A docking station is one of the best upgrades for a laptop. It brings a wealth of additional ports, and makes connecting external devices easier. While there are a lot of different options, we think this one from Baseus is a must-have, thanks to its ultra-compact size and newly discounted price. For a limited time, you can save 30% off, bringing it down to one of its best prices at $70.

When planning out a PC build or considering your next component upgrade, power draw is usually at the top of mind, ensuring your PC will have enough power to properly run all the hardware. Not having a powerful enough power supply can result in system crashes and even potential damage to components if you're not careful. It's fairly easy to work out just how much rated capacity will be required for your system build, but it's important not to tunnel vision too much on power draw and overlook other power-related factors.

Have you ever opened your list of browser extensions and realized you have way more installed than you realized? You might not even remember installing some of them, or know which ones are worth keeping or deleting. I’ve been there, and I narrowed down my list to just three essential extensions.

There are few better feelings than cracking open fresh boxes of PC hardware. Remove the peel from your case side panel, unearth your shiny new GPU from its soft-shell foam packaging, and enjoy that new-RAM smell. There's nothing wrong with buying brand-new parts, and I enjoy that experience as much as the next PC enthusiast, but buying used hardware to save a buck will always be more alluring. I always look for these 4 components on the used market before I even think about buying new.

There's nothing louder in my apartment than my mechanical keyboard, except, well, myself, when I lose a ranked Fortnite match at 3 AM. Still, that keyboard is that clackety-clack soundtrack of my entire day, and on days when my partner stays home, it ends up being one of her biggest pain points about being around me. So, I simply switched it up for a cute low-profile board... only for her to love it so much that she stole it for herself.

In the future, Intel will make CPUs with Nvidia graphics inside — among other things, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang confirmed today that Nvidia will contribute “GPU chiplets” that Intel can place alongside its x86 CPU cores instead of the Arc integrated graphics it develops in-house today.But, at least for now, Intel says that doesn’t mean Intel’s own graphics are going away. “We’re not discussing specific roadmaps at this time, but the collaboration is complementary to Intel’s roadmap and Intel will continue to have GPU product offerings,” Intel told PCWorld, reiterating the commitment that Intel’s Michelle Johnston Holthaus made before she abruptly left the company.Like PCWorld, I’m skeptical that Intel will truly push on graphics when Nvidia can do that job, particularly at a time when Intel keeps carving off pieces of itself to save on costs! Why would Intel invest $$$ into catching up with Nvidia (and AMD) when Nvidia’s no longer truly a competitor? Even if it continues, would Intel really give it its utmost? But perhaps there’s time for Intel’s existing efforts to notch another win like the B580, or the surprisingly good followup to MSI’s Claw handheld.For now, we’ll “stay tuned.”

Procrastination looks different for everyone, but for me, it’s about the friction points that make it feel impossible to get started or keep momentum. Something as simple as fact-checking can have me lost in a browser tab spiral, avoiding the original task. After upping my productivity by pairing NotebookLM with Google Keep, I thought, why not try pairing the AI with my brain?

We've all played hundreds, if not thousands of games that have told us where to go, what's going on, and how to go about the whole thing. However, there's just nothing like it when you boot up a game, and it looks you in the eye, shrugs, and says, "figure it out."

It's hard to resist the temptation to squeeze out every last bit of performance from a graphics card, especially when you've splurged well over a grand on a high-end model. After all, why leave free performance on the table when your GPU is capable of more with just a couple of quick tweaks? That was exactly the mindset I had when I decided to overclock my RTX 4090. Like I expected, my average frame rates went up across all the games I tested, but the downsides quickly made me realize it wasn't worth it.

Windows 11 is a very popular operating system, but it is also quite bloated. Microsoft has loaded Windows 11 with a number of features that are useful to some but an absolute pain to most people. Things like Microsoft Defender antivirus being hard to disable (permanently, that is), getting toast notifications for every single application, or dealing with OneDrive's backup policy can take Windows 11 from being a great operating system to a complete and utter disaster.

With so many options available in the market, choosing the right remote desktop software can be a real challenge. While I have tried my fair share — from big names like TeamViewer and AnyDesk to other lesser-known tools like NoMachine and HelpDesk. And yet, I always find myself coming back to RustDesk.

I've been self-hosting for a very long time, whether it was an IRC bouncer to keep my nickname online and authenticated, a media server to watch movies, listen to music, and read manga from, and more recently, everything from smart home control to replacements for cloud services. I've also long been a user of DNS-based adblocking software, because I've been infected with malware from dodgy ad networks before, and I don't recommend it happening again.