There’s something magical about arcades. A dark-lit room, neon lights, and the chatter of dozens of excited gamers, perhaps punctuated by the hard impact of an air hockey table in the distance, makes the games come alive. While you might not be able to capture that atmosphere at home, you can play some of your …
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The Amazon Fire Tablet Web Browser: A Full User Guide
If you purchase an Amazon Fire tablet, you may be surprised to discover that you have access to one web browser: Silk. Silk is Amazon’s native web browser. It does everything you’d need a web browser to do, including bookmarks, fast web browsing, and a modern interface. However it’s also deeply integrated with Amazon products …
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Ubuntu vs Windows 10: Which OS is Better for You?
Almost every PC or laptop available for purchase comes with a Windows 10 installation. Excluding Macs, you wouldn’t think that there’s much choice in the desktop computer market for different operating systems, but that isn’t the case. Linux-based operating systems, like Ubuntu, are great replacements for Windows 10 on certain PCs—as long as you’re aware …
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OpenShot Video Editor: How to Get Started
Affordable, consumer-level video editing software used to be a needle in a haystack, and to find it for free was nearly impossible. However, the proliferation of smartphones coupled with a tidal wave of consumers wanting to create and edit their own videos has resulted in a lot more options. OpenShot Video Editor is a great …
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7 Best Email Clients for Chromebook
If you’re a Chromebook user and want to check your email and send messages from your device, you need an email client. Unlike Windows and Mac operating systems, which have a wide range of email clients, choosing the right one for ChromeOS can be confusing. The default Gmail offers a clean interface and can be …
The 10 Best OctoPrint Plugins
Back in 2012, German software developer, maker, and excellent tour guide, Gina Häußge, got her first 3D printer. She subsequently wrote and released a free, open source 3D printer host controller application called OctoPrint which allows users to remotely control and monitor prints from a web browser. “That’s nice,” you might say, “but what makes …
Microsoft Teams vs. Slack: Which Is Better?
Collaboration tools are a dime a dozen, but two have risen to the top. Slack and Microsoft Teams are currently duking it out, and while one has some clear advantages over the other, it’s worth taking a look at both before deciding which one to use. Slack was the self-proclaimed front runner until Microsoft Teams …
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Ultrawide Vs Dual Monitor: Pros and Cons of Each
Do you feel like you just never have enough screen real estate? If you’re using a single widescreen display or use a laptop’s internal display as your main window into the digital world, things can get cramped easily. Open up a word processor plus your browser and the average screen is already fit to burst. …
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5 Best Video Converter Software Apps for Windows 10
Streaming platforms like YouTube and Netflix make video seem easy, but as soon as you have to start working with the medium yourself, things are very different. There are a lot of different video codecs, and a heap of settings you can tune within each one. So when you need to convert a video from …
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The 5 Best Humble Trove Games
Humble Bundle has grown over the years into the fantastic value it is today. For $20 per month, gamers receive a set of 12-14 games each month that they get to keep forever. But that’s not where the value stops. Humble Bundle also provides the Humble Trove, a collection of more than 90 DRM-free games. …