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Quick Links Steam is by far the most popular digital game storefront on the PC. Despite its popularity, there are some features hidden in its depths that you might not know about. Here are seven of the most useful. Buy DRM-Free Games DRM (Digital Rights Management) is the bane of many a law-abiding gamer’s existence. While video game pirates can usually defeat this type of copy protection within days of a game’s release and never worry about it again, those who legally purchase games have to deal with issues caused by the implementation ofDRM technologies like Denuvo....

Quick Links PowerPoint offers many tools for perfecting your presentation, from animations and transitions to shapes and text boxes. However, finding the right one among such a broad choice can significantly slow your workflow, so using the program’s Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is the way to go. In other Microsoft programs, you cancreate macros to automate tedious tasks, but unless you know how to create Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), this isn’t an option in PowerPoint....

Quick Links Summary We tend to overfocus on FPS benchmarks when shopping for a new GPU. There’s a plethora of new and exciting technologies that you can experience right now if you upgrade from an older GPU. These are just some of the major ones. Ray Tracing and Ray Reconstruction It’s been a while since ray tracing entered the mainstream with the NVIDIA RTX 20 Series back in 2018.Ray tracingisa big dealbecause it makes games look infinitely better thanks to more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections, so it’s time we stopped ignoring it....

The upcoming iOS 18.4 release for iPhone has a small, but useful, change for Apple CarPlay. However, you will need a car with a larger display and CarPlay support to try it out. The first beta release for iOS 18.4 arrived on February 21st, 2025, and one of its improvements is that Apple CarPlay can now have three rows of icons on the home screen. CarPlay was previously limited to two rows of apps, which meant more scrolling if you had many CarPlay-compatible apps installed on your phone....

Apple reportedly held an all-hands meeting with its Siri team to discuss the “embarrassing” and “ugly” delay of AI-enhanced functionality. Details from the meeting show that this AI voice assistant functionality, which has been heavily advertised through the iPhone 16 marketing campaign, may arrive even later than expected. Anonymous sources within Apple described the meeting toBloomberg’sMark Gurman, an Apple analyst and fairly reliable leaker. According to Gurman, Apple senior director Robby Walker used the meeting to lay out the realities of the AI Siri delay and provide some reassurance for the Siri team....

Summary If you’re shopping for new headphones, one key decision you’ll need to make is whether to pick a wired or wireless Bluetooth model. Each setup has some notable upsides and downsides, so let’s go over all of them. Wired Headphones Sound Better Dollar for dollar, you’ll get better sound quality from wired headphones than a Bluetooth model. While wired headphones get a direct signal from your computer, phone, orDAC, Bluetooth headphones rely on an internalcodecto decode audio data sent from your device over Bluetooth....

Quick Links Summary Wi-Fi is better for music since these connections have much higher bandwidth than Bluetooth, meaning your music isn’t additionally compressed, making for higher-quality audio. Bluetooth can still sound good and is very useful, but for lossless or hi-res audio, Wi-Fi is your only option. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are two ways to wirelessly stream music from your devices to speakers, but which is the best option for you? While one definitely has higher-quality audio than the other, as you’ll see they’re both still worthwhile....

Summary ChatGPT’s Memory feature is more powerful than you might think. Imagine having a personal digital assistant that remembers your preferences, tracks your projects, and keeps important conversations at your fingertips. In this article, I’ll show you how to enable and manage ChatGPT’s memories and how I’m using it to become more productive and organized. How To Enable “Memory” and Start Using It To use ChatGPT’s Memory feature, you’ll need to enable it first by clicking on your Profile Picture > Settings > Personalization and then toggling it on....

EcoFlow, the popularportable power stationbrand, debuted several new devices at CES 2023 to help power life’s adventures on and off the grid. One of those is the new Ecoflow Glacier electric cooler and portable fridge. It features a built-in ice maker ensuring fresh food and cold drinks anywhere you go. 🎉 The EcoFlow Glacier Cooler is aReview Geek Best of CES 2023award winner! Make sure to check out our full list of winners to learn about exciting products coming in 2023....

Summary What Is an Email Alias? An email alias is an email address you generate for the sole purpose of hiding your actual email address. Any email sent to the alias is forwarded to your real address. If you reply to the email, the recipient receives the response from your alias. They never get to see what your actual email is. Aliases can be used as temporary burner addresses and for long-term accounts alike....

Quick Links Summary By default, Chrome should ask you to save any new or updated password you enter on a website. That way, autofill can make logging onto websites quicker. If Chrome doesn’t offer to save your passwords, here’s how you can fix it. 1. Enable Password Saving If Chrome doesn’t ask you to save passwords, it may just be that the feature is disabled. To enable password saving on Chrome, click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner and select Passwords and Autofill > Google Password Manager....

Summary Do you have one of Google’s Pixel phones that somehow keeps missing the alarms you set? If so, you’re not alone. It looks like the famous Pixel alarm bug is back and causing all sorts of problems for owners. The alarm clock app is one of a smartphone’s most basic yet essential features. Millions of people use it to wake up for school, work, and more, and it should always operate as expected, considering it’s just a clock....

Summary When I look at theGovee COB Strip Light Pro, I can’t help but hear the soft sounds of Kenny G’s saxophone playing. There’s something so smooth about this new smart home lightstrip, which doesn’t need to be hidden behind a counter or in another way. It can be mounted out in the open because the technology hidden inside makes it look good. Govee COB Strip Light Pro The Govee COB Strip Light Pro is crafted with integrated packaging technology and 1260 LEDs/m, translating innovative tech into brighter, smoother, fluid lighting effects, that can be used as supplementary lighting....