Category: Computers & IT
Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5 (game #1562)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 4 (game #1561). Quordle…
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Microsoft continues the good work on Windows 11, with tweaks to ‘quiet’ ads — and that big taskbar change is ‘coming soon’
Microsoft has toned down the ads and annoyances with Windows 11’s widgets panel In testing, the new default settings are a lot less in-your-face and distracting This is part of a large slab of work to improve Windows 11 in the past month, and Microsoft has further promised another major change is inbound for the…
Facebook is annoying as hell but I’m not sure it’s a public nuisance
Trash on the street, noise, pollution, graffiti, and belligerent dogs: these all might be considered public nuisances. New Mexico, however, hopes to convince a jury that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram fall under that designation and should be penalized accordingly. I won’t argue that Meta’s products have proven in their 20-year history to be something of…
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Ask Jeeves quietly shuts down after nearly three decades, after pioneering conversational web search long before ChatGPT and Gemini
This budget gaming laptop with an RTX 4050 and Intel Core 5 just dropped under $900 at Amazon
On-the-go gaming can cost under $1,000 if you know where to look. Right now, you can get the Asus TUF F16 at Amazon for just $859. 99 (was $999…. Check out the original article: [Techradar.Com] This budget gaming laptop with an RTX 4050 and Intel Core 5 just dropped under $900 at Amazon
IceWhale ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud NAS review
ZimaCube 2: 30-second review The original ZimaCube was a Kickstarter campaign by IceWhale that delivered a workable NAS with a reasonable specification. Having proven the concept, the ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud NAS is a direct-to-retail launch that addresses several shortcomings of the original. Replacing the N100 CPU is a Core i3-1215U, an Intel 12th Generation…
Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 4 (game #1561)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 3 (game #1560). Quordle…
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Windows 11 is such a memory hog that I’ve had to resort to RAM optimizers — but can Microsoft turn things around with project K2?
Microsoft’s CEO promised the world to consumers in a speech about fixing Windows 11 — but one thing Satya Nadella said worries me
‘The only worry is for your budget’: Microsoft briefly says 32GB of RAM is the ‘no worries’ level for gaming on Windows 11, but users fear getting priced out
32GB of RAM is a “no worries zone” for gamers, Microsoft says Users aren’t happy — especially with the current price of memory The article has since disappeared, which is perhaps for the best How much RAM is enough RAM for your Windows 11 gaming PC? It’s an age-old debate, but Microsoft has briefly recommended…
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 3 (game #1560)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #1559). Quordle…
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Google’s $3 USB stick for revamping old laptops with ChromeOS Flex has sold out — and proves I was right about Chromebooks
Some good news for Elon Musk: FCC ruling means ‘faster speeds, lower costs, and greater reliability’ for SpaceX Starlink and other satellites
The FCC has relaxed low-orbit satellite restrictions It works out to a 7x capacity increase for internet satellites The move is welcomed by SpaceX and Amazon The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has delivered some good news to Elon Musk’s Starlink and other satellite internet providers, by removing several key restrictions on how much energy…
Apple’s Mac mini now has a higher starting price, as it discontinues the entry-level model and slides down to the mid-range
Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 2 (game #1559)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 1 (game #1558). Quordle…
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I don’t know if Vision Pro is alive or dead, but it is still the most sophisticated, powerful, and coolest hardware Apple ever built — and we can surely thank it for the glasses that will follow
Rumor has it, Apple’s pricey Vision Pro is headed for the scrap heap of failed tech gadgets. Rumor also has it that it’s fine and will see either further upgrades or iterations. Rumor further has it that even if the Vision Pro doesn’t get significant upgrades, it will stand as the progenitor of Apple AR…
Finally, Windows 11 desktop PC users can enjoy Xbox Mode — and Microsoft has a new gift for Ally X users
Redditor builds a PC inside an old CRT monitor — it looks like an ancient iMac, but runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 100fps in 1440p
Tim Cook warns about ‘significantly higher memory costs’ from June — and not surprisingly, Mac fans think price hikes are coming down the line
Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 1 (game #1558)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, April 30 (game #1557). Quordle…
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