When it comes to putting a spare Raspberry Pi to good use, there's always the option of turning it into a retro console. It's quick, it's easy, and once you're done, you can play your fave classics as a reward. In fact, we've seen so many of them that we wrote an article specifically listing Raspberry Pi projects that aren't consoles.

I've spent the better part of my online existence searching for and jumping between note-taking apps. From Evernote to OneNote, SimpleNote, Notion, and finally Obsidian. A large part of that decision was the portability of files. Obsidian's Markdown-first approach makes it much easier to switch applications, which is very important to me. It's comforting knowing that my second brain isn't locked in, and I can move my folder of text files whenever I want, open them with anything from Notepad to any other plain text editor. It's as future-proof as software goes. But there's always been one friction point in this approach — accessibility.

While some may call owning a travel router paranoia, others simply see it as good security. A travel router is more than just for security though, and can be a great way to extend internet access from one device to many, be it when you're on a plane, in a hotel, or just using public Wi-Fi. Well, as it turns out, you can turn an ESP32 into a travel router, or even just an isolated network, and that's exactly what I did.

If you like developing for the ESP32, then you've probably already set up ESPHome, Arduino IDE, or PlatformIO for building and testing your own projects. However, what if I told you that you could develop, build, and flash to your ESP32 without needing to install any software on your computer? That's where FlashESP comes in, as it essentially puts the Arduino IDE in your browser, making it easy for you to build, flash, and monitor, all from the one window.

Sometimes I come to a brilliant idea before falling asleep, only to realize that it’s not so brilliant in the morning. This is one of those ideas. On a whim — and out of curiosity more than anything — I decided to rip out my perfectly functional RTX 3060 Ti graphics card from my main desktop to see whether I can sustain myself for a week using the integrated Intel UHD Graphics 770 (released in 2021). Why subject myself to a torturous seven days, you ask? I don’t really know either, but boy am I glad I put it back.

For several years now, ray-tracing has been viewed as an unnecessary graphics feature that's more responsible for tanking your PC's performance rather than providing a better gaming experience. And to a degree, gamers are right about that. Running a game with ray-tracing enabled will absolutely come at a high performance cost, depending on the quality of ray-tracing and how prevalent ray-traced lighting is in the game itself.

If you’ve gone looking for a memory upgrade lately, you’ve probably noticed that RAM prices have shot up, seemingly overnight. What was once the most affordable part of any PC build has become a weird luxury item, allegedly thanks to AI data centers hoovering up an unprecedented share of global DRAM supply.

Well, it's begun, guys. Arc Raiders is slowly but surely becoming a more PvP-prone, trigger-happy place, and it was only inevitable. After all, people's loot stashes are getting packed, their weapons are becoming stronger, and not everyone opted for the wipe. Still, while it isn't a complete battlefield out there (pun intended), you must have definitely noticed how you've been getting into more fights with raiders recently.

This has been the most exciting time to be a Half-Life fan in several years. In the wake of the announcement of the Steam Machine, new Steam controller, and Steam Frame, speculation is rampant about a new Half-Life possibly being imminent. Some well-informed leakers are hinting that this is the case, so fans have been sitting on edge the past few weeks waiting for Valve to reveal something.

Hey, I got my SIM card. Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, we're testing the service on Trump Mobile's MVNO. Here's how that went.As I sat down at the bookstore cafe with a cortado and an oat bar, I panicked just a little bit when I turned on my phone's hotspot. What if my hotspot network gave me away? Would it say ALLISON'S TRUMP PHONE? Would someone smart sitting next to me, sipping matcha, catch sight of it? What would they think of me?That's not what happened, of course. The default ne …Read the full story at The Verge.

Everyone loves to play a good superhero video game, especially any that are based on the Marvel Universe. While games like Marvel Cosmic Invasion are set to release on consoles and PC, games based on Marvel Comics have always been a big part of video gamer releases. Some of the most iconic arcade games and console releases were related to major Marvel superhero team-ups between Marvel heroes and villains. But one massive crossover that includes tons of characters from throughout the Marvel universe was something that everyone took for granted 19 years ago.

For the longest time, Adobe's software dominated the creative space. And it still kind of does - few options come close in terms of power and industry adoption. But many users, including myself, have become frustrated with the high subscription fees (and the sneaky cancellation terms). I’ve tried dozens of free graphics alternatives at this point; a select few come close and even surpass Adobe’s offerings in some areas. But, if we’re being real, paid apps usually win on polish, stability, and long-term development support. That’s why Affinity Photo used to be a top Photoshop competitor.