Best Gaming Mouse for the Average Gamer: Logitech G602
The best mouse I have found for both average gaming and everyday use is the Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse.
Surface Book 2 is the Best Silent, Fanless Notebook Computer, For Now
Microsoft released a slew of new Surface products in 2017, including the 5th-generation Surface Pro, the Surface Laptop, and the Surface Book 2. Much to my delight, all 3 of these products offered at least 1 silent, fanless configuration option.
Why You Should Choose Android Over iOS for Your Next Smartphone
In the world of smartphones, there are 2 dominant platforms: Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Whether you are considering your first smartphone, are thinking of switching phones, or are currently content with your device of choice, it’s worthwhile to consider…
Free Online and Cloud Office Web Apps
Previously, we featured some free Microsoft Office alternatives, which are downloadable applications. However, sometimes its easier to work in your browser, especially on the go. You can keep your files online for access from anywhere and any device. Some of…
Free Microsoft Office Alternatives
No Microsoft Office on your PC or Mac? No extra budget to pay $70 per year for an Office license? Don’t fret! There are several Microsoft Office alternatives out there that support word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, and many more…
NVIDIA SHIELD TV Is Basically Silent
I recently obtained an NVIDIA SHIELD TV, which is one of the best Android TV boxes available today. I was originally hesitant to purchase it as it has active cooling with a fan. However, after hearing some reports that the…
Graphics Card Makers and Semi-Passive 0dB Fan Modes
In recent years, video card makers have come to realize that even though gamers want powerful, well-cooled GPUs, they don’t always want to listen to a vacuum cleaner, especially when there are no game or movie sounds to cover up…
Mac: Change Audio Output and Input Devices with One Click
On a Mac (OS X or now macOS), you can change the audio input and output devices by going to System Preferences, then clicking on Sound, and then either the Output or Input tab. However, there is a faster method…
List of Fanless Intel Skylake Core M Notebooks & Tablets
If you’re looking for a silent, fanless portable computer, Intel Core M processors may fit your bill. While the previous generation Broadwell Core M allowed for silent computing, the performance was somewhat lackluster. The current generation Skylake Core M3, Core…
NVIDIA GTX 1080, 1070 & 1060: Best for Silent PC Gaming?
The GeForce 10 series of graphics cards from NVIDIA are extremely powerful, but also power-efficient, making them ideal candidates to use for a silent gaming computer. Of the 3 cards currently available, which should you choose? The answer depends on…
How to Prevent Pokémon Go from Having Full Access to Your Google Account
You may have heard of or even been partaking in the sensation sweeping the landscape, Pokémon Go. Despite it’s ability to get people outside and into all sorts of trouble, one thing you may or may not have discovered is…
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Core M3 Suffers from Coil Whine
The Surface Pro 4 is an amazing 2-in-1 tablet computer. In particular, the cheapest Core M3 version is completely fanless, and thus caught my interest as soon as it was announced. Even though the cooling solution on the Pro 4…
Completely Silent Gaming PC Build (2015): Open Air Edition
After trying to build a completely silent gaming PC by going through various “silent” cases, which focus on hiding noise rather than getting rid of it’s source, I decided to try a different philosophy: There’s no need to hide noise…
AMD Radeon R9 Fury X Reviews Indicate nVidia Still The Better Choice for Silent PC Gaming
AMD’s new Radeon R9 Fury X graphics card just had a bunch of performance reviews posted today. While it appears to trade blows with the similarly priced (at $649) nVidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti in terms of performance (i.e., FPS),…
Silent Home NAS Finally A Reality in 2016?
Information Week reports that SSD prices are falling fast and capacity will surpass HDDs in 2016. I hope this is true, as that will mean that we can finally have affordable silent home storage solutions, something I’ve been waiting a…
Costco Surface 3 Bundles Save $80
Costco has a great deal with a couple of Surface 3 bundles that can save you $80 off the retail price. The two bundles available are: $599: Surface 3 (2GB RAM / 64GB Storage), Type Cover (black), Surface Pen (silver)…
Microsoft Surface 3 Fanless Finally
Microsoft announced the Surface 3 on March 31, 2015. This new Surface device is essentially a smaller version of the Surface Pro 3 launched last year, but with the most important difference (for silence) being that it is fanless! Check…
Is the Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Open Air Chasis Open Enough?
The Cooler Master HAF XB Evo Open Air Chasis bills itself as a high airflow computer case that can also be used as a test bench by simply removing it’s top and side panels. The large mesh vent on the…
Silence Your Video Card with Prolimatech MK-26 (on a GTX 780)
The Prolimatech MK-26 is a very well regarded graphics card cooler, but how well can it perform when the objective is silent / quiet computing? To find out, I installed the MK-26 on an EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX video…
Building a Quiet Water Cooled Gaming PC – Part 2: Water Cooling Components
It’s been a long time since I wrote Part 1 of this series, and the system is actually already built and has been running for several months. In Part 2, I will list out the various water cooling components I…