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How long are millions of keystrokes and clicks, in years?

How long are millions of keystrokes and clicks, in years?

  • misc
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04.09.2018
When you look at the technical specifications for modern gaming keyboards and mice, you notice that manufacturers provide lifespan estimations like "this keyboard will last 80 million keypresses" or "this mouse will last 30 million clicks." What do these metrics mean? Can you use them...
Linksys Velop AC1300 review: Linksys' most balanced mesh WiFi system!

Linksys Velop AC1300 review: Linksys' most balanced mesh WiFi system!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 31.08.2018
Velop is the Linksys brand for whole home mesh WiFi systems. There are several Velop models on the market, with different prices, colors and numbers of stations. This time we received the more affordable WHW01 variant for testing. This model is smaller in size and...
Reviewing Kingston A400: SSD storage on a budget!

Reviewing Kingston A400: SSD storage on a budget!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 27.08.2018
Do you need to speed up your computer or laptop, without paying much money? A great way to do that is to purchase and install an SSD drive. On Amazon, the Kingston A400 SSD is one of the most popular budget choices you can find...
SSD vs. HDD: Do SSD drives give you higher frame rates in games?

SSD vs. HDD: Do SSD drives give you higher frame rates in games?

  • misc
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 22.08.2018
Gamers worldwide purchase SSD drives for their gaming computers, instead of traditional hard disk drives (HDD). SSD drives are proven to be much faster for writing and reading data, but do they also help you get more frames per second when gaming? To answer this...
5 ways to tell whether a Windows program is 64-bit or 32-bit

5 ways to tell whether a Windows program is 64-bit or 32-bit

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 21.08.2018
Most of the Windows installations today are 64-bit, so most people use 64-bit operating systems and applications. Even popular applications like Chrome, Firefox, Office, and 7-Zip, are using the 64-bit architecture to provide better performance. All this is good but, on a 64-bit operating system,...
How to find hidden wireless networks (SSIDs) in your area, in Windows

How to find hidden wireless networks (SSIDs) in your area, in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.08.2018
You might need to find all the wireless networks that are broadcast in your area, including those which have a weak WiFi signal and those that have hidden their SSID (network name). For this task, you have to install a wireless network scanner and use...
How to read the passwords stored by Windows, and which are easy to crack

How to read the passwords stored by Windows, and which are easy to crack

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.08.2018
Windows stores the passwords that you use to log in, access network shares, or shared devices. Some of these passwords are stored safely, in an encrypted format, while others are not. Here is how to see which passwords are insecurely stored by Windows, and identify...
Reviewing Mondly: Learn new languages in a browser or a mobile app

Reviewing Mondly: Learn new languages in a browser or a mobile app

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 01.08.2018
We recently had the pleasure of testing a language learning tool called Mondly. It helps you learn new languages using your favorite web browser or an app on your iPhone or Android smartphone. We love learning new things, so we were eager to see how...
NetSpot review: a great app for WiFi analysis and troubleshooting!

NetSpot review: a great app for WiFi analysis and troubleshooting!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 30.07.2018
Here at Digital Citizen, we review many wireless routers and mesh WiFi systems. In our reviews, we analyze the wireless spectrum in our area, so that we understand how the wireless signal evolves and how capable the device that we are reviewing is. In the...
What are power plans and how to switch between them in Windows

What are power plans and how to switch between them in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 27.07.2018
Using a mobile device is handy, especially when you travel a lot, but these devices are limited by the amount of energy their batteries can provide. For this reason, paying attention to the power plan that you are using and its settings can make a...
Use the Windows 10 power slider to save battery or increase performance

Use the Windows 10 power slider to save battery or increase performance

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 26.07.2018
Microsoft designed a new way to approach battery savings in Windows 10, starting with Fall Creators Update (build 1709), which was released in October 2017. It adds new power saving algorithms and technologies, on top of the classic power plans that most people do not...
Simple questions: What is PPPoE and what does it do?

Simple questions: What is PPPoE and what does it do?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 20.07.2018
Most of the ISPs (Internet Service Providers) from all over the world offer broadband internet subscriptions. Some of them do it through a technology called PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). However, even if you followed the steps necessary for configuring a PPPoE connection at home,...
ASUS ZenFone 5 review: One of the best mid-range smartphones in 2018

ASUS ZenFone 5 review: One of the best mid-range smartphones in 2018

  • review
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 18.07.2018
ASUS released a new mid-range Android smartphone, that looks promising both from a price and performance perspective. It is named ASUS Zenfone 5 and it has the premium looks but it costs half of what you would pay for a high-end smartphone. The hardware inside...
Fix problem: How do I stop Spotify from opening when Windows starts?

Fix problem: How do I stop Spotify from opening when Windows starts?

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 13.07.2018
Many Spotify users encounter a problem that looks like a bug: the Spotify app opens when you log into Windows, even when you disable its startup entry, or when you set it so that it does not start automatically after you log in. A misconfiguration...
How to change your user account password in Windows 10

How to change your user account password in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.07.2018
You are probably aware of the risks you are exposed to when you use the same password on all your accounts. Regardless of what type of account you use to log into Windows 10, a weak password can give access to your files to anyone...