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  • How to Get Windows 10’s Dark Taskbar and Start Menu Back

    Prior to the May 2019 Update, Windows 10 utilized a dark Start menu, toolbar, context menus, and action center with light-colored apps. Now it defaults to a light theme by default—and if you enable dark mode, all your apps turn dark. Here’s how to get a dark OS interface with light apps again. First, run…

  • Holiday 2020: The 8 Best PlayStation 5 Accessories

    SteelSeries The PlayStation 5 is nearly upon us, and there are plenty of fans planning to get one on launch day. If you know such a fan, then maybe you can help them out by getting them some of the first PS5 accessories available for the console. The Controller: DualSense Sony The next step from…

  • Is Your Linux System Memory, CPU or IO Bound?

    Shutterstock/solarseven System running slow? If so, your system will be either Memory, CPU, or I/O bound. This article will show you a quick way to find out which of the three it is, allowing you to make informed system performance enhancements. Memory, Compute (CPU), or I/O Bound? Whenever your system runs slow, it is almost…

  • Holiday 2020: 11 Beauty Advent Calendars for Makeup Lovers

    SimonVera/Shutterstock A beauty advent calendar that’s full of products and adorable to look at makes the perfect gift for anyone who’s into skincare or makeup. Originally simple and intended for children, it turns out adults love advent calendars, too! Recently, beauty advent calendars, which count down the days until Christmas with mini beauty products, have…

  • How To Block Someone On Twitter & Know When You’ve Been Blocked

    How To Block Someone On Twitter & Know When You’ve Been Blocked

    Since Twitter first launched in 2006, it’s become one of the most important social media networks in the world, for reasons that are both positive and negative. While it’s a great place to build relationships with others, not every Twitter user is worthy of your attention. Blocking other Twitter users (and being blocked yourself) is…

  • 5 Free Apps To Reduce Digital Eye Strain & Improve Your Sleep

    5 Free Apps To Reduce Digital Eye Strain & Improve Your Sleep

    We’re all attached to some gadget or another. You may be a tablet owner with unhealthy video binging habits. A workaholic who has a keyboard at your fingertips 24-7. Or you could be one of those smartphone users with gigs upon gigs of apps (and leaderboards to conquer).  But as fun and convenient as this…

  • Working From Home Makes Cyberattacks More Likely

    Shutterstock/Roman Samborskyi COVID-19 forced many companies to adopt a working from home policy that saw staff using domestic computers over rushed implementations of remote access. That’s an open invitation for cybercriminals. COVID-19 Exploited By Cybercriminals Cybercriminals are extremely agile. Not in a gymnastic way, but in the way they can react rapidly to a newsworthy…

  • OnePlus Nord N10 5G Review: An Accessible, Powerful 5G Phone

    Rating: 7/10 ? 1 – Absolute Hot Garbage 2 – Sorta Lukewarm Garbage 3 – Strongly Flawed Design 4 – Some Pros, Lots Of Cons 5 – Acceptably Imperfect 6 – Good Enough to Buy On Sale 7 – Great, But Not Best-In-Class 8 – Fantastic, with Some Footnotes 9 – Shut Up And Take…

  • How to Make the Most of Complications on Your Apple Watch

    quangmooo/Shutterstock The Apple Watch can do a lot more than just tell time, track your activity, or show you notifications from your phone. With complications, it can display almost any information you want, or provide quick access to your favorite features. We’ll show you how to make the most of them. First, note that while…

  • What Is the “Windows Feature Experience Pack” on Windows 10?

    Windows 10 now has a strange specification named “Experience.” Standard desktop versions of Windows 10 say you have the “Windows Feature Experience Pack” installed. What does that mean? Microsoft is being secretive as always, but here’s what we know. Another Windows 10 Mystery If you head to Settings > System > About and scroll down…

  • How to Change Apple Watch Move, Stand, and Exercise Goals

    KANUT PHOTO/Shutterstock.com The Apple Watch helps you stay in shape with goals for active energy, stand hours, and exercise minutes. You can change each of these individually to better reflect your activity levels. Here’s how. How to Change Your Move, Stand, and Exercise Goals To change your Apple Watch activity goals, first launch the “Activity” app…

  • You’ll Have to Wait Before You Can Expand Your PS5’s Storage

    Sony The PS5’s SSD will be incredibly fast, but that comes at the cost of internal storage. Unfortunately, the console’s expandable drive bay that would solve the problem will be disabled at launch. Which means you’ll need to micromanage the system’s stock 825 GB SSD (only 667 of which is useable) if you plan on…

  • 10 of the Most Unique Lorem Ipsum Generators

    NA image/Shutterstock Lorem Ipsum is placeholder text used in publishing and web design so that designers can see how a page will look. It’s usually a form of nonsense Latin, but here are 10 generators that make the text more interesting. If you want to generate standard lorem ipsum, you can generate it in Word…

  • Star Wars Builds a New ‘Holiday Special’ out of LEGO, Sticks it on Disney+

    LEGO Forty-two years ago, following the unbelievable success of the original Star Wars, CBS aired the Star Wars Holiday Special on television. However bad you think the prequels are, whatever your opinion on Disney’s sequel films, nothing made for Star Wars before or since has such a complete stinker. To this day it’s never been…

  • How to Change Your Bluetooth Name on Android

    When you connect a device to an Android phone or tablet, the device model name is what you see. While this is a good identifier usually, it can sometimes not be the most helpful. We’ll show you how to customize the name. The process of changing the Bluetooth name is simple, but it can vary…

  • Edifier’s S880DB Speakers Pack a Punch Into Pint-Sized Packaging

    Rating: 9/10 ? 1 – Absolute Hot Garbage 2 – Sorta Lukewarm Garbage 3 – Strongly Flawed Design 4 – Some Pros, Lots Of Cons 5 – Acceptably Imperfect 6 – Good Enough to Buy On Sale 7 – Great, But Not Best-In-Class 8 – Fantastic, with Some Footnotes 9 – Shut Up And Take…

  • 10 Cool Tech Gifts for Movie Lovers

    10 Cool Tech Gifts for Movie Lovers

    If you know someone that absolutely loves movies, your go-to gift for them might be a Blu-ray or a DVD. Spice things up a bit this year with some truly creative, inventive gifts for movie lovers that they’ll remember for years to come.  QKK Portable Movie Projector Everyone has that one friend that absolutely loves…

  • Change Computer & User Name, Picture and Password in Windows 7, 8, 10

    Change Computer & User Name, Picture and Password in Windows 7, 8, 10

    Unless you setup a computer yourself, the default names for your computer and user account are usually not what you’re going to want to keep long-term. You also get the default picture from Windows and you may or may not have a password setup. Whatever the case, there are times when you need to change…

  • The 10 Best Online Shopping Sites for Cheap Electronics

    The 10 Best Online Shopping Sites for Cheap Electronics

    Buying electronics can be a very expensive endeavor, especially if you prefer to stick to new products. Getting a good deal can feel impossible sometimes, but if you know where to shop online shopping sites for cheap electronics, you can get some amazing deals that you’ve never imagined. The following are 10 of the best…

  • These Apps Will Help You Keep All of Your New Houseplants Alive

    maramorosz/Shutterstock.com If you’ve started collecting houseplants this year, you’re not alone. And while it’s easy to buy plants (and stare at them fondly from your couch), it can be tough to take care of them properly if you don’t have a green thumb. If you’re unsure of how to keep your plants alive, let these…

  • How to Transfer Pokémon from Nintendo 3DS to Nintendo Switch

    Nintendo You can take your Pokémon with you from the Nintendo 3DS to Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch by transferring from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon Home. Here’s how to transfer Pokémon into Pokémon Sword and Shield. How to Move Your Pokémon Into Pokémon Bank Pokémon Bank is an application on the Nintendo 3DS…

  • What Does “AFK” Mean, and How Do You Use It?

    Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz/Shutterstock You’ve probably seen AFK before. Perhaps a coworker took a bathroom break and sent a message that said, “brb afk.” You might also have seen this term thrown around in an online game. We’ll explain what it means, and how you can use it. What It Means AFK stands for “away…

  • How To Appear Offline On Steam

    How To Appear Offline On Steam

    Sometimes, you just want to game in peace. It’s understandable. When you open Steam to play a game, though, you’ll see your profile will be set to Online. This may prompt any number of your friends to barrage you with messages or invites to join a game. So, how can you get onto Steam and…

  • The Essential Tools To Help You Create a Podcast

    The Essential Tools To Help You Create a Podcast

    You’ve got something to say. You’ve got a voice. How do you get heard? In an age where everything is vying for our attention, it’s surprising how effective podcasts are. People only have half a second for an Instagram post, but they’ve got 3 hours to listen to Joe Rogan. So why not start a…

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