I'm not the best at remembering to back up my home lab, mainly because it doesn't tend to stay in one piece long enough. But I've been trying to work more automation into things, so that spinning up containers and VMs is auto, and I can focus on the things I want to do with them.

LG unveiled a whole new line of gaming monitors ahead of CES on Friday. The UltraGear evo line are all high-end monitors covering a range of technologies, but united by 5K resolution and AI upscaling.The three flagships under the new branding are the 39GX950B, the 27GM950B, and the 52G930B. The first number in the model name indicates the size. The rest of the letters and numbers, well, I'm sure they mean something to someone. The 39-inch GX9 is an ultrawide 21:9 5K2K dual-mode OLED screen. It can run at its full resolution at 165Hz, or jump to 330Hz for fast-twitch games at WFHD. The 27-inch GM9 uses "New" MiniLEDs, which promise to del …Read the full story at The Verge.

Modern PC enthusiasts might make you feel as if your rig doesn't have a glowing 360mm radiator with an LCD screen that you can put a GIF of a dancing anime girl on; it'll feel unfinished. Liquid cooling has become a fashion statement, and for the vast majority of CPUs, whether it is Ryzen or Intel, a massive radiator is overkill that adds complexity, costs a lot, and does little to your overall performance.

I work with a lot of images. Every story I write receives nine or ten images at minimum, and I keep those for a long time after publication, just in case tweaks need to be made. As you might imagine, my Photos folder can become a bit unwieldy. For editing, the majority of the time, I just use Paint. I rarely need more advanced features. But despite the improvements in Paint — and it has definitely gotten better over the years — it still poses numerous small annoyances that I'd prefer to avoid.

You know, I really love what Cyberpunk 2077 did for the genre as a whole, but there is a small part of me that craves that late 20th-century style. You know, the old Shadowrun systems where things still had that touch of 80s and 90s culture with a dash of futuristic daydreaming.

It can be disappointing to realize that your high-end SSD, despite its impressive spec sheet, isn't delivering the snappy storage experience that the marketing numbers promised you. The benchmarks seem off, your file transfers drag, and you feel the sluggishness overcome your system, and you can't help but wonder why.

Capcom fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Resident Evil Requiem in 2026. It's the ninth mainline entry of the ongoing horror series, which has seen many changes over the years. While some Resident Evil games have often edged closer to action gameplay over their survival horror roots, the main elements of horror are still a core part of the series. Many of the most popular entries have continued to find ways to scare players, while continuously build upon the lore that Resident Evil fans have followed for a long time. And Resident Evil Requiem is looking to give long-time fans more to be thrilled about, with returning characters and new horrors to encounter.

I don't think I could do the kind of athletics Link demonstrates in Breath of the Wild. I don't even mean the rock-climbing bits; I think I'd be reduced to a paste the first time I'd have to fight off three bokoblins at once. That's why I instead stay at home and do all of my heroic deeds on the other side of a monitor. Just not built for that life.

Windows 11 is not a perfect operating system by any means, but it is the most popular one out there, so while I would love to recommend everyone switch to Linux, I know that can be hard. But even if you have to stay on Windows 11, there are parts of the experience that are just too annoying by default, but they can thankfully be fixed... as long as you have the right edition of Windows, that is.

2025 was a good year for horror games. Some were great, even. I got the chance to review and enjoy more than a few of them, whether they came from big-budget studios or indie devs. But now that the year is coming to an end, a realization hits me harder than any scripted jump scare this year: modern AAA horror has a setting problem.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a powerful Xeon system for DIY projects. Sure, certain server tools favor overpowered hardware, but there are just as many platforms that work well on budget-friendly consumer-tier systems. Take Proxmox, for example. Capable of running on bulky enterprise-grade hardware, potato laptops, and everything in between, it’s perfect for reviving low-end hardware as home server nodes.

Social media is already a one-stop shop for me to read news and interact with people. Over time, I realized I had become a social media addict rather than someone who just wanted to read the news. My trade for convenience had a significant impact on my productivity. Though the intent is to read news, I end up dealing with other noise, distractions, and annoyances.