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50 Years of Video Games
For a little over 50 years, video games have been a significant part of popular culture, for million...
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Explainer: What is an API?
Direct3D. OpenAL. Winsock. You've probably heard of these, you might have even usedthem before, but...
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Rob's Alder Lake Windows 11 Rig Build Log
Here's a confession: I haven't built a PC from scratch in almost a decade. Sure, I've replaced RAM,...
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How to Change Your Monitor's Refresh Rate in Windows
Have you upgraded your monitor to one with a higher refresh rate? Not feeling the difference? How ab...
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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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Explainer: Number Representations in Computer Hardware
As Shakespeare would have it, "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet...
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Chrome Tab Management Tips and Extensions
Tabs revolutionized web browsers many years ago and today they're as essential when getting things d...
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4K Monitors: Can you actually see the difference?
With 4K monitors becoming more and more affordable, it appears that the long-standing reign of 1080p...
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How to Open .HEIC iPhone Photos in Windows
Apple switched to High-Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) files as the default format for storing pho...
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When SSD Performance Goes Awry
An unfortunate tale about Samsung's SSD 840 read performance degradationAn avalanche of reports emer...
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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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CPU and GPU Availability and Pricing Update: April 2021
As stock shortages of CPUs and graphics cards continues, it's time for an update on the market to se...