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Summary Mechanical keyboards have gained a passionate following from a growing audience for their tactile feedback, satisfying sound, and unique designs. But if you’re not into the hype, that’s perfectly okay, and you’re not in the wrong for feeling that way. Why Some People Obsess Over Mechanical Keyboards There are many reasons why mechanical keyboards have become so popular in the past few years. The most apparent is that mechanical keyboards simply feel nicer to type on....

Quick Links Summary There are many good reasons for wanting to own a compact PC. The most obvious, of course, is the space savings. In fact, compact PCs are often mountable to the back of a monitor for zero desktop footprint. Combined with robust wireless capabilities, you may not only gain serious desktop space but also cut down on cables. Performance-wise, many of these compact PCs can more than hold their own for everyday computing tasks....

Recently I was running some Linux terminal commands with a glut of output, so much that my terminal window wouldn’t let me scroll up far enough to read it all. Here’s a quick trick I used to scroll further up in a terminal window without using a special command. Your terminal’s ability to keep scrolling back throughhistory, or the number of lines it will make available to you to scroll through, is called scrollback....

Summary While a great portion of the 2024 Summer Olympics will be broadcast for free on NBC, sports fanatics may be disappointed by NBC’s live coverage. Thankfully, Peacock will provide full live coverage and additional content for all Paris Olympic events. The Paris Olympics will kick off with an Opening Ceremony on July 26th, although ranking and placement rounds for some sports will begin a few days beforehand. Final games and the Closing Ceremony are scheduled for August 11th....

Quick Links Innovation in the PC space is fast-paced these days, but that’s coming at a cost. As the hardware in our PCs keeps getting better, power consumption is spiraling out of control. AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel keep pushing the envelope, but at what cost? The Problem Big 2022 hardware launches by NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel are absurdly powerful. However, that speed comes at a cost—and it’s the continuation of a problem that’s been slowly developing over the last few years....

Quick Links Welcome to the first Wednesday of October! Fall’s in the air, pumpkin spice lattes are abound, and we’ve got the latest details on the best deals of the week. This time around, we found a great no-strings-attached offer on the Pixel 6a, an awesome discount on the already-affordable Amazon Fire 7 tablet, and your time is almost up to download CCleaner Pro for $1. Let’s get to it!...

T-Mobile is now acquiring Lumos in a joint venture with EQT. This acquisition will bring several thousand miles of fiber optic infrastructure under T-Mobile’s wing and may turn rival companies into T-Mobile clients. Fiber optic rollout is a notoriously difficult process. You have to invest billions of dollars, organize several million hours of labor, and convince lawmakers to approve of potentially disruptive construction. Fiber providers like Verizon, AT&T, and Google also have a habit of falling intolegal battlesover differing deployment methods....

Finding the perfect laptop for you or your soon-to-be college student is no easy task, but we’re here to help. Choosing a laptop to take to school is different from choosing a laptop for other uses. While technically any computer on ourbest laptops roundupwould work, carrying around some of the heavier laptops around campus all day won’t be fun, and other choices don’t have the battery life needed to go for so long without a charge....

If you’re new to the world of anime, you may be surprised to see an age-old fan-war about dubbed and subtitled anime. There are passionate defenders of both options when watching anime, but why is this even a thing? I’m sorry you have to experience this uglier side of the hobby, but it’s a good time to cover the basics of why some people who like Japanese animation get into a froth about the soundtrack....

Have a Pixel 7a? A case will help protect your smartphone from the elements, but that’s not all it can do. The best Pixel 7a cases can also make your device look great—or let your phone’s colors shine through. Many great cases have built-in wallets for your cards and ID, too. Caseology Parallax for Pixel 7a The Caseology Parallax’s 3D Hexa Cube design adds a unique look to the case but is far from purely aesthetic....

With the release of the iPhone 16 series, it’s time to rethink what are the best of Apple’s offerings. The 15 series took everything to a new level, but the 16 series offers even more improvements. Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Considerations Before Buying an iPhone in 2024 There are four newly released models inthe iPhone 16 series: the standard iPhone 16, the 16 Plus, the 16 Pro, and the 16 Pro Max....

A set of new PC fans can markedly improve the level of airflow inside your PC case, resulting in lower CPU and GPU thermals. RGB case fans can improve airflow, give your PC a facelift, and turn it into a proper light show of a gaming PC. SilverStone Technology Air Slimmer 120 What to Look for When Shopping for PC Fans in 2025 The first thing you should focus on is the fan diameter....

Quick Links Tables in Microsoft Word can be useful for presenting certain types of information more clearly than in paragraph form, turning complex ideas into easy-to-read data. Here are some of my most reliable methods for creating, formatting, and securing tables in Word. How to Create a Table There are four ways to create a table in Microsoft Word. Table Drop-down The first and probably most common method is through the Table drop-down menu in the Insert tab on the ribbon....