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Q&A: Should I buy a larger power supply than I currently need for a home-built PC?

Posted on December 20, 2023

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Question from Julian:  My older brother has offered to help me build a gaming computer using the money I got for my birthday.

He gave me a list of parts to order and everything looks ok, but I have a question about the power supply.

He said a 600 watt PSU will power everything I’m planning to put inside the system but that I should buy a 750 watt PSU in case I ever want to add anything else to the system.

The thing is the 750 watt power supply that he recommended will cost about $40 more than the 600 watt one I’m looking at on Amazon.

What I’d like to know is do you think it’s worth an extra $40 to buy a larger power supply than I really need, and do you think the 600 watt power supply will be big enough? [Read more…]

THIS is why you need a strong password on your WiFi network

Posted on December 19, 2023

I have written many times about why it’s so important to protect your family’s WiFi network by enabling encryption on it and locking it down with a strong password.

Well, this old, but still relevant news story is a real-world example of why locking your WiFi network down is so important. I ran across it while doing some research for a related blog post and thought I’d share it with you.  [Read more…]

How to easily turn any powered speaker into a wireless Bluetooth speaker

Posted on December 19, 2023

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Smart phones and other mobile devices are great for playing music and videos, but their small speakers often leave a lot to be desired when it comes to sound quality and volume.

Luckily, most modern smartphones, tablets and even modern laptops and desktop computers can wirelessly transmit their sound to large, great sounding external speakers via a wonderful technology known as Bluetooth.  [Read more…]

Warning: Beware these 7 dangerous and irritating recurring scams

Posted on December 18, 2023

Nary a day goes by when I don’t receive fraudulent emails in my inbox and see one scam post after another hit my Facebook Newsfeed.

And unfortunately, there are plenty of dangerous scams taking place in the offline world as well.

It seems that the scammers are getting more sophisticated every day, and more people are falling for their treachery as a result.

That’s why I thought I’d take this opportunity to tell you about some of the most insidious scams that seem to keep popping up at various times.  [Read more…]

How to disable auto-playing videos in the Facebook app

Posted on December 18, 2023

It seems like Facebook is constantly making changes to our Newsfeeds. Every once in a while they’ll make a change I actually like, but most of their changes end up irritating me in some way.

One of the changes I detest most is how videos now start playing automatically when they scroll into view on our Newsfeeds.

Several people have asked me recently how to prevent the Facebook mobile app from automatically playing videos after they scroll into view. [Read more…]

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