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If you’re a PC gamer with a 1080p display, you’ve probably tried upscaling and hated how blurry and messy everything looks. I’ve been there, too. I even wrote off the technology entirely for a while. But upgrading my display was all I needed to see the light. Since buying a higher-resolution monitor and a 4K OLED TV, I’m an upscaling convert. Why Upscaling Doesn’t Work Well on 1080p Displays Before we discuss why upscaling sucks on 1080p, let’s first briefly go over what upscaling is and how it works....

Summary Laptops have become powerful enough that for most people it’s not necessary to own both a laptop and a desktop PC. However, you don’t have to put up with the cramped work environment of a laptop when you’re at your desk. Here’s how I use my laptops as desktop computers. I Left Desktops Behind Long Ago The last time I built and used a desktop PC for myself was in 2016, and though I still love the PC building scene, the circumstances of my work and lifestyle led me towards switching to laptops instead....

Summary iPhone mirroring in macOS Sequoia lets you interact with your iPhone from the comfort of your Mac, even if it’s in another room. The feature has its uses but becomes a lot more manageable with a few useful keyboard shortcuts. What is iPhone Mirroring? New foriOS 18and macOS 15 Sequoia, iPhone mirroring displays your iPhone screen and notifications on your Mac. You can use the feature to control almost every aspect of your iPhone from your Mac,including running apps, typing text with your Mac’s keyboard, or fiddling with Settings....

Summary What Is Apple Fitness+? Apple Fitness+ is afitness service launched by Apple in December 2020. It aims to bring the power of your Apple Watch to your TV with guided workouts accompanied by curated music. The service offers a dozen guided workout classes with trainers guiding you throughout the practice, accompanied by curated music. You can choose which trainer guides the practice and the type of music that’s played....

I have a confession to make: I’m obsessed withMad Men. Everyone has their favorite shows that they can watch repeatedly, and this is mine. I’ve rewatched the series more times than I can remember. Here are the episodes that stand out the most. Back whenMad Menwas on Netflix, I started watching it after a few seasons had already aired. I quickly caught up and was lucky to experience the ending with the rest of the world....

Quick Links Summary Do you struggle to find the right words for your emails? If so, consider buying and integrating Copilot into Outlook. With Copilot, you may draft emails from scratch by providing a simple prompt. You can also select a tone and length and have Copilot revise the content until you’re satisfied. Prerequisites for Using Copilot in Outlook To use Copilot to draft emails in Outlook, you need to have Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Business plans and aCopilot Proor Copilot for Microsoft 365 subscription—the latter being more suited for small businesses and organizations....

Summary When it comes to surfing the web, Microsoft Edge is a reasonable browser. But I prefer using it to surf the waves, thanks to its secret game that you can play without an internet connection. What Is Edge’s Secret Game? You may be familiar withGoogle Chrome’s dinosaur game, which is a simple endless runner designed to keep you entertained when you’re offline. What you might not know is that Microsoft Edge also has an offline game and, controversial as it might be to say, it’s better than Chrome’s....

Quick Links I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve needed to reuse a command, only to find that it’s no longer in my Bash history. If you’re anything like me, you know how frustrating that can be. But the default history settings only store a limited number of commands, meaning important ones might disappear when you need them most. Why I Use Unlimited Bash History If you’ve everscrolled through your command historyto find one complex command from weeks ago, you know how useful Bash history can be....

Summary If your personal media collection is growing, both Plex and Emby will serve you well. While they ultimately serve the same purpose, the two have several defining traits that make one more useful than the other. 5What Do You Want From a Media Server? First, ask yourself why you even want a media server in the first place. Personally, I wanted a place to store all of my media—movies, shows, pictures, and music, which is a big one for me....

Showcasing advancements and creations that will transform our lives, CES 2025 is the most powerful tech event in the world. This CES, Roborock welcomes you to Rock a New Era with its future-forward AI-powered cleaning robots. A world-leading robot vacuum innovator,Roborockchanges smart home cleaning again with the launch of its revolutionary Saros Series robot vacuums, featuring many world-first technologies and innovations. The robot vacuum transforms into an intelligent handy helper withSaros Z70, the world’s first robotic home assistant with OmniGrip™ Foldable 5-Axis Mechanical Arm....

Summary For many independent game developers, early access releases are a valuable tool that secures funding, feedback, and publicity. So is it time for triple-A studios to follow suit and start releasing their own games in early access? What’s the Point of Early Access? As the name implies, early access allows you to purchase and play a pre-release build of an upcoming game. Early access games are often unpolished and buggy due to their incomplete state, but they providea means to support developersand offer feedback on their work....

Summary If your iPhone supports Apple Intelligence, Siri is able to pass requests on to ChatGPT. For some requests, it’s hard to see the difference from standard Siri, but you may be surprised at exactly what you’re able to do using Siri and ChatGPT together. Get ChatGPT to Answer Everything A common reason why people are underwhelmed by Siri with ChatGPT is that, where possible, Siri will always try to answer itself....

Valve’s Steam client will end support for macOS 11 Big Sur on Aug 10, 2025. This decision, while a blow to some gamers, is part of a pattern of ending support for older operating systems and follows Apple’s discontinuation of security and technical support for Big Sur in 2023. A Steam support post said the client’s reliance on a heavily modified version of Google Chrome was the main reason for the change....