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No matter what you’re doing, it always turns out better when relaxed and comfortable. Who would know that better than you: an executive surpassing targets, a designer setting new trends, a sharp content creator, a hard-working student, a musician composing chartbusters, or a pro gamer hitting No. 1 on the leaderboard daily? Every day, you aim to do better than yesterday. So, the chair you sit on for hours should be a well-thought-out investment....

As the prominence of physical media continues to dwindle, we’re increasingly reliant on digital storefronts to buy and enjoy games. A study published onZenodofound that around 87 percent of games are no longer playable unless you scrounge around for a physical copy and the right hardware. No matter how great a game is, there’s no guarantee it’ll be properly preserved. This is the norm for consoles, where backwards compatibility is never a guarantee and selling an old system usually means losing access to its associated games....

When you’re a new car buyer, affordability is likely to be at the top of your list of priorities, especially if you’re shopping for an electric car. While the average EV costs more than the average gas-powered car, there are still tons of great electric options that won’t break the bank. Just because you’re a first-time buyer doesn’t mean you don’t want something nice, though. Value is about keeping costs low without sacrificing when it comes to comfort and range....

Manual transmissions are becoming more and more rare as time goes on, with many automakers reserving the stick shift for their performance-oriented models. With it becoming a luxury, it is harder and harder to find affordable options that won’t break the bank. If you shop cleverly, though, you can save yourself a pretty penny by looking at used markets. There are tons of cars out there with a manual transmission that offer an enjoyable and analog driving experience at a fraction of the cost of buying something brand new....

Millions of people around the world enjoy massive mainstream game genres such as platforming, first-person shooting, and role-playing games. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, but if you only try out the mainstream stuff everyone likes, you’ll miss out on creative and engrossing game genres that might be exactly what you’ve been looking for. Even if you’ve heard ofsomeof these genres, if you haven’t actually dipped your toe in you won’t really know what they’re like....

Quick Links DuckDuckGois primarily known for its focus on privacy. But the search engine (and now browser) offers several helpful features, many of which aren’t even available on Google or Bing. So if you are new to DuckDuckGo, here are five features to improve your search experience. Bangs Bangs are undoubtedly the most practical feature offered by DuckDuckGo. They are shortcuts to the site search of specific websites and services. Simply put, you don’t need to leave DuckDuckGo to search a particular website....

Quick Links Technology moves fast, but sometimes, for some reason, certain gadgets stand the test of time and are essentially the same today as they have been from the outset. So, here are some of the most timeless classics we know of. 1. Keyboard Layouts Keyboards have two types of layout—functional and physical. The functional layout is simply how the typing deck keys are arranged such as theQWERTY keyboardlayout. The physical layout is the total layout of the keyboard as a whole....

Quick Links It’s probably fair to say that the Trash is one of the most overlooked features in macOS. You use it every day, but do you ever think about whether it can do anything more? It turns out there are quite a few handy little tweaks you can make to get it working even better. 1Bypass the Trash When Deleting The Trash serves as a safety net, so you can delete files and recover them again if you need them....

Quick Links Organizing every aspect of your life can be a steep hill to climb, but with the right tools, you can overcome this hurdle. There’s no better tool for the job than the smartphone you carry everywhere, and the right apps. Best of all, you don’t need to spend a penny to get a helping hand when creating lists, working out, or balancing the budget. Here are the best free third-party apps for iPhone that are staples in my organization app folder....

While there’s always been some form of gaming on Linux PCs, this was mainly a curiosity rather than something the platform was known for. However, in the face of a declining Windows gaming experience, and huge amounts of hard work from thousands of people, gaming on Linux is ready to be taken seriously. If you’re a gamer that’s never strayed away from Windows, then you might wonder what reasons you might have to give Linux a go....

Quick Links Many of us are nervous about getting a foldable phone because we expect them to be fragile. After all, the first models were! Yet, while more moving parts do mean more things can break, that isn’t the whole story. That’s not even most of the story. Foldables Are Not New and Experimental Anymore My first foldable was the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, which was Samsung’s fifth generation of book-style foldable....

Available in early May, the new Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (CB514-4H/T) includes a 13th-gen Intel Core processor, a 1080p anti-glare screen, Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, and an excellent port selection. It has everything that I look for in an affordable laptop. For a $399 laptop, the new Chromebook Plus 514 boasts some impressive specs. It’s powered by a 13th-gen Intel Core i3-N305 processor—abrand-new CPUthat, while modest in terms of power, extends battery life during video meetings and other everyday tasks....

Quick Links Remember when talking to a black cylinder or fabric-covered puck that felt like the pinnacle of futuristic living? It’s been exactly 10 years since Amazon’s original Echo speaker was announced, kicking off a smart speaker revolution that transformed the way we interact with technology. Amazon’s initial Echo device came out of nowhere: a voice-controlled speaker that could answer questions, play music, and even control your smart home devices (if you had any back then)....