Once I’ve unpacked a new Windows PC, the anticipation wears off and reality sinks in. It’s time to get everything set up and that’s one heck of a time consuming process, it’s work. So, of course, I install my favorite programs. And there are quite a few.
As a longtime advocate of Chromebooks, I’ve repeatedly heard the same old myths and misconceptions about Google’s laptops time and time again. It’s been a while since I switched from Windows to ChromeOS, and I can say a lot of those once-true o
I’ve been trying to disentangle my online life from Google for a while. And as someone who wrote about Android professionally for years, it hasn’t been easy. I’ve ditched Chrome, but I still use a
Microsoft has begun adding Copilot to the “new tab” page of Microsoft Edge, as expected — possibly making you yearn for the current crazy-quilt layout instead.
Generally, browser makers allow you to either open a predetermined home page when you open a new tab, or else populate it with a variety of different content. On Edge, a new tab looks similar to the
You know those color LED light strips that sync with the images on your TV screen? I’m not a fan. They’re eye-catching, sure, but they’re also distracting (especially when they’re not working properly, which happens frequently), they mess with the perceived picture color, and they’re expensive.
There’s a far better and cheaper way to boost the picture on y
OLED gaming monitors are getting easier to find at more affordable prices these days, but they’re still a little slow compared to the fastest LCD screens. You might find a deal on a 175Hz or 240Hz one, but that may not satisfy the sweatiest of e-sports players. Today, B&H is offering a 27-inch Samsung 1440p OLED with 360Hz of refresh
Don’t expect too much from the Arc browser in the future. The browser’s developer admitted over the weekend that while Arc is being maintained, new features are no longer in active development.
The explanation, however, is convoluted. In a bl
Traditionally, PC graphics cards have included two types of ports: DisplayPort and HDMI. Now, they may be adding a third: Thunderbolt.
Sparkle showed what it called “Project Thundermage” this year at Computex, a prototype OPC graphics card that put HDMI, DisplayPort, and a pair of Thunderbolt ports onto the same graphics card. The tell, however, was the par
Lenovo’s Legion Go S gaming handheld is exciting because it’s the first one to be offered straight from manufacturer with both official Windows and SteamOS support. Now that the latter is officially available to buy, it’s now possible to make direct comparisons to the disappointing Windo