It can be hard to justify spending large amounts of money on a new gaming monitor. But the reality is that it can be an important piece to upgrade if you're looking to get the best visual experience possible. As you might expect, there are plenty of great gaming monitors out there, but we think Samsung delivers some of the best options.

Notion is a powerful all-in-one workspace, boasting over 120 integrations with other platforms and apps. But how many do you actually use? By connecting Notion with other tools, users can expand what’s possible and fill some of the gaps where Notion lacks in functionality. Unfortunately, Notion’s Integration Gallery doesn’t offer much value unless you’re using specific niche platforms. However, there are some meaningful options for everyday users.

Back in December 2024, we saw the then-CEO of Intel Pat Gelsinger step down from his position. Intel was on a pretty bad streak of luck at the time, which only just turned around after the company saw success with its Battlemage GPUs. Well, it seems one person had his back at least, as Bill Gates said he had some faith in him during a recent interview.

Budgeting can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. While there is no shortage of finance apps, nothing beats the flexibility and power of Excel. In this post, I will go over the practical tips and tricks to help you master budgeting using only Excel.

When you're starting out on your home lab journey, complicated networking diagrams and things like documentation are the furthest things from your mind. Being able to build something cool and then see it working is what excites us, but the problem there is that not thinking through your network setup ahead of time means big problems down the line. Whether its running out of physical space, virtual space, or address space, here are some of the things you should think about before setting up your home lab's networking.

Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) sounds like something from Cyberpunk 2077, but it's a very useful feature present on AMD Ryzen processors. PBO allows AMD processors to dynamically adjust power limits, voltages, and clock speeds to improve overall performance. With data from the chip itself, AMD's PBO will adjust PPT (Package Power Tracking), TDC (Thermal Design Current), and EDC (Electrical Design Current) without the need for any manual overclocking, and it will do all of this on the fly. If you have an AMD Ryzen processor, it may be worth activating PBO to get more from your CPU.

The recently rebranded Microsoft Office is still probably the most popular productivity suite worldwide despite many free alternatives which do the same thing. The reason is simple. Most users regard it as the best office suite out there because apps like Word and Excel are polished and have every feature you could ask for to get the job done.

While Microsoft 365 is the most popular suite of productivity tools, it isn’t always the perfect fit for everyone. From the latest price increase, to pushing for unnecessary add-ons like Copilot, in addition to its performance strain and basic web apps, there are several compelling reasons to ditch Microsoft Office and explore alternatives.

While console and PC gaming have evolved side by side for decades, some big franchises have not made the transition to the other platform. That's especially true for the early years of the console wars, and while you could emulate those classic consoles and play the games in their original state, I'm all for these classics getting the remaster or reboot treatment so they can come to the PC with the benefits of new graphics technology.

There are plenty of tools you can use to improve your Windows experience, from customizing your desktop to optimizing the performance of your PC. But what if you want to take a closer look at your hardware components and change certain settings or features? I've found that Windows doesn't give me the level of control I would like, but there are plenty of free apps available that do.

Thanks to its huge community of talented tinkerers and avant-garde coders, the Raspberry Pi ecosystem is brimming with useful projects. That said, popular projects like a Raspberry Pi NAS, Pi-VPN, and even retro gaming setups can start to feel stale if you’ve been active in the DIY landscape. So, I’ve put together a list of unconventional projects you can build with your tiny tinkering machine.

If you're looking to get into PC gaming but aren't sure how to, you're not alone. There's a lot of information out there, and it's hard to tell what's real and what isn't, especially if you've heard things that aren't necessarily true. These are some of the biggest myths when it comes to PC gaming, so that you can have a better idea when it comes to building your PC of what you need to care about.