ALL 12 Snapdragon X Elite / Plus Laptops Ranked & Compared
No fewer than 12 different laptops are launching with the new Snapdragon X Series processors from 7 different manufacturers, and we’re going to cover them all.
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Use One Mouse with Same Shortcuts Between Mac and Windows with no Bloatware!
Share a mouse between macOS and Windows and still be able to use various shortcut keys, including the technique that I use that doesn’t require constantly changing key mappings on the mouse or installing clunky profile switching software.
4 Reasons Windows is Better than macOS (or Why I Still Can’t Switch to macOS Fully)
For a long time, I've had a desire to abandon my Windows computer and switch to using Mac full-time. But every time I've tried, I've always gone back to Windows again. Here are 4 areas where Windows does things better than macOS.
Effortlessly Switch Between 2 Computers in Under 10 Seconds
Switch your keyboard, mouse, speakers, and other devices between 2 computers instantly with a single click. A handy little device lets you do exactly that, without breaking the bank: a USB Switch.
5 Reasons You Should NOT Use a TV as Your Computer Monitor (ft. LG OLED TV)
Last time, I talked about 5 reasons you SHOULD use a TV as your computer monitor. This time, I'll talk about 5 reasons you SHOULD NOT use a TV as a monitor, including one related to resizing windows that can be a really annoying dealbreaker.
5 reasons to use a TV as your computer monitor (featuring LG C1 OLED TV)
For the past year or so, I've been using an LG C1 48" OLED TV as my computer monitor. Today, I'll go over 5 reasons why I decided to do this, and why you should consider using a TV as your computer monitor.
How to Take a Screenshot on iOS, Android, Windows PC, and Mac Devices
Both mobile devices and computers have built-in ways to capture a snapshot of the screen so you can easily save something or share it. Here's a quick reference guide on how to do that.
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 is the Best Silent Portable Computer with a Fan
The Surface Laptop 2 also offers 8th-gen quad-core Intel Core CPUs, but does not have a fanless configuration. However, I recently acquired one and have determined that although not fanless, it is probably the best silent notebook computer.
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…
Best Video Player for Windows
What is the best video player for Windows? I have tried several video player applications in the quest to find the best one, and although I haven’t tried them all, there is 1 in particular that I feel stand above…
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Training Camp Ads Are Hilarious
Microsoft has been getting more and more creative with advertising lately, and these Windows 8 Training Camp ads released a few weeks ago are perhaps some of the funniest ever. Be sure to watch to the end of each one…
4 Years Later: Can Chrome Replace Firefox Now?
Almost 4 years ago, I wrote a post titled 5 Reasons Why Chrome Can’t Replace Firefox (Yet). Nowadays, Chrome has matured significantly and, depending on whose data you trust, was competitive with Firefox in market share last year, but has…
Plot Functions Easily With Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 App Function Plotter
If you’ve got some math functions that need plotting, you can do it pretty easily with Function Plotter, available as both a Windows 8 app and Windows Phone 8 app. Besides looking great, the app also gives you useful at-a-glance…
Google Chrome Finally Gets Bookmark Synchronization
I was playing around with Google Chrome 4 (the dev channel release) to see if anything had changed since I last tried it. A quick peek at their release blog revealed a post on Aug 17 that bookmark synchronization is…
Fix Outlook 2007’s Broken HTML E-mail Rendering in Outlook 2010
Before you wonder how you can fix a problem of a product in another product that isn’t even out yet, let’s see what the hubbub is about. In Microsoft’s loved and hated Outlook program, the Internet Explorer engine was used…
How to Enable GPU Scaling Options in AMD Catalyst
If you have an AMD/ATi graphics card, you might have noticed that the GPU Scaling options portion of the control panel seems to be grayed out (aka. disabled), if you can even find it hidden deep in the monitor attributes…
Digsby IM Turns Bad with Malware
Oh, how quickly public perception can shift. Digsby, who won 4 out of 5 nominations (out of 6 total categories) in About.com’s 2008 user-voted IM client awards including Developers of the Year, has been one of the much-loved IM clients.…
Windows 7 RTM (Final) Now Available on MSDN, Technet
Yesterday, Microsoft made Windows 7 RTM (Final) available to Technet and MSDN subscribers. Download speed reports have varied and there was a period of time when the Ultimate and Enterprise versions could not be downloaded even though all the other…
How to Backup Your Data with jFileSync
Backing up data is something everyone knows should be done, but often don’t due to laziness. That is, until disaster strikes and important data is lost. Those who have experienced such a scenario quickly learn to make regular backups to…
Firefox Downloaded Over 1 Billion Times
Mozilla’s Firefox, the world’s favorite alternative browser, has surpassed the 1 billion download mark. That’s over 1,000,000,000 times! To commemorate this achievements, Mozilla is launching a new web site called One Billion Plus You. The download count is a cumulative…
Prevent Firefox from Quitting When Closing Last Tab
Firefox 3.5 introduced a change in the way closing the last tab of a browser window is handled. Instead of turning into a blank tab, the window closes as well, much like it does in Google Chrome. To return to…