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Gaming Tools MSI Afterburner – The fundamental tool for any gamer, this lets you overclock your GPU (or underclock it, if you’re looking to preserve it), and monitor your PC temperatures and gaming refresh rates. Throttlestop – Whether you want to improve gaming performance by removing CPU throttling or cool your CPU by undervolting, Throttlestop is packed with features that give you unprecedented control over your processor. Nvidia GeForce Experience – Exclusive to Nvidia GPU owners, this app (and Nvidia Control Panel) lets you optimize game performance on a by-game basis, seamlessly record your footage, and more....

Keep in mind that there are two basic types of walking apps: pedometer and step counter. Step counter apps track your walking workouts and show your walking distance, speed, and route. Pedometer apps, on the other hand, track your all-day activity. Most apps can do both, thanks to your phone’s sophisticated sensors. With that said, we’ve done the hard work of finding truly the best pedometer and step counter apps for iOS and Android – and we have twelve solid recommendations for you....

1. Fing Price: Free / $6.99 per month Fing is a Google Play app that gives a complete summary of your Wi-Fi network, nearby access points, logged-on devices, hidden cameras, open ports, and router vulnerabilities. Using various tools, you can scan Wi-Fi networks in your vicinity, block intruders, analyze ISP performance, perform ping tests, run a traceroute, and do port scanning. Pros Perfect balance of network analysis and penetration/hacking Highly reputed Android hacking app with over 10 million downloads Free network analysis features give adequate network visibility...

1. View Song Lyrics Spotify has partnered with Genius to provide lyrics for selected English songs. This is currently only available on the Spotify mobile app. To view the song lyrics, open the Spotify app on your phone. Play an English song, and go to its album view. Tap on the album picture, and the lyrics will show up. (Note that this is only applicable for certain songs.) Optionally, you can go to the settings and activate the “Behind the Lyrics” mode....

1. The Obligatory Will Smith Slap Meme Of the million or so memes that were made following Will Smith’s infamous slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, this one sums it up wonderfully. This shot of Kanye beaming widely then quickly losing his smile after looking off-screen pretty much mimics Will Smith’s sudden change of mood after looking over at his wife Jada, who didn’t take kindly to Chris Rock’s joke (leading to one of the most memorable Oscars moments in recent memory – seriously, do you even remember what won ‘Best Picture’ this year?...

If you want to play Windows-only games on Linux, see our guide on how to set up Proton and Steam Play. If, however, you just want to check out all the best native Linux games in 2022 you can play, then read on below. 1. Unturned Voxel-based games are definitely not for everyone, but if you can wrap your head around the Lego-like aesthetic then there’s a very compelling survival game to enjoy here....

Introduction While there is no shortage of affordable true wireless earbuds on the market, the same can’t always be said for those that support spatial audio. Sure, there are high-end pairs with spatial audio, like the AirPods, the Beats Fit Pro and the Sony WF-1000XM4, but it isn’t as easy to find a good pair of true wireless earbuds that support the feature for under £100. That’s where the 1More Aero come in....

If you’ve spent any amount of time browsing the Web, you’ve encountered captchas. This is when you need to decipher random letters and numbers within an image and type it into a box. Basically, this is to prove that you’re human. These are a hassle on their own, but for large projects like web scraping, they’re a roadblock. This is exactly what they are meant to stop, but there are plenty of legitimate uses for web scrapers....

1. (Apple) Reminders Just because an app is default on your device doesn’t mean it’s not outstanding. This is especially true with Apple. The California company is famous for the quality of apps that come free with every device, and Reminders is a terrific example of this. The app is easy to use to set reminders, flexible enough to customize reminders to your particular needs – such as making lists for personal and/or professional productivity tasks like shopping, study or work – and allows you to link reminders to certain events, such as when you’re messaging someone or in a particular location....

Thankfully, there are services out there that specialise in collecting data from all the reputable websites and collating them. This makes for an easy-to-browse experience where you can be sure you’re paying the lowest for the best. Here are some computer price comparison websites to make your life a little easier. 1. Google Shopping Useful for: Computers, Parts Everyone knows about Google and its powerful search engine. However, Google can do more than just browse the Web!...

Before We Go On… Let’s make sure you know how to modify the target path in a shortcut. Go to your Windows Media Center shortcut, right-click and click “Properties,” and click the “Shortcut” tab. Within that tab, you’ll see a field for “Target.” This is where you will make your modifications, adding to the current path, not taking away from it. Any modification must be added with a space between the path and the parameter you apply....

While even the latest version of the word-processing part of LibreOffice, Writer, looks a little old-hat without the fancy ribboned interface of Microsoft office or WPS, don’t be fooled. It has all the tools you need to create quality documents quickly. Here are a bunch of tips to hone your LibreOffice craft. 1. Change the Default Save Format to Word The ODT format that Writer saves documents in by default is a nice idea in principle, being a format that’s technically designed to work with minimal fuss no matter what office suite you’re using....

Regardless of their reasons, there are plenty of KDE users who want or need Firefox. Unfortunately, Firefox uses GTK themes for its visual appearance, which ruins the visual continuity that KDE users have come to expect. But fear not, there is a way to make Firefox look and partially feel like a real KDE app. Using four Firefox add-ons and one GTK theme, you can give Firefox an extreme makeover....

Not all Android games are available on Chromebooks (yet), but a good bunch are, and many of them even have mouse-and-keyboard controls. Here are the Android games that have proven our no-nonsense Chromebooks can double as excellent gaming devices. Pandemic If you’re a board game aficionado, you’ll know that Pandemic is all the rage in all the hipster board game joints. This co-operative game tasks you and several other players with containing a series of deadly diseases that threaten to wipe out humanity....

There are a seemingly endless number of Android flashcard apps out there. These apps represent the best of the bunch – and they’re all free! Cram.com This Cram.com app is more or less an extension of the website. Link the tool to your account, and it transfers your study materials right on your phone. You have the option of creating a custom deck or making use of a whopping 75,000,000 different flashcards....

While 15GB is still generous for free, many users are now looking for alternatives. There may not be many unlimited options available, but if you’re simply fed up with Google’s changing terms and are ready to move on, you do have some strong alternatives to consider. Here’s where it gets better, though. All users can buy extra storage for photos and videos, with plans starting at $1.99/month for up to 100GB....

If you are looking for an HDMI switch, here are some of the best options. 1. Goronya HDMI Switch The Goronya Bi-Directional HDMI Switch is one of the most affordable and versatile selectors available. Furthermore, at only 2.0 x 2.1 x 1.2 inches and 2.6 ounces, it is also one of the smallest. The Goronya supports 4K, 3D, 1080p video, and HDCP passthrough, making it an ideal switch for virtually any and all entertainment system setups....

1. Poweradd Pilot Pro The Poweradd Pilot Pro packs a 32000 mAh battery into an enclosure roughly the size of an iPad Mini. That being said, it is significantly thicker by about an inch. The Poweradd Pilot Pro comes equipped with two 5V USB charging ports and a single DC output for computers. The unit comes with ten different laptop connectors which Poweradd claims work with “99%” of the laptops on the market....

1. Don’t Invest More than You Can Afford to Lose I believe you’ve heard about this rule before, but it won’t hurt to repeat it – don’t invest more than you can afford to lose. Crypto markets are volatile, and huge fluctuations in the price of a currency happen all the time. Though it’s highly unlikely your coin(s) will end at 0, it’s totally possible their value will drop two, three, or more times in a day or two....

1. Infographics This underused Google tool can be used to make infographics. Here’s how to do it. Get the data you intend to use (i.e., do your research and gather the information you want to put into an infographic). Go to Google Drive and click on the blue “NEW” button on the top-left of the page. Go to the “More” option on the dropdown and click on Google Drawings. Look in the screenshot below to see this step illustrated....