Gaming on a Linux Desktop: Compatibility, Setup, and Windows Fallbacks
Check your games and hardware, choose a suitable Linux setup, and decide when Proton, dual boot, or cloud gaming can help.
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Mobile
How to Use and Pin App Shortcuts on Android
Open an app action by holding its icon, pin supported shortcuts to the home screen, and remove them without uninstalling the app.
Mobile
Android Theft Protection: What Changed and Which Settings to Check
Android's theft protection updates add stronger lockout rules, broader biometric checks and a Remote Lock challenge. Check which protections your phone supports.
Mobile
How Conversation Categories Work in Samsung Messages
Organize supported Samsung Messages inboxes into custom categories, manage existing chats and check the app's availability before switching from Google Messages.
System
Windows 11 Efficiency Mode: What It Does and How to Use It
Use Task Manager's Efficiency mode to reduce a background process's CPU impact, understand disabled controls and turn the setting off if an app slows down.
System
How to Create and Read a Wi-Fi Report in Windows 11
Generate Windows' wireless network report, open the HTML file and use session errors, disconnect reasons and driver details to investigate Wi-Fi problems.
System
How to Add or Remove Folder Shortcuts in the Windows 11 Start Menu
Show Documents, Downloads and other shortcuts beside the Start menu's power button, remove unwanted icons and understand the difference from pinned folders.
Application
4 GIMP Add-ons for Filters, Retouching, Batch Editing and RAW Photos
Compare G'MIC-Qt, Resynthesizer, BIMP and darktable by task, with version checks and practical steps for testing each addition to your GIMP workflow.
Application
How to Create a Timeline That Updates in Google Sheets
Build a Google Sheets timeline from task dates, configure its columns and keep the source range current when dates change or new tasks are added.
Application
How to Make a Meme from Your Photo in Google Photos
Use the Me Meme controls when available, choose a suitable photo and review the generated result. Find the current remix tools if your app's layout differs.
Application
How to Fix Outlook Freezing When You Attach a File
Isolate attachment problems, test classic Outlook without add-ins and choose the right repair steps for classic or new Outlook on Windows.
Application
How to Turn Off Chrome Efficiency Controls on Windows 11
Check Task Manager's Efficiency mode, adjust Chrome's separate power-saving settings and remove the obsolete shortcut flag used by older guides.
Hardware
How to Map Wi-Fi Dead Zones and Improve Coverage
Measure weak Wi-Fi room by room, test router placement and channels, and decide when an existing access point or wired connection is needed.
Technology
SlimToolkit: How to Reduce Docker Image Size and Test the Result
Use SlimToolkit to analyze a container and create a smaller image, then check runtime coverage, missing files and functional behavior before deployment.
Technology
Could the Entire Global Internet Shut Down?
Understand why the internet has no single off switch, how widespread outages happen and which local activities can still work during a disruption.
Technology story
Microsoft, the FBI and BitLocker Recovery Keys: Is Encryption Still Secure?
Understand why access to a backed-up BitLocker recovery key differs from cracking encryption, and check where your own recovery information is stored.
Discover nature
Study Links El Niño and La Niña to Synchronized Water Extremes
Satellite-based research links ENSO to wet and dry water-storage extremes across distant regions, with limits on what it can tell us about individual floods.
Hardware
Which Tech Upgrades Are Worth Buying, and Which Can Wait?
Weigh supported phones and Apple silicon Macs against AI gadgets, 8K TVs and foldables using software support, practical benefits and total ownership cost.
Mac OS X
How to View Saved Password History on a Mac
Find previous saved passwords in the Mac Passwords app, inspect change dates and understand why the history may differ from the website's current password.
Mobile
5 Useful Camera Features on Android Foldable Phones
Use supported foldables for hands-free photos, rear-camera selfies, dual previews and instant shot review, with model-specific limits to check first.