Task Manager is a Windows tool everyone uses at some point, but there's quite a high ceiling to what it can do if you want to learn the ins and outs of it. What's merely a task killer for most users can be a genuinely useful tool for development and debugging, for example.

While OneNote is a powerful tool for note-taking, organization, and knowledge management, the default settings aren’t always ideal for everyone. Out of the box, OneNote enables or disables certain features in a way that may hinder your workflow rather than help it. In this post, I will go over the essential OneNote settings you should tweak to unlock its true potential and create a truly personalized and productive note-taking setup.

Using GIMP for editing photos is a great way of keeping your workflow away from larger corporations like Adobe. GIMP is a famed open-source alternative to Photoshop, but it also has tools that can replace your Lightroom workflow if you’re a direct photo editor. With nine plugin options, you can turn your GIMP photo-editing workflow into a professional standard in your techniques and the results that follow.

Network-attached storage (NAS) can be expensive, especially when shopping for a pre-built enclosure. Luckily, you can turn an old PC into a NAS, and you don't even have to swap out the operating system. If you're familiar with Windows and prefer to stick with Microsoft's software, it's entirely possible to create a NAS using Windows 11. This guide will show you what you need and how to configure Windows so it's better suited to storing lots of data, running services, and having multiple clients connect through the local area network (LAN).

There are two kinds of Windows users: those who make do with the pretty sub-part default Search tool and those who find alternative apps. Some people from the latter camp have made their home with PowerToys which features an excellent Run tool that does more than just find things. If this is the first time you've heard of PowerToys Run, or you've used it for years now, you should check out this huge revamp planned for the excellent tool.

Some EVs in stock on the Hertz Car Sales site. | Screenshot: The Verge Hertz has contacted multiple electric vehicle renters recently with interesting low-cost offers for cars like Teslas, offering them the option to buy their rental EVs instead of returning them. One 2023 Model 3 renter shared on Reddit that they were offered a price of $17,913, which is similar to deals currently showing on the Hertz Car Sales site. However, the rental they were in had about 30,000 miles on it — fewer than other current listings. Another renter was offered a 2023 Chevy Bolt for $18,442, while a Polestar 2 renter says they saw a $28,500 purchase price. The used cars come with a limited 12-month, 12,000-mile powertrain warranty and a buy-back offer within 7 days.Asked by The Verge if this was a special offer for EVs or a typical offer for Hertz’s used cars, communications director Jamie Line confirmed the strategy isn’t new, saying, “By connecting our rental customers who opt into our emails to our sales channels, we’re not only building awareness of the fact that we sell cars but also offering a unique opportunity to someone who may be in the market for the same car they have on rent.” Last year, Hertz decided to scale back its big ambitions to electrify its rental fleet due to low customer demand and repair difficulties on some models, including the Tesla Model 3. Then, in February, Hertz said it would no longer buy Polestar 2 vehicles either before marking 30,000 Teslas to sell off from its rental fleet.

Once 3D printers learn how to print more 3D printers, we'll never be short of them. Until then, there have always been people who have released schematics for an open-source 3D printer that you can make yourself. Such is the case of the Lemontron, a cool project that lets you make a 3D printer you can disassemble and store in an empty filament box once you're done with it.

PC gamers never stop thinking about PC upgrades. As long as new CPUs and graphics cards keep entering the market, gamers will probably keep reading about them, watching countless videos on them, and being hyped about their next upgrade, irrespective of when (or if) it actually happens. New PC components keep the market fresh, users interested, and, in most cases, the industry moving forward.

Both Excel and Google Sheets are excellent apps for number-crunching. However, their functionality isn't limited to just that. There are several cool ways to use Excel or Sheets beyond plain mathematics. You can track your workouts, plan a vacation, or even play games on Excel when you're bored! Regardless of your use case, though, you might be wondering if you should use Excel or Google Sheets as a student. Although both platforms offer the same functionality, there are several differences in terms of the UI, features, and overall user experience.

Messy Excel data can be a huge time-waster and a major roadblock to getting real insights. When you deal with an Excel workbook that’s packed with inconsistent entries, missing values, and duplicate rows, navigating it can be a really painful process. At times, it is enough to make you want to shut your laptop and call it a day. In this post, I will share my tried and tested methods for cleaning up even the messiest Excel data.

Love 'em or hate 'em, Windows updates are essential for maintaining a safe and stable computer. However, they can sometimes be detrimental to your PC, leaving you in a worse state than before until Microsoft publishes a fix. Such is the case with the last few Windows 11 updates, which prevent future security patches from being downloaded. Microsoft does know what's wrong, and it is working on a solution, but there is a fix you can try yourself to prevent this bug from manifesting on your PC.

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Netflix says it had a big audience for its live NFL games on Christmas Day, with Nielsen ratings designating them “the most-streamed NFL games in US history.” The Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers notched a 24.1M AMA (average minute audience), while the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens hit 24.3M AMA, totaling nearly 65 million total viewers.Though Netflix buckled under the weight of the more than 60 million households that tuned into the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last month, its systems mostly held up during the two NFL games and star-studded performances from Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Netflix has also confirmed it will add a standalone replay of the “Beyoncé Bowl” halftime performance to the service later this week after it registered 27 million live viewers — the game’s peak viewership. Now, the league’s broadcast deal will keep Christmas Day games on Netflix for at least the next two years. The NBA, which has traditionally aired basketball without competition from the NFL on the holiday, said that despite the competing Netflix broadcasts, its slate of games delivered the “most-watched Christmas Day in five years, averaging 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S.” All five games up year-over-year, with viewership overall up 84 percent from 2023.On Wednesday, the NFL offered a preliminary glimpse at viewership, saying the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers had already become the second most popular live title on Netflix and that one-third of Netflix’s viewers at the time were watching that game.