5 Windows Defender settings I change ASAP on any new PC
…Defender and other antimalware tools perform real-time scanning of the files you use on your PC. This is normally pretty fast, and modern antivirus tools don’t slow things down much…
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I tested a 7-year-old laptop. Now I'm questioning PC upgrade cycles
…But when you start factoring in price, and the dismal state of the economy, keeping your PC upgraded to the cutting edge loses its appeal fast. Put another way, can you save…
I tested a 7-year-old laptop. Now I'm questioning the upgrade cycle
…But when you start factoring in price, and the dismal state of the economy, keeping your PC upgraded to the cutting edge loses its appeal fast. Put another way, can you save…
Trend Micro Maximum Security review: Better alternatives exist
…Privacy houses a security and privacy extension for social media and your browser, settings for the Pay Guard secure browser feature, and a data-theft prevention tool. Data lets you protect specific…
Surfshark offers amazing deal for its 8th birthday celebrations
…comes to VPNs, and Surfshark boasts some of the most powerful tools available. It employs the same encryption techniques as governments around the world, with AES-256-GCM and ChaCha20 protocols there…
Nvidia RTX Spark vs. Gemini Spark: Which is the real future of AI?
…AI that's mainly in the cloud, powered by Gemini and buttressed by the cloud-based Google tools so many of us already depend on. Fittingly, Google even has its own Spark…
Best VPN for Utah residents in 2026
…Still, the free service is worth trying, and you can always upgrade later for access to all 11,000+ server locations and the full feature set.
Ryzen AI Halo is AMD's $3,999 answer to maxing out ChatGPT
…a Mac mini-sized form factor, a powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores and 32 threads (upgradable to the bleeding-edge Ryzen AI Max+ 400…
Sesame's AI voice app is the best I've tested. That's what worries me
…As good as the voice modes for ChatGPT and Gemini are (Claude's is said to be getting an upgrade soon), they're basically just reading aloud their lengthy, AI-generated responses…
Replace your Windows SSD the easy way, and save hours of setup time
Reinstall Windows before upgrading to an SSD? No need: With a network image, you can back up your system, programs, and settings in just a few steps.