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Smart home technology is designed to make our lives easier, taking chores off our list and giving us more time to enjoy other pursuits. With the rapid onset of AI technology, autonomous tech is smarter than ever. Gadgets like Beatbot’s line of robot pool cleaners take over one of life’s necessary but time-consuming tasks, freeing you up to take full advantage of the

I tend to scuff up my new tech purchases as soon as I get them. Not on purpose, they just come in contact with different paraphernalia that I carry around in my bag, like my headphones, USB cables, and the like. They work fine afterwards, but the shiny-new veneer that gives them their freshly minted look and feel disappears too quickly for my liking.

As an

Back in mid-May, a security researcher announced the discovery of an unencrypted database containing 184 million passwords. Found hosted on a website, the entries included major services like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple. They also extended to bank and government services. 

The massive

It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive.

Sure, I’ve been using SSDs for close to 15 years for my operating system and gaming drives, and

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When you start Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Microsoft Edge, the browser always opens in standard mode. If you want to open a window in private mode with a single mouse click, you’ll need to modify the relevant shortcut.

To do this, first copy the browser shortcut and right-click the copy. Select “Properties” from the context menu, the

I had a desktop gaming rig built for me about 10 years ago. I chose large and chunky parts, which the tower reflected in its sheer enormity. The size of it meant that it was never going to be something I could place on my desk without it looking out of place.

It was heavy too. But the base was skinny, so it wobbled when I moved it. I figured if it fell off