But with a few tips and tricks, you’re free to make it a breeze. Here’s how to enhance the way you use Windows Search. By default, when you key in your search query, Windows Search will display results from all categories. ASUS Alternatively, you might throw in the category, followed by a colon, and then the search query. This includes the time, weather, definitions, random statistics, or currency conversions. This will allow Search to include results from services like Bing, OneDrive, Outlook, and SharePoint....

It’s about a decade overdue, but Amazon finally sells a smart home control panel. This is a pretty interesting offering from Amazon. The Echo Hub has a flush design and is meant to be mounted to the wall. Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek A unique software interface is at the heart of Echo Hub. And, interestingly, Echo Hub gives you more control over other Echo products. Technically speaking, the Echo Show smart display can deliver a lot of this functionality....

CrossOver 24 isbased on Wine 9.0, which brings over 7,000 changes aimed at improving a variety of applications. The CrossOver team has also included several highly-requested UI updates in this release. you’re free to also save commands as a launcher on Mac or create a launcher on Linux. Marcus Mears III / How-To Geek This action creates a launcher icon for the selected executable in your bottle. CrossOver 24 also now allows users to change the directory where their bottles are stored....

However, when you’re talking to this chatbot, is it keeping note of everything you say? Moreover, what other kind of account information is Google Gemini storing, if anything at all? How Is Your Gemini Chat Data Stored? To use Google Gemini, you should probably log onto the platform via your Google account. What Does Google Do With Your Gemini Data? Google directs us to its full privacy policy for more information on how this data is used....

EarFun makes wireless earbuds in both styles, with the Air 2 using the longer stem-style design. In my case, the tips that were pre-fitted to the Air 2 earbuds worked fine. One pleasant surprise when it comes to the EarFun Air 2s is the IPX7 water resistance rating. Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek The included charging case is slim and easily pocketable. This didn’t come as a surprise to me as I’ve reviewed other EarFun earbuds before....

Framework is now selling a$500 barebones configurationof its Laptop 13. This version of the Framework Laptop 13 originally sold for $849. Of course, the “Factory Seconds” Framework Laptop 13 is a B-stock unit. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek An example of this phenomenon can be seen on the"Factory Seconds" Laptop 13 listing. This is the most affordable Framework offering to date. Those who have spent the last three years window-shopping on Framework’s website should take note....

Optical character recognition, or OCR for short, is nothing new. We can identify text from photos, translate it, or use it to kick off a web search. This feature is designed to make extracting text from images more convenient. Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek Tapping the designated button allows you to capture an image of the text you wish to scan. For most text, you probably won’t use this. It can be simpler to just manually key in out something unless it’s really long....

ASUS sells a lot of laptops, but the Vivobook series is the companys premium option for productivity work. Those keyboards also havea dedicated Copilot key. There arepages for each modelon the ASUS website already, at least. ASUS Source: ASUS (Intel models,AMD models) ASUS

NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience and Control Panel are merging into a single, unified app. This is primarily a quality-of-life and UI upgrade. Still, NVIDIA is throwing in a few upgrades. NVIDIA Scroll toward the bottom ofNVIDIA’s blog postto see these AI filters in action. Most notably, the new app does not require a login. You only need an account to redeem promotional offers. NVIDIA Anyone who’s found themselves locked out of NVIDIA GeForce Experience will really,really, appreciate this improvement....

As a reminder, Circle to Searchrequires Google to be the default assistant appon your phone. This is the only notable improvement from this update, though. It can take a few weeks before it lands for everyone, though. Justin Duino / How-To Geek Samsung

Sometimes, you don’t know you need something in your home until you have it. A smart thermo-hygrometer is one of those devices! A smart thermo-hygrometer is pretty helpful, but how much does one cost? Well, you could getGovee’s smart thermo-hygrometerfor just $8 when you use the codeSAVE5at checkout. At that price, anyone can justify the cost of this helpful little gadget. Save on Govee’s smart thermo-hygrometer by using the codeSAVE5at checkout....

It is fast, efficient, and can even learn from documents you provide or YouTube videos. Here’s how to get it running on your PC. What Do you better Run NVIDIAs Chat With RTX? Most modern gaming computers will be able to runNVIDIA’s Chat with RTX. They’re about 35 gigabytes, so be prepared for it to take a little while. The files come zipped, and you shouldunzip thembefore you give a shot to set up the software....

What Is Solid-State Cooling and How Does It Work? Note that the Piezoeletric-based solid-state cooling isn’t the only solid-state cooling tech around. The Piezoelectric effect is a phenomenon where certain materials generate electric charge when put under mechanical stress. Frore Systems Conversely, the same materials start to vibrate when under the influence of an electric charge. This effect is the basis of the solid-state cooling technology developed byFrore Systems. These membranes can create powerful airflow when placed inside an AirJet cooling chip....