For the first time ever, you don’t need to be afraid to buy a new Mac
As someone who has reviewed Macs for a long time, I’m often asked for shopping advice and whether now is a good time to buy a Mac. It’s an excellent question since Apple has been…
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Apple’s controversial list of the top 100 albums of all time is now a $450 book
If you’re an Apple Music fan, love lists, and like reading short blurbs about all-time great records, your new favorite book has arrived. If you have $450 to burn that is. Apple Music has announced…
Nvidia GeForce Now will soon limit monthly play time for all users
If you’re a heavy user of Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming platform, you might want to make a note of its biggest new change. Starting in 2025, users (including those who pay for premium service)…
Monkeys don’t have enough time to write Shakespeare, math confirms
There’s a thought experiment called the “infinite monkey theorem” that says, given an infinite amount of time, a monkey that randomly hits keys on a typewriter will eventually reproduce any body of text, including the…
Whoa! The M2 MacBook Air dropped under $700 for the first time
We know Black Friday is still weeks away, but this M2 MacBook Air deal looks like it might have been pushed early. Why? Because we’ve never seen this laptop down to $700 before. Yes, you…
Warning: Windows 11’s big 2024 update takes a long time to install
How long will it take to update your PC to the Windows 11 2024 Update? If my tests are any indicator, you’d be twiddling your thumbs for a lot longer than usual. Microsoft characterizes Windows…
It’s time for desktop PCs to finally embrace Thunderbolt
I hate to say it, but desktop PCs are behind the times. This may seem a little strange, but I haven’t used a desktop PC for years (decades?) until recently. Laptops, even an odd Chromebook…
How to search Outlook e-mails by date and time period
Sometimes looking for a specific e-mail exchange in Outlook can be a real pain, especially if thousands of e-mail’s have accumulated. If you’re on the hunt for a specific message, Outlook offers a powerful search…
Talking to ChatGPT for the first time is a surreal experience
Enlarge / Putting the “chat” in ChatGPT Getty Images In May, when OpenAI first demonstrated ChatGPT-4o’s coming audio conversation capabilities, I wrote that it felt like we were “on the verge of something… like a…
Are modern PC games badly optimized or is it just time to upgrade?
I’ve kept my gaming rig’s specs above the recommended requirements for most new big-name game releases over the last couple of years and it remains that way despite all the hardware that’s hit the market…