There's been plenty of good news for Linux gamers on Steam over the past few days. We saw proof that Valve was working on an Arm64 Proton layer, and Valve announced a partnership with Arch Linux to help with Steam Deck development. Now, the gaming giant has made native Linux gaming a lot easier by allowing developers to set the runtime to allow better compatibility.

After getting a new 3D printer, the first thing you will want to do is start your first project. But one question still remains. Which 3D modeling software will you use? While you can find thousands of 3D models online that are available to download, if you want to make your own design, you will need to use a 3D modeling program.

The PlayStation 2 is a nostalgic console to many people, but emulating it can be difficult. If you don't mod your console and dump the BIOS, you won't be able to emulate games through the likes of AetherSX2. Now, it turns out that it's possible to download and extract a BIOS from the official PS3 firmware with just a little bit of work.

If you've been looking to update your home theater setup, this 77-inch LG OLED smart TV is going to be the perfect way to go. Not only do you get a massive screen, but you're also getting excellent colors, along with fantastic software that makes it easy to navigate and watch all your favorite TV shows and movies. Furthermore, while this model usually comes with a retail price of $3,500, it can now be had with a fantastic discount that knocks $1,500 off for a limited time.

The Stoke Voltaic Nomad Cooking System (left) and Joulle Kettle Pot. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Sometimes you just need a portable electric cookset. Maybe it’s during a major power outage when everyone’s huddled together over the warm glow of the family power station. Or maybe it’s at a tailgate party or picnic. In my case, it’s anywhere I decided to park my van over the last few months while testing two cooking systems from Stoke Voltaics.Most portable cooksets are powered by a liquid fuel like propane. It’s inexpensive and readily available in canisters of all sizes. But sometimes you’d rather not deal with an open flame, pollutants, and the noise and smell that comes with it. Stoke Voltaics’ gear is powered by electricity, which can be easily supplied by a solar generator and replenished by the sun.I tested the company’s new $... Continue reading…

When was the last time you built a device that you use daily? Some people won't remember the last time they took a screwdriver to something, while others are tinkering inside of their PCs every day. Regardless of how much you meddle with electronics, this cool DIY trackpad will give you an excuse to make something cool and useful in your everyday life.

You'll need external storage when storing more data than your device will allow. This comes in the form of USB drives, external drives, network drives, direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS), and the cloud. Which is best for you depends on what you plan on storing, who will require access, and if you need to run anything else as well as storing data. We'll be looking at network drives and NAS, how they compare against one another, and how using a NAS opens up endless possibilities. Unlike simple network drives, NAS enclosures were storage devices but have become powerful servers for running software and services.

Legend has it that no one builds an SFF PC the first time around. Okay, some people might attempt this feat, but most PC builders ponder an SFF build only after they've built a few mid-tower or full-tower PCs. There can be multiple motivations behind getting an SFF build together, including aesthetic desires, space limitations, or pure curiosity.

There are a lot of different options when it comes to monitors, but if you're looking to get the most screen real estate without it taking up a lot of space, then going with an ultrawide monitor is going to be an ideal solution. Of course, there are lots of ultrawide monitor options too, but we think this one from Samsung is going to be a great choice thanks to its excellent colors and fantastic performance numbers.

Microsoft really, really wants Copilot to be a selling point for Windows 11. If it didn't, why would it make an entire line of products called "Copilot+"? In the eyes of the Redmond giant, Copilot is a great advertising point. It's an AI assistant that helps people get their jobs done quicker, finds files for them, and can even write up emails when they're not sure what to put.

Excel is a fantastic piece of software that's very powerful, and you can use it to automate parts of your life on a day-to-day basis. There's a bit of a learning curve, but most of those things that Excel can do can be enabled with templates, meaning that you won't need to do much to get it working.

If you use your email account often, you'll frequently send emails to the same contacts whether it's keeping up with meeting agendas for a specific group or looping family members in on the latest happenings. While you can manually add recipients as relevant every time that you want to send a group email, it can be a long, tedious job. Fortunately, Microsoft Outlook has a more efficient way of completing the task.