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Seven Steam games whose reviews have changed a lot
Valve recently overhauled Steam's review system, putting a larger focus on recent perspectives. The...
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How USB Works: From 'Plug and Pray' to Being Everywhere
For a quarter of a century, the USB port has been a faithful old friend. Connecting and powering our...
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Estimating CPU Performance Using Amdahl's Law
If you are in the market for a new computer, or thinking of upgrading your current system, choosing...
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How to Reboot and Reset Android Devices
Sometimes things go wrong and knowing how to hard reboot or reset your Android device can come handy...
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Using a U2F Key to Secure Your Google, Dropbox, and GitHub Accounts
Last week we discussed the basics of two-factor authentication (2FA) and why it's a good idea to tak...
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The Most Popular Computing Device Has Yet to Be Invented: The 15
I've wanted to write this for some time, but hadn't because there was no solid data to back-up my as...
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Switching Away From Outlook or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Gmail
Today I'll refer to how I recently set up my email accounts for best efficiency leveraging one servi...
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The Steam Machine: What Went Wrong
2012 was an important year for Valve. The company introduced Big Picture Mode - a Steam interface de...
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10 Tech Predictions for 2017
Predicting the future is more art than science, yet it's always an interesting exercise to engage in...
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What If Microsoft Had Released an Officebook Instead of the Surface RT
Ever since release I've been following Microsoft's Surface tablets, and when I say following I mean...
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Long Live the Mouse and Keyboard, a Great Way to Control Video Games
For years, I only played PC games with a mouse and keyboard. For years after that, I played almost e...
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Testing Windows 10 Performance Before and After the Meltdown Flaw Emergency Patch
The IT world was caught by surprise this week when it was disclosed that nearly every processor sold...