Forum user Andre66 is wondering whether to purchase a PS4 console or a new college laptop. They write: “I’m going to buy a PS4 or a new laptop for me, but I don’t know which one. The laptop would be to use at college, since my last one is doing really bad. But I think it would be nice to have a new console, since my last one was the PS2....
Right now, you can pick up the Lenovo Legion Y540 with an RTX 2060 GPU for just $949 (opens in new tab) at Walmart. Lenovo Legion Y540 with an RTX 2060 GPU deal The Lenovo Legion Y540 is one of the best budget gaming laptops you can buy. This model comes with an Intel Core i7-9750H processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 15....
“There must be some mistake!” one of my skeptical colleagues said. “Did you ask our lab tester to run the battery test again?” Because there’s no way a gaming rig could possibly last nearly 12 hours — it’s a gaming laptop for chrissakes! At best, gaming laptops survive no more than six hours. “I did! He ran it twice. It’s official. This is our longest lasting gaming laptop ever,” Tabari said....
Pricing Advantage: Chromebooks are a lot less expensive, particularly if you buy them without a touch screen. Keyboard, Stylus If you need to type, your preference is likely going to sway towards the Chromebook. Both the C213SA and the C202SA feature excellent keyboards, while the new Apple iPad doesn’t include one. The iPad doesn’t feature the Smart Connector that Apple’s used for its Smart Keyboard in the past, so you’ll need to buy an external Bluetooth keyboard, such as the newly announced $99 Rugged Combo case from Logitech, which will protect your iPad from calls and provide a slot for a stylus....
Convertible laptops were rife with problems when they first flooded the market at the turn of the decade. An op-ed penned in 2013 by Laptop Mag Editor in Chief Mark Spoonauer outlined several ways in which 2-in-1s were failing at the time. These intriguing new devices (and touch-screen laptops in general) had poor battery life, the Windows 8 operating system they ran was in an awkward transition phase and customers were forced to pay a premium for their touch-screen displays....
Here’s how it’s done. Open the Windows Start Menu. Open the Windows 10 People app. You can find it by searching “people” in the Cortana box. Find the contact you’d like to create a shortcut for. Right click and select pin to Pin to Start. Click Yes, from the pop-up window asking if you’d like to pin to Start. Un-pin contacts by right clicking their image in the Start Menu and selecting Unpin from Start....
The first method blocks an individual sender from mailing you again while the second proactively gets rid of anything it considers spam. How to Block an Individual Address Open Outlook and navigate to the ‘Home’ tab. Right click a spam email and select Junk.’ Choose Block Sender to automatically filter this user’s future email to the Junk folder. If you’d like more control over what gets blocked, keep reading. How to Set Automatic Junk Mail Filtering Click the Junk icon and then Junk E-mail Options....
Thankfully, Google Chrome makes it easy to drop clickable links onto your desktop, letting you jump to a web page in one click. Here’s how to create desktop shortcuts for your favorite web pages using Chrome. Google Chrome vs. Microsoft Edge: which browser is best?How to save all open Chrome tabs for a future browsing sessionWhat to Do When the Windows Taskbar Won’t Auto-Hide in Windows 10 How to create a desktop shortcut with Google Chrome Navigate to your favorite page and click the ••• icon in the upper-right corner of the screen....
The dark Mode vs. light Mode debate has been present on the internet for some time now. Regardless of opinion, most users find it helpful to at least be familiar with how to switch between the two. The more options available, the better. Dark mode is a setting for application user interfaces wherein texts use lighter colors (often white) and backgrounds use darker colors (often black). Its primary function is to help devices emit less light....
Seer is a small (75MB), simple program. Here’s how it works. Download Seer from SourceForge. Double-click the EXE file to install Seer. Click X on the help window that opens after installing Seer. In Explorer, select the file to view and press the Spacebar. A new window will open with either a preview, if you selected an image, for example, or details of the file.[seer-preview1.png] [seer-preview2.png] Click on the icons in the preview window to see the file details, open it in the default program for that file type, or show the file in Explorer....
There are plenty of reasons one may decide to shift over to Firefox, whether it be promises of better security or the opportunity to use widgets only available in Firefox. Whatever the reason, migrating can seem like a big hassle. The steps below will explain how to import Chrome bookmarks without using any third-party applications or widgets. Thanks to one of many unique Firefox features, this transfer process is easy....
How to hide apps on iPhoneHow to check if your password is compromised on iPhone and iPadBest smartphones in 2021 How to hide your photos and videos on iPhone and iPad Apple lets users quickly put photos or videos in the Photos app in a “Hidden” folder, taking them out of where they were placed in your library. Anybody looking through your camera roll will no longer see the photos or videos you’ve hidden, but they will appear in the clearly seen “Hidden” tab under Utilities option in Photos....
Granted, you’ll have to have a subscription to one of Skype’s calling plans, or Skype credit to pull this off. Open Skype. Click Tools in the top menu. Choose Options from the drop-down menu. Click Calls, and then select Call forwarding from the left sidebar. Check the box marked Forward my calls to and enter a Skype name (for a second account) or phone number (if you have credit or a Skype subscription)....
If you’re a longtime Chromebook user, it’s easy to be fed up with this limited customization, or if you’ve just switched to a Chromebook for the first time, you may be looking to tweak the interface a little to make it your own. Fortunately, there are a handful of ways you can customize Chrome OS and jazz up some of the elements you interact with every day. Set an Animated Account Picture The first thing you see whenever you boot up your Chromebook is your account picture....
Because the XPS 13 has only integrated Intel UHD graphics, you might think that it can’t play demanding games. However, with some small tweaks, you can actually run many of today’s top titles and get decent frame rates. Our Test Config To see how well the XPS 13 can play games, we performed all the steps below on a 2017 model with a Core i7-8550U CPU, a 1080p non-touch screen, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB PCIe SSD....
Here’s how to set up a Metered Connection in Windows 10. Open the start menu and select Settings. Click the Network and Internet link. Select Wi-Fi from the sidebar. Click the Manage known network link under your existing connection. Choose the network you’re currently using from the list of available ones. Click Properties. Find the Metered connection section and toggle the switch to On. Windows 10 Performance and Productivity Best Windows 10 Keyboard ShortcutsMIrror Your Screen to a TV or MonitorSpeed Windows 10 Boot TimeGet Superfast Mouse, Touchpad SpeedsCalibrate Your MonitorActivate ‘God Mode’Defragment Your Hard DriveMeasure the Time it Takes for Apps to Load at BootUse Maximum CPU PowerEnable Swipe to Delete in EmailCopy and Paste at the Command PromptHow to record your screen in Windows 10Use Offline MapsGet the Full Layout in Windows 10’s Touch KeyboardCreate a ....
Luckily, like most things in Outlook, adding a universal inbox is a simple fix. Due to Outlook’s infinitely-customizable nature, there’s not much you can’t do to tweak things to the way you like them. Open the Outlook desktop client. Click the Folder tab and select New Search Folder. Select Create a custom Search Folder at the bottom. Click “Choose” under Customize Search Folder and type “All Mail” in the name field....
Enter Google Translate. Google Translate works by using powerful AI and machine learning that helps it to learn and stay up-to-date on different languages as people correct its inaccurate translations. Since its release in 2006, it has helped millions communicate in other languages, and as of 2016,the AI processes an estimated 100 billion translation-related queries daily. And while you may have used Google Translate in the past, most don’t realize that it’s not just a text-based tool....
However, after experimenting with the dark side, perhaps some Google users are yearning to return to Light Mode. If you’re wondering how to revert Google.com back to its original state, we have an easy, step-by-step tutorial on how to do just that. Chrome’s Dark Mode is about to get much better with this changeThe best Chromebooks of 2021 How to turn off Dark Mode on Google On the bottom-right corner of the Google Search page, click on “Settings....
Apple’s take on the smartwatch is the best in its category, thanks to a seamless integration with iPhone, a feature-rich and easy-to-use OS, and a sophisticated suite of sensors that give you greater levels of health tracking than you could possibly get with the competition. More: Which Apple Watch is best for you? Check out our buyers guideHow to change fitness goals on Apple WatchHow to set up fall detection on Apple Watch...
