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Quick Links Summary The easiest ways to improve your Steam Deck’s battery life are enabling Airplane Mode when possible, reducing screen brightness, and using per-game performance profiles. Also try limiting framerates, refresh rates, resolution, TDP, the GPU clock, and shading. The Steam Deck is a brillianthandheld gaming PC, but it does come with its share of downsides, with the poor battery life being the biggest one. If you’re looking for ways to extend your Steam Deck’s battery life, look no further....

Quick Links WhatsApp added a “Favorites” feature in 2024 that lets you pick your most important conversations and filter them out from all the noise. It makes it easy to find the people you actually want to talk to. Your Most Important Conversations All in One Place I’veaddedover 300 contacts to my WhatsApp, but I only text about 10 of them regularly. The problem is that those ten chats that are important to me are always getting buried under group messages and random conversations....

Quick Links Summary To rename the current, local branch use “git branch -m new-name.” To rename a local branch from inside another, use “git branch -m old-name new-name.” To rename a remote branch, delete it with “git push origin –delete old-name”, then push the renamed local branch with “git push origin -u new-name.” Branching is a trivial exercise in Git. Unfortunately, trivial tasks rarely get due attention, and mistakes happen. If you’ve misnamed a branch, it’ll have to be renamed....

Summary Moving is a stressful time, and everyone wants to snag their dream home. There can be a lot of competition for those perfect apartments, especially in urban areas. It’s up to you to weed out the fake listings and scammer brokers to keep yourself (and your finances) safe. Common Red Flags for Apartment Listings There are so many online scams out there, from phishing tofake job listings. Unfortunately,social media is also full of fraudsters, so you’ll want to be extra careful if you’re using a site like Facebook Marketplace to look for a place to rent....

Quick Links Summary Snapchat’s butterflies lens adds flying butterflies to your Snaps. If you’d like to use this lens but aren’t sure how to get it, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll show you two easy ways to activate this lens in your account and use it for all your Snaps. Scan a Snapcode to Unlock the Snapchat Butterflies Lens The easiest way to access Snapchat’s butterflies lens is byscanning a Snapcode using your Snapchat app....

Summary Got a Fire Stick that you don’t use very much? That was me until I connected a USB flash drive to it, and now I use it pretty much every day for media content, photos, music, and more. And it was easy to set up, too. How and Why I Use External Storage With My Fire Stick I’ve owned a couple of Amazon Fire Sticks over the years. Although I like them, andthey’ve got some useful extra features, they always end up hanging behind my TV, collecting dust rather than being fully used....

Like many of you, I went shopping for a new TV on Black Friday and found what I thought was a good deal. You see, Walmart had a 55-inch 4K Smart TV for only $178, which I quickly bought. Unfortunately, things didn’t go very well, and it’s partially my fault. I already have a big-screen OLED TV in my living room, but I still tracked all the best deals in search of a TV for one of our spare bedrooms....

Summary What pet gets along with two cats, two dogs, nine chickens, a community of quail, three kids, and an axolotl? We’re about to use ChatGPT to find out! Planning for a New Pet My three sons and I are always on the lookout for new pets. They seem to find us without any assistance, but lately we’ve been feeling impatient for our next pet to appear. I thought perhaps this time we should do some research beforehand instead of stumbling onto a new pet like usual....

Quick Links Summary A QD-OLED monitor may be worth it to the gamer who has to have it all. If you’re a regular user, someone on a budget, or a professional, QD-OLED won’t become a compelling choice for you until more models hit the market and the overall price drops. QD-OLED combines techniques first seen in QLED LCD panels with self-emissive OLED technology, improving on both for better colors and a brighter picture....

Your pile of USB cables might include some USB 2 cords, some that only support power, and maybe even Thunderbolt cables. It’s time to get organized, before you throw the wrong cord in your travel bag. USB cables come in all shapes and sizes, and the physical connector is not representative of its capabilities. Using the wrong USB cable shouldn’t cause real damage, but your charging and data speeds could be more limited than the connected devices support, and some cables don’t support data transfer at all....

Summary Whether you want to start streaming on Twitch, or you’re finally going to do that podcast you’ve been dreaming of, theJBL Quantum Stream Studiois a terrific USB mic that sounds great right out of the box. The one thing that would sweeten the deal though is if the extra software was Mac-friendly. JBL Quantum Stream Studio Whether you’re streaming, recording or gaming, with the JBL Quantum Stream Studio microphone you’ll sound like a pro....

While Presidents' Day deals typically focus on appliances or a new car, that doesn’t mean you can’t save big on the latest tech gadgets and gear this week. We found discounted LG C3 EVO TVs, headphones, and the Apple Pencil 2nd Gen is back to an all-time low price. We scoured the internet and found Samsung’s stunning Galaxy Book 3 Laptop for $300 off. You can also find huge savings on Anker portable chargers, mechanical keyboards, power tools for spring cleaning, and more....

Summary Are you trying to decide between the Raspberry Pi 4 and the new Pi 5? Both offer great features and performance, but which one is best? This guide will help you choose the right Raspberry Pi for your needs. What is Raspberry Pi? The Raspberry Pi is a small, affordable computer that started as a tool to teach kids how to code. But it’s become a go-to for hobbyists and tech enthusiasts....