop (And Keep It That Way)

The desktop is a convenient place to store files and program shortcuts, but it can get messy fast. Here’s how to tidy your desktop up so you can quickly find everything you’re looking for—and make sure it st...

Six iPhone Features You Won’t Find on Android

Cameron Summerson Aug 14th

How Does File Compression Work?

Software engineers have always developed new ways of fitting a lot of data into a small space. It was true when our hard drives were tiny, and the advent of the internet has just made it more critical. File compression plays ...

How to Use and Configure Screen Time on Your iPhone or iPad

Chris Hoffman Aug 13th

How to Keep Your Windows PC and Apps Up to Date

We know, updating your PC is a hassle–but it’s essential. New security flaws are discovered on a regular basis, and most companies are pretty good about issuing fixes for those flaws as they crop up. Plugging thos...