A little while ago, I made it my quest to migrate off of Windows 10 and try Linux. It was pretty intimidating, and I didn't quite know where I was going or what I wanted to achieve, but I figured I wouldn't get anywhere if I just sat around doing nothing. So, I forged ahead and tried out a bunch of things.

If you want to extract maximum performance from your components, overclocking is probably the first thing that comes to mind. In theory, you can increase the clock speeds of most modern CPUs, graphics cards, and RAM. But given the performance dynamics of modern PCs, overclocking isn't always the best idea. In particular, if you're rocking a relatively recent mid- to high-end system, you'll likely find that undervolting the GPU nets much better results than overclocking the CPU.

Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia's "data center alley," filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under construction, including Dominion's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The complaint Dominion filed Tuesday alleges that a stop work order that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued Monday is unlawful, "arbitrary and capricious," and "infringes upon constitutional principles that limit actions by the Executive Branch." Dominion wants a fede …Read the full story at The Verge.

Docker Desktop offers the convenience of a single GUI-driven app for experimenting, testing, and deploying containers. It’s a no-nonsense tool for quickly spinning up containers on Windows and macOS. I started my self-hosting journey with Docker Desktop, and everything felt almost magical at first.

Fighting games are some of the most competitive games around, while also remaining some of the most fun to play with other people. Whether you're trying to be a champion or dominate your personal friend group, playing fighting games is always a great time. The genre has been very popular for decades, with tons of unique and unorthodox fighting games being released on consoles and in arcades. But there is one classic game in the genre that every gamer, of any age, should learn how to play at some point in their lives.

The history of James Bond 007 in video games is filled with massive hits and forgotten duds. While the cinematic legacy of the character is legendary among film buffs, the gaming legacy of the iconic Ian Fleming character has been rocky at best, despite some iconic releases. But IO Interactive is getting into the driver's seat with 007 First Light, looking to give fans of Bond something new and unique. And what they've shown to everyone is a completely different take on James Bond that is looking to build upon the continuing legacy of the franchise.

While my productivity stack has changed massively this year and many tools have rotated in and out of my workflow, NotebookLM has been the one constant. I've used it for all sorts of things, including cramming for finals, learning new skills (both technical skills like programming and random life skills like baking the perfect tiramisu), and simply turning chaotic information into something I can actually work with.

In my quest to become more productive, I've tried out software with lofty promises and plenty of features. And while I understand that they work for some people, they never really stuck with me.

Upgrading your graphics card has always been the most straightforward way to improve your gaming performance. However, you can't just snag an RTX 5090 and expect it to perform as advertised because the rest of your hardware, especially your CPU, matters just as much. If there's anything I learned after upgrading from an RTX 3090 to a 4090 in 2022, it's that high-end GPUs need equally fast CPUs to match. What should've been a 70% improvement in frame rates felt like an underwhelming upgrade just because my 5900X was holding it back.

Setting up a smart home with big-brand, app-dependent devices is a lot like buying a licensed LEGO tied to a movie or game. While the packaging looks great, you realize half the pieces are custom-molded and don’t work with standard LEGO bricks. That’s how many smart home vendors operate: design devices to work only with their app and with a specific, tightly controlled ecosystem.

I've seen many people spend hundreds of dollars on monitors to settle for default settings that don't reflect how they actually use their display. What's the point of obsessing over refresh rate, response time, and color coverage on the spec sheets when you're just running exactly as it came out of the box? At that point, you're just leaving plenty of headroom on the table. Even though the panel itself is responsible for most of your experience, the monitor's OSD helps you get more out of your purchase.

I swapped from spinning platters to solid state for my main mode of storage many moons ago, but that doesn't mean I ditched HDDs altogether. Some of the hardest-working hard drives in my setup are over a decade old. They still spin up instantly, report clean SMART data, and quietly do their jobs day after day.