Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
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Most gamers have long preferred desktop gaming PCs over gaming laptops because of their superior power and upgradability.
However, recent advancements in CPU and video technology have reduced that gap quite a bit.
A great case-in-point is Lenovo’s new Legion 5 Gaming Laptop.
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Western Digital has been making some of the world’s best hard drives for decades, and their current My Book line of external USB hard drives are simply outstanding.
External hard drives are perfect for backing up large amounts of data, and the WD My Book 6TB USB 3.0 Hard Drive with Backup will store a ton of it.
6TB of storage is more than enough space to hold all of the average user’s data with plenty of room to spare.
Photos, music, video…you can keep it all safe and secure with this excellent drive and its included backup software. [Read more…]
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I receive dozens of tech questions every week, and many of them ask me for advice on the best way to cover a large multi-story home with a strong and fast Wi-Fi network.
I’ve written several posts about this very topic over the years, and the solution that I recommend tends to depend on the state of wireless technology at that particular point in time.
I recently had the opportunity to check out the amazing Netgear Orbi Tri-band WiFi system, and I can tell you that this is hands-down the best solution for ensuring that every room in your home has a strong and super-fast Wi-Fi connection to the Internet.
The Orbi system is extremely powerful, yet dead-simple to set up. Simply connect the Orbi base station router to your modem, then place the satellite unit in a central location in your home and set up your Wi-Fi network using the simple browser-based setup utility.
Here’s a very short video that demonstrates exactly what you can expect after installing an Orbi mesh WiFi system in your home: [Read more…]
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Many modern mobile devices still connect to a charger with a standard MicroUSB cable, and if you use them as often as I use mine your cables probably become frayed and worn out pretty quick.
The typical MicroUSB cable just wasn’t designed to withstand frequent use with multiple devices, but I recently had the opportunity to check out one that was.
The awesome Anker PowerLine+ MicroUSB Cable was definitely designed with durability in mind. [Read more…]
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As you probably know, every generation of technological innovations packs more power into ever smaller packages.
One prime example is the wide array of mini-PCs that recently began to flood the computer market.
I love testing and reviewing these machines so I was pleased when I recently received an Azulle Inspire i5 Fanless Mini PC for review.
After all was said and done I came away quite impressed. [Read more…]