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Silencing Your PC: How to Hunt Down and Eliminate Buzzes, Hums, and Rattles

Your PC doesn’t have to sound like a jet engine. Here’s how you can silence your PC and fix problems with your PC that are causing excessive noise.

PC Guides – Feb 10, 2020

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How to Improve Your Network Latency for Gaming

While we can never eliminate latency completely, there are ways that you can use to improve your network latency and gaming experience.

PC Guides – Feb 6, 2020

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Laptop cooling pads are supposed to cool down your laptop and their prices vary across brand. Is laptop cooling pad necessary, and is it worth the money?

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The Anatomy of macOS App Bundles

You have probably encountered app bundles in macOS. What do they do? Here is a breakdown of macOS app bundles and their hierarchical structure.

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Syncing macOS and iOS: How Do They Connect?

Apple calls the interconnectivity features between macOS and iOS the “Continuity System.” Here are all the ways the Continuity system works.

iOS, Mac – Dec 27, 2019

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Is Grammarly the Best Proofreading Extension for Chrome?

Since the release of Grammarly, proofreading apps have become far more common. Is Grammarly still the best proofreading extension? Let’s find out!

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Apple’s Butterfly keyboards have so many issues that Apple might switch back to the scissor-style switches. But why are the Butterfly keyboards so terrible?

Mac – Dec 18, 2019

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While uninstalling software is easy in Linux, it can leave residual files behind in your Home folder. Here’s how to remove residual files in Linux.

Linux – Dec 16, 2019

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Working with Vector Graphics on macOS

Vector graphics are not quite the same as normal images. Here are some ways to work with vector graphics in macOS and the solutions to problems that first-time graphic editors can run into.

Mac – Dec 10, 2019

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How to Migrate Out of Gmail and Reclaim Your Privacy

It’s never easy to migrate out of Gmail if you have used it for a long time. Follow these steps to leave Gmail behind and reclaim your privacy.

Internet – Oct 21, 2019

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How to Remove Background Noise from Audio on macOS

If there’s a distracting noise in your audio, you’ll drive away listeners in droves. Learn how to remove background noise from audio on macOS.

Mac – Sep 12, 2019

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How to Fix an External Hard Drive Not Showing Up on Mac

If you are using an external hard drive on your Mac, and it doesn’t always show up, here are some ways you can use to fix this issue.

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To run Mac apps on Linux, you’ll need some sort of virtual machine or translation layer. You can either make use of Virtualbox or Darling translation layer.

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The definition of a strong password has changed over the years. What seems to be a strong password last year is no longer so this year. Here’s what make a strong password.

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The Linux kernel is the core in most desktop and mobile OS. While they are using the same kernel, mobile Linux is not quite the same as Desktop Linux.

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Google Maps vs. Waze: Which Is the Best Navigation App?

Waze and Google Maps are the big guns of the smartphone navigation world. Find out whether Google Maps or Waze is the best navigation app.

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A Chrome User’s Guide for Switching to Firefox

Chrome users concerned about privacy and corporate overreach should give Firefox a serious look. Here’s our guide to switching to Firefox browser.

Internet – Aug 8, 2019

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How to Play Blu-Ray Discs on macOS

Your macOS can’t play Blu-ray by default. Fortunately, there are excellent, open-source options available. We will show you how to play Blu-ray discs on macOS.

Mac – Jul 29, 2019

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The Anatomy of a QR Code: How QR Codes Work

How QR codes work is by conveying information through a graphical code of black and white pixels. It can also be decoded even if parts of the code are unreadable.

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