NAS or "network-attached storage" devices have always been popular among users who want to access all their data over their home networks. There are many reasons to have a NAS, such as having a media server, replacing dependence on Google Photos, or setting up a home surveillance system.

The graphics card and processor are usually given top priority when allocating the budget for your next PC build. But once youre done checking benchmarks and comparing your favorite components against their rivals, you should set aside some extra money for a quality power supply.

image: iFixit No sooner has the Phone 16 lineup arrived than the folks at iFixit start taking them apart, a process made easier this time around by the day-one release of repair manuals from Apple. The disassembly process shows the Camera control is a real button that moves, along with a flex cable that likely measures force, and the heat sink that appears positioned to keep the A18 chip’s Neural Engine cool while it handles AI workloads.For this year’s refresh, the base iPhone 16 may be more interesting than the Pro model for one reason — it’s the first one using electrically debondable adhesive for its battery enclosure.As reported in June by The Information, Apple isn’t using the new adhesive on all of its phones yet, but now we have a lot more... Continue reading…

Windows 11 is one of the most popular operating systems in the world, used by millions of people, which means that some of the programs and settings active on Windows 11 by default might not be useful for everyone. Luckily, with a few trips to the Settings menu, you can change and customize Windows 11 so that it has less clutter and bloatware on your desktop and has more useful features that you can take advantage of.

Wi-Fi is everywhere. You're probably using it right now to access this website, or have at some point used it to send or receive data. However, it's not the only way to move data around without wires. Li-Fi is a somewhat forgotten alternative to Wi-Fi that's still hanging on, waiting for the day its killer application arrives.

It used to be that capture cards were exclusively internal PC components, but thanks to the advent of fast USB interfaces, you can get just about any type of capture device as an external box or adapter. Most people these days use these cards to stream on platforms like Twitch, but there are several other uses you may not have considered.

With AI making leaps and bounds over the past few years, it has caused a lot of discourse over its ability to do other people's jobs. Artists and programmers have been especially worried, as AI seems to perform both jobs at a level where managers are considering replacing real humans with artificial intelligence - that is, if they haven't already. Fortunately, the CEO of Google and its owner company, Alphabet, believes that AI won't be replacing programmers - instead, it'll actually help more people become coders than ever before.

According to a regular contributor to the Chiphell forums, Intel has revised its plans to release a refresh of the Arrow Lake chips next year. Whether it's a brand-new range or a refresh, Intel generally releases something every year, so this would be a surprising turn of events.

Installing Proxmox on your old PC is a great way to build a home lab without shelling out money on new hardware. If youre short on cash, used server rigs and budget-friendly mini-PCs make for solid home lab systems.

Windows comes with a search feature that helps you find the file or folder you require. However, you don't realize how sluggish and incompetent it is until you urgently need a file and search for it, only to keep waiting for the search to get completed and list the results. This becomes even more challenging when you have to search for something among a large amount of data.

For the past decade, I have been an Adobe loyalist, particularly using Adobe Premiere Pro to edit all my footage. For the longest time, there just didn't seem to be any competitors ready to go toe to toe with Adobe. But in 2024, things are different, and there is now a whole marketplace full of editing software both free and paid that can offer a similar, if not better, experience as Adobe Premiere Pro.

The at-home treatment could assist people who are unable to travel to immunization appointments. | Photo by Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has approved a nasally-administered influenza immunization treatment that can be taken at home. FluMist — a nasal spray vaccine that AstraZeneca initially developed as an in-office treatment two decades ago — will still require a prescription to obtain and is expected to be made available via a new online pharmacy next year, according to The New York Times.The treatment will require people to fill out a questionnaire on the upcoming FlueMist Home website. Once approved by a pharmacist, the nasal spray will be shipped directly to the customer’s door. The current out-of-pocket cost is around $35 to $45 per dose according to the NYT, but that may drop depending on insurance coverage.The Centers for Disease... Continue reading…