Make your Windows 11 taskbar transparent for a cool, minimalist vibe
Having a full Windows 11 taskbar at the bottom of my display seems like a waste of space to me, seeing as I tend to pin just a few icons to it – my browser,…
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
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This radical suggestion is simplifying my digital security
Here’s the scene: I’m at the 2025 RSAC Conference, in a session about home network security. Some of it is complicated—layers designed to protect high-profile targets like CEOs from attacks. But even for us normies,…
VR gaming isn’t dead yet! Valve’s Deckard headset is our last hope
How Valve could save VR gaming with the rumored Deckard headset Valve’s Project Deckard has been the stuff of online rumors for a long time, but those rumors have ramped up recently. Earlier this year,…
Free yourself from summer chores with Dreame’s Z1 Pro pool cleaner
Every smart home deserves a smart pool cleaner, and with Dreame’s Z1 Pro you can strike off your list the most tiresome job of all. Summer should be a time for having fun and chilling…
AMD’s RX 9060 XT is a budget beast, if you can find it at MSRP
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, VRAM excluded. And boy, does the market know it. Street prices of the RX 9060XT are quickly climbing. Adam Patrick Murray and Will Smith tested the Radeon RX 9060 RT and…
Fanttik Aero X review: This robotic pool cleaner is an underwater monster
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Outstanding cleaning quality Epic battery life Best-in-class remote control Cons Easily gets stuck on steps Both retrieval and cleanup can be tricky Snaking cable makes for less tidy storage…
Upcoming Windows 11 feature aims to smartly extend laptop battery life
After spending the last few months trying to fix all the bugs in version 24H2, Microsoft’s developers have now shifted their focus to the next upgrade of Windows 11. Version 25H2 will reportedly offer, among…
Save $300 on Acer’s productivity laptop with extra-long battery life
Battery life is so important for a work laptop, especially when you’re always on the go. Who wants to stay tethered to a wall outlet when you can comfortably work from wherever you want? That’s…
Disney’s free streaming ‘perks’ are just insulting
Disney is in a bind. The company is struggling to keep its streaming subscriber numbers up after years of price hikes, but it also wants to spend less money producing new content that might draw…
Google Drive gets AI-generated summaries of changes made to files
According to a recent Google Workspace Updates blog post, Google Drive now supports AI-generated summaries of changes made to files. The summaries are created by Google Gemini and the idea is to quickly catch you…