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How CPU Cores & Cache Impact Gaming Performance
At some point you may have heard someone say that for gaming you need X amount of cores. Typical exa...
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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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50 Years Later: The Revolutionary 8008 Microprocessor
Guest author Ken Shirriff is a Silicon Valley-based computer enthusiast who enjoys reverse-engineeri...
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Top 10 Hacks for Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is the de facto standard in word processing. Simple on the surface, yet immensely cap...
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What is a Checksum, and What Can You Do With It?
You're about to click on a download button and notice a weird looking code next to it. It doesn't se...
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Gateway 2000: Gone But Not Forgotten
What does a cattle ranch have in common with computers? Admittedly not much, but that didn't stop a...
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Going Ergonomic: How to Make Your Computing Life Better
For many people, computers are only used for short periods of time, sometimes for entertainment, oth...
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Can DLSS Render Better Than Native Graphics?
Over the past few weeks we've been looking at DLSS 2 and FSR 2 to determine which upscaling technolo...
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Apple iPod: The First 10 Years of the Ubiquitous Media Player
#ThrowbackThursday: The iPod is one of the most iconic devices of the 21st century and the product t...
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Google Drive Alternatives: Improving Privacy and Security
In an age of eroding online privacy and increasing corporate surveillance, many are looking for a go...
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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,...