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Summary Gaming laptops are one of the best ways to get into PC gaming with competitive prices for mid-range systems and a plug-and-play mobile experience. However, your screen choice is far more important in a gaming laptop than usual. Get the Right Panel for What Gaming Laptop Screen Needs to Do For a good gaming experience, a gaming laptop screen needs to offer a snappy, blur-free experience. Preferably while offering good color reproduction!...

Quick Links Summary It’s super frustrating to find out the person you’re expecting a text from already sent it, but your Android phone didn’t receive it. This usually happens when something’s wrong with the messaging app or your phone itself. But don’t worry, we’ll help you fix the problem. Check the Spam Folder Your messaging app has a spam folder where it filters messages from unknown senders. It’s possible that you actually received the messages, but your messaging app marked them as spam and sent them to the spam folder....

Summary These days, both gaming consoles and gaming PCs have CPUs with dozens of cores, but you’ll still hear about how “single core performance” plays a role in how a game runs. If you’ve been wondering what that is or why it matters, I’ll break it down to the basics for you. What Is Single-Core Performance? Modern CPUs have multiple “cores.” A core is essentially a complete, discrete processor. So a modern CPU actually has multiple CPUs inside it....

Summary I’ve been a Series S owner almost since the console’s launch, and I’ve been happy with my purchase overall, as a way to dip my toes into the Xbox ecosystem. However, midway through this console generation, it’s hard for me to suggest that anyone should buy one of these baby Xbox consoles today, and ironically, it’s not really the Series S that’s at fault. Why the Series S Was Great In 2022, I wroteHow Much Worse Is the Xbox Series S, Really?...

Quick Links The centerpiece of any impressive PC setup is multiple monitors. Two screens are better than one, right? While dual monitors look cool, you can achieve the same thing without a second display on your desk. It’s time to go ultrawide. What Is an “Ultrawide” Monitor? Anultrawide monitoris simply amonitorthat’s wider than the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio, such as 21:9. 1920x1080—otherwise known as “1080p”—is a common 16:9 screen resolution. With a 21:9 ultrawide monitor, 1080p resolution becomes 2560x1080....

If you work from different time zones or interact with people working at different locations, it makes sense to add those time zones to your Windows 11 PC. This makes checking out the date and current time in those locations easier. 5Add Additional Clocks to the Windows System Tray If you need to check the current time in a different time zone, add a clock for that time zone to your Windows system tray....

Summary Your iPhone has a lot of built-in protections in case it gets stolen. But a cunning thief might snatch it out of your hand after you unlocked it and stop you tracking it by enabling Airplane Mode. I created this shortcut to protect myself in case either of those things happen. What iPhone Thieves Do When They Snatch an iPhone Most of us haveFind My enabledso we can easily track our iPhone if it ever goes missing or gets stolen....

Quick Links There are lots of people out there with ancient set-top boxes for their cable and satellite TV service. If you’re one of them, here’s why you should trade it in for an upgrade. Old Set-Top Boxes Are Energy Vampires If you just recently got new set-top boxes from your cable provider or satellite service, this article probably doesn’t apply to you. Though we do hope you read through it anyway with an eye towards helping any friends or relatives with old set-top boxes....

Browser tabs and windows are supposed to be pages you are actively using, not pages you saved several days (or weeks, or months) ago andmightneed again. If you’re piling up browser tabs, using bookmarks could give you a productivity and organizational boost. There’s not a significant performance penalty to having dozens (or hundreds) of browser tabs open on your computer or phone, as all modern desktop browsers now have some form ofsleeping tabsenabled by default, and most mobile browsers shut down background tabs pretty quickly....

Quick Links Plex is a media server that lets you stream, organize, and share your media library. It’s free to download, easy to set up, and expandable with the optional premium Plex Pass if you like what you see. Here are some of Plex’s best uses and features. Catalog Your Media Collection Are you a bit of a hoarder when it comes to movies, TV shows, and music? If you prefer to collect your own media files and have the hard drives to prove it, Plex can help you make sense of your collection....

There are a million free apps out there that are absolutely fantastic, and I use many of them. However, in some situations, it is worth paying for the convenience and reliability that come with paid software. Here are a few of my favorites that I use on Windows 11 daily. 5Object Desktop Object Desktopis made by Stardock, the same people who created and released Start11. Its purpose is to allow you to customize the way Windows looks and feels to make it more your own....

Quick Links We’ve all been to a presentation where the speaker bores you to death with a mundane PowerPoint presentation. Actually, the speaker could have kept you much more engaged by adding some interactive features to their slideshow. Let’s look into some of these options. 1. Add a QR code Adding a QR code can be particularly useful if you want to direct your audience to an online form, website, or video....

Smart homes offer many benefits, but they also raise concerns about the harm a hacker could do if they gained control of your devices. Fortunately, there are some relatively simple steps you may take to significantly harden your security. 1Secure Your Router Your internet router is the gateway to everything on your network, from your smartphones and PCs to your smart home devices. The first step in any home security review is always to secure your router....