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ASUS TUF Gaming M5

ASUS TUF Gaming M5 mouse review: Small, affordable, and reliable!

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 18.01.2019
We recently received for testing an interesting gaming device: a mouse from ASUS that promises to be ergonomic, durable and offer a long lifespan. It is called ASUS TUF Gaming M5 and, although sold at an affordable price, it uses Omron switches and has support...
Resource Monitor

How to use the Resource Monitor in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 17.01.2019
When Windows slows down or freezes, we usually turn to the Task Manager to figure out what is going on. If you need a better understanding of the way Windows and its apps use the resources of your computer, Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) is the right...
Resource Monitor

11 ways to start Resource Monitor in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 16.01.2019
Resource Monitor extends the Task Manager in Windows by giving access to more details about the way Windows manages the resources (memory, processor, disk, network) of your computer. The information is given in real time which makes Resource Monitor an excellent tool to help diagnose...
Ubuntu Linux

Connect to a Windows PC from Ubuntu using Remote Desktop Connection

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 11.01.2019
One useful feature of Windows is that you can connect to your desktop from another location to remotely manage your computer. Fortunately, major Linux distributions also offer this feature and Ubuntu is one of them. If you want to connect to your Windows computers from...
Windows apps

9 ways to remove desktop programs and Microsoft Store apps in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 09.01.2019
From time to time, we stumble upon applications that are hard to remove or delete, as some users would say. Sometimes their Add/Remove Programs entries are deleted for whatever reason, or they do not have a handy Uninstall shortcut available. The problems vary from case...
SIM card

How to change or remove the SIM PIN on your iPhone or iPad

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 08.01.2019
SIM cards usually require a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to unlock and connect to the mobile carriers, so that you can make phone calls and use the internet. SIM PINs are a security feature that protects unauthorized people from using your SIM card in situations...
Mouse

What is DPI when referring to a computer mouse?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.01.2019
DPI is a term that is commonly used when referring to photography, but also to computer mice, especially gaming mice. Do you know what DPI means when used for computer mice? Do you know why every major manufacturer of gaming accessories (Razer, ASUS RoG, SteelSeries,...
OneDrive

How to use OneDrive for Windows 7

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.01.2019
Microsoft's OneDrive service has become ubiquitous in a world dominated by Windows 10. However, it is not the same for Windows 7, which is an old operating system that was not designed with such tight OneDrive integration in mind. However, that does not mean that...
AMOLED

What is an AMOLED screen? What does AMOLED mean?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 04.01.2019
AMOLED is a display technology that is used on many screens. Most of them are usually found on smartphones, so if you have been looking for a smartphone, from brands like Samsung or Google Pixel, you might have stumbled on some that brag about having...
OneDrive

How to add, open, and configure OneDrive on Android

  • tutorial
  • Daniel Parchisanu
  • 31.12.2018
You hear about "the cloud" often. This concept is so popular that mobile device manufacturers often decide against increasing storage capacity for their new entry-level smartphones because it is considered more secure and cost-efficient to store content in the cloud. There are several great cloud...
OLED TV

What is OLED? What does OLED mean?

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 30.12.2018
We bet that you have heard about OLED TVs. Every tech retailer sells them nowadays. Maybe you have even been interested in OLED computer monitors. But, do you know what OLED means, why it is good and why it is bad? Do you want to...
Children

The 4 best search engines for children

  • misc
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.12.2018
The internet is a big place and the stuff you find on it is not always suitable for our children. There are a lot of web resources that not only are not good for kids but can actually harm them. There are things the little...
Partitions and drives

3 reasons to create more than one partition on your PC

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 20.12.2018
We all know that most computer users have one physical hard disk drive or solid state drive on their PCs and only one partition is labeled C. Some people also know that you can create more than one partition on a computer and there are...