This lesser-known USB-C feature never really took off
…It works by having the source device, whether that's a phone or laptop, detect an HDMI display and reconfigure its USB-C pins to output raw HDMI signals. This means you…
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Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but it's strong enough for home lab VMs and containers
…After all, you get a built-in keyboard, mouse, and display on your laptop, meaning you don’t need to scrounge around for I/O devices or look into adapters when troubleshooting…
I tested VRR on and off for a week, and I'm keeping it off
…Nvidia for synchronizing your GPU and display? 360Hz already hides a lot of what VRR is supposed to fix Screen tearing stops feeling like a dealbreaker at higher refresh rates The first…
Microsoft's Xbox Mode finally turned my gaming PC into a console, and I'm not going back to the desktop launcher
…Booting into a game without first dealing with the OS, the launchers, the background optimization has always been a console privilege. Xbox Mode looks to be Microsoft's attempt to close that…
You don't need a 4K monitor to make DLSS 4.5 worth it
…I used to avoid DLSS at 1440p because I couldn't deal with the softer-looking image. However, with DLSS 4.5's second-gen transformer model, I can confidently say image…
Home Assistant's new dashboard editor cuts setup time from 20 minutes to seconds
…Related 4 reasons you should build your own Home Assistant smart display Home Assistant now listens to infrared devices OK, this one is also pretty cool It feels like only yesterday Home…
I switched from EmuDeck to RetroDeck for retro gaming, and the setup alone convinced me to stay
…It's possible I'm just missing something, but it would be nice to, for example, change the way Game Boy games are displayed on the fly. The default presentation simulates the…
I bought a PCIe riser for aesthetics, and it created a problem nobody warns you about
…The irony here is that to change the setting in the BIOS, you need a display output. Because the riser cable isn't working, you can't even see the BIOS to…
Radxa's Cubie A5E looked like the perfect Pi alternative — until I tried to actually use it
…If I have to deal with a single, outdated OS from day one, there’s a high chance of discarding it for something with a lot more OS variety. Even the download…
6 Windhawk mods I use to make Windows 11 look like Windows 10
…Instead, you can first use a theme like SideBySide , and use that theme to change the app list to be displayed in list form rather than a grid. Then, when you switch…