How To – Windows, PC & Laptop

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Alienware gets bricked with custom Lego gaming PC

If the (hang on, let me count) 16 different Lego sets in my office alone are any indication, then PC gamers and Lego fans have a big overlap in the middle of their Venn diagram.…

Tapo C410 Kit review: Home security powered by the sun

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sharp 2K video Spotlights enable good color night vision Easy to set up Local storage via up to 512GB microSD Cons No support for Apple Home Onboard mic doesn’t…

Don’t toss your Windows 10 PC! Try switching to Plasma instead

Come October 14th, Microsoft is officially ending support for Windows 10. That means no more new features or improvements, no more security fixes, and the gradual loss of apps as they also stop supporting Windows…

Mozilla begins screening Firefox extensions for crypto scams

Even though the crypto mining boom has largely passed, cryptocurrency scams still remain out there. Since crypto wallets often come in the form of a web browser extension, so do crypto scams—and Mozilla has spotted…

This fast Anker charging station fits 9 devices at once for only $36

Tired of your desk being cluttered by charging cables? Wish your portable devices charged faster? Want to power your PC and Echo and other electronic devices along with them? You can kill three birds with…

MSI’s Cyclone RTX GPUs are really back, starting with the RTX 5060

We got a sneak preview of them at Computex, but it looks like MSI’s retro-inspired Cyclone series of RTX GPUs is coming back for real, beginning with the RTX 5060. The minimalist, open-air, single-fan card…

Why use a good password? Here’s what you stand to lose

by Alaina Yee
June 4, 2025
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
3 min read

Think about all your online accounts. Do you reuse passwords? Use weak ones? Maybe you think your password is “good enough”—a phrase often rooted in outdated habits like rotating simple base passwords. But modern computer…