You thought your common aquarium-style PC gaming setup was cool? Check out this absolute unit of an immersive system. Built for World of Tanks, one of the most popular classic warfare simulation games, 马鹿blyatdesigned one of the most incredible setups I've witnessed. The team is renowned for its physical simulation projects and this is certainly no exception. So, what's so special about this tank simulator? It's a multi-crew setup with a full tank build, simulated main barrel firing with soda bottles, and incredible feedback through audio and movement.

Well, it's that time of the month again: Patch Tuesday. Every second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft unleashes a wave of updates for all of its supported Windows systems. And while this month wasn't incredibly exciting, there are some interesting tidbits to enjoy.

Raspberry Pis and Lego are a match made in DIY heaven. While Raspberry Pi projects usually utilize 3D-printed components to protect the board from the elements, sometimes you can't go wrong with the colorful blocks. So, here are a handful of projects that combine the two in a pleasing arrangement of DIY goodness.

We're over a month into the new year, 2025 is off to the races, and players around the world will start to have a whole new swath of games to play. Whether they're new releases to kick off the year, or they're new pick-ups from the holiday season, surely there will be a new, interesting crop of games at the top of Steam's charts, right?

Installing apps using winget from the CLI is an efficient way to get the utilities you need on your PC. It’s certainly more efficient than installing apps from the Microsoft Store. However, the UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) tool is the ultimate package manager if you want total control over your app installations. Even if you are experienced with the winget commands, you should look at UniGetUI, as it’s an efficient way to install and update multiple apps, packages, and updates from a centralized location.

Meta has partnered with the nonprofit organization Childhelp to create a curriculum that will teach middle schoolers how to recognize forms of online exploitation, such as sextortion scams and grooming. The curriculum was “fully funded” by Meta and is free for any school, parent, or organization to access.Meta says the curriculum consists of lesson plans, interactive classroom activities, and videos to help kids “navigate both the online and offline world safely.” It was developed with child safety experts from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, the Department of Homeland Security, the nonprofit organization Thorn, Purdue University, and the Crimes against Children Research Center.Childhelp is an organization that assists neglected and abused children. It also aims to increase awareness about child abuse.Meta has ramped up efforts to make its platforms safer for kids as lawmakers focus on child safety. Last year, Instagram started putting all teens into more private and restricted accounts and began automatically blurring nude images sent to minors. The platform also introduced new features to fight sextortion scams, including preventing users from screenshotting disappearing photos in private chats.At the same time, bills like the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0 have made their way through the Senate, while the recently introduced Kids Off Social Media Act aims to prevent kids under the age of 13 from creating social media accounts. Some states have passed social media safety laws of their own, though most of them are facing legal challenges.“At Meta, we continue to do all we can to protect young people on our apps,” Antigone Davis, Meta’s global safety head, said in the press release. “Those protections will be even more effective if teens also feel confident in spotting potential harms and know where to go for help.”

Cloud storage is a great way to keep files synced and accessible across different devices. But with so many hardware manufacturers and companies offering their own cloud services, you may find that your online storage is scattered across different accounts. Is there a way that you can access them through a single hub?

A successful and effective project management relies on clear communication, organized tracking, and the ability to quickly identify potential roadblocks. While there is no shortage of project management tools out there, many prefer Excel due to its familiar setup and flexibility. One of Excel's most underrated features for project management is conditional formatting. This simple tool allows you to visually represent project data, keep tasks on track, and see which ones are falling behind.

Like a lot of people, my gaming youth was marked mostly by console games, whether they were handheld or home consoles. However, long before I built my first gaming PC, there was a very formative time I had playing games on a computer that required nothing but an internet connection.

It's true that some of the best experiences to be had in video games are housed within AAA games. The games have the scale and budget to bring players into these massive worlds, with gameplay and cinematics that push graphics cards to their limit.

Every so often, you hear tech enthusiasts claim it’s finally the year of Linux. But despite its high utility in server and production environments, the casual PC user base has sidelined Linux for years, and for good reason. After all, the terminal-heavy nature of Linux distros makes them seem a lot more complex than they actually are. Back in the day, Linux operating systems were notorious for their compatibility issues with consumer-grade apps. Factor in the extra effort needed to get accustomed to a new OS, and it’s no surprise that the average user stays away from Linux.

Experimenting with different distros and container projects is the biggest draw of home labs. But over time, you might get burned out by manually installing packages and libraries on your virtual machines whenever you want to work on a new project.