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NVIDIA Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all old graphics cards away. If you’re looking to send yours floating sometime soon, the new RTX 3060 Ti could be the midrange upgrade you’ve been waiting for. NVIDIA just announced it: it’s both the newest and the cheapest addition to the 3000 series line, and it goes…

Wikis are great at capturing information in a simple format that’s easy to read and edit. Microsoft Teams includes a wiki built into every channel that’s added to a team—here’s how to use it. A wiki—a collaboratively-maintained online publication—is a type of content management system that can be anything from a single page to a…

Khamosh Pathak Sometimes you need to take a breather from an app’s notifications. Instead of turning off app notifications only to forget about them later, here’s how you can quickly mute or unmute annoying notifications on Mac using the Deliver Quietly feature. Mac users who are running macOS Big Sur and higher have access to…

Nalibet Sangkabutr/Shutterstock.com It can be tough to stick to a budget while doing your holiday shopping. However, if you’re looking to spend anywhere from $75-$100 on a gift, we found the best tech gifts within that price range. From drones and bookshelf speakers to telescopes and turntables, we’ve got fun picks for everyone in your…

Shutterstock/trickyaamir Is the new Raspberry Pi 4 fast enough for gaming? And, if so, what sort of games can you play on it? This article will answer these questions, and show you how to improve performance and measure CPU speed! Raspberry Pi 4: Fast Enough For Gaming? The new 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 may have…

Hydroflask/DrySure/Coola Shopping for somebody who lives for winter sports? Here are some gifts that will make their time on the slopes more pleasant. Lightweight Thermal Gloves Heavy ski gloves are great when you’re on the slopes proper, but what about the rest of the time when you’re not actively whizzing around? A pair of in-between…

If you have a huge number of unread text messages in your Messages app on iPhone or iPad, dealing with them one-by-one can be a hassle. Luckily, it’s easy to mark every one of your unread messages as read in the blink of an eye, but the feature is a bit hidden. Here’s how to…

Bannafarsai_Stock/Shutterstock.com Every tech enthusiast worth their salt loves to pour over technical specs. But there’s one spec you’ve probably seen that you might not fully understand: IP ratings (like IP67). This enigmatic code represents a device’s resistance to intrusion from elements like dust and water, but what does each character mean? We’ve dug down into…

Managing IT infrastructure is a hard job, but in recent years cloud providers have been making it easier to automate every aspect of a sysadmin’s life. Infrastructure as Code is the next step: defining all of your services in a configuration file which can be tracked through source control. How Does Infrastructure as Code Work?…

Girts Ragelis/Shutterstock.com Apple’s ARM Macs include a machine translation solution named Rosetta 2. This lets those Macs run existing software designed for Intel Macs. But it’s not perfect. Here’s how to check whether your software is compatible before buying an Apple Silicon Mac. We recommend checking out the “Is Apple silicon ready?” website. This website,…

Boris Rabtsevich/Shutterstock.com Websites you access can determine your physical geographical location in a few ways. Your IP address reveals your general area—unless you use a VPN. Websites can also ask for a more precise location. What Your IP Address Tells Websites Your internet service provider gives you a public IP address. All the devices on…

Wyze Looking to ramp up your smart home security rig this holiday season? As part of a Cyber Monday sale, Amazon currently has the Wyze Cam v2 (in one and two packs) and the Wyze’s Pan Cam  on discount, ranging from $20 up to $40. If you already have a smart home going, you’ll be happy to…

Josh Hendrickson Throwing stuff away is wasteful. And so is throwing your money away. So it makes no sense to pass on saving some cash while buying excellent repair tools. And today’s your lucky day—iFixit, maker of the best repair tools, has a Cyber Monday sale on some of its best gear. We can’t say…

Philips If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on a Philips Hue White LED Smart Button Starter Kit, now is the time, as it’s currently on sale for just $59.99 at Woot. The starter kit normally goes for $99.99, so this sale gives you a whopping 40% off the regular price. Talk about a…

Margarita Young/Shutterstock The old days of sliding a credit card into a gas pump are slowly going away. While that’s still an option, many places support tap-to-pay with phones. However, there’s an even newer feature that lets you pay from your car. Tap-to-pay with NFC is still relatively new for gas stations, but this method…

The Pi 4 case fan, designed to fit in the official Pi 4 case. Raspberry Pi Foundation Forget about throttling. The official Raspberry Pi 4 fan case lets you push your single-board computer to its limits without overheating. At just $5, the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Pi 4 case fan fits in the official Pi 4…

Oppo Just a couple of weeks ago, Google Fit unveiled an update that made it easier to view your wellness data on your Wear OS devices. But along with those improvements came an unwelcome surprise. Google Fit removed its advanced weight training workout features. As first spotted by Android Police, Google’s official blog post on…