Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. In it, we dive into the hottest topics from our YouTube show, plus interesting news from across the web.
This week, we’re still riding high from visiting Micro Center on opening day, but no
Having a full Windows 11 taskbar at the bottom of my display seems like a waste of space to me, seeing as I tend to pin just a few icons to it – my browser, Word, Teams, and Zoom.
In fact, the taskbar just obscures part of my wallpaper, takes my focus off the apps I’m using and makes my desktop look banal – like everyone else’s. That’s why I’ve now made it
If you’re tired of bulky desktops and laptops hogging your workspace, a mini PC makes perfect sense. And don’t worry about sacrificing performance! Mini PCs may be tiny, but they pack more power than you’d get in a comparably priced laptop. Right now, this GMKtec M3 Plus mi
If you’re still using the wall plugs (also known as power blocks, power adapters, and charger blocks) that came with your devices, you probably need to upgrade. Those things tend to be slow, and you’ll be surprised by how much faster you can charge—or in the case of this Ugreen wall plug, how much faster you can charge four devices.
TL;DR: Run Windows apps on your Mac without rebooting—Parallels Desktop is
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, VRAM excluded.
And boy, does the market know it. Street prices of the RX 9060XT are quickly climbing.
Every smart home deserves a smart pool cleaner, and with Dreame’s Z1 Pro you can strike off your list the most tiresome job of all.
Summer should be a time for having fun and chilling out, but pool cleaning is the persistent headache that never goes away. Skip a week in the maintenance sch
Whether you need to upgrade your slow, outdated USB-C cables or just need a few more as backup, now is a great time to pull the trigger because Anker’s 100W USB-C cables are now 2 for $12 on Amazon. That’s a sizeable 25% off their original MSRP.
Cheaper cables might sa