Tiny PCs are awesome, but depending on what specifications you want, they can get expensive. This is by no means a powerful machine. MSI This computer is tiny, and while it might not have the best specs out there, it gets basics right — and for its price, you really can’t go wrong with it.

However, a VPN alone can’t protect you from cryptojacking; you need dedicated anti-malware tools. Whenshopping for VPNs, you may occasionally come across a service claiming to be an anti-mining VPN. What is an anti-mining VPN, though, and is it an important criterion when considering a purchase? What Does “Anti-Mining” Mean in VPNs? Anti-mining VPNs are VPNs that claim to be able to prevent third parties from using your setup to minecryptocurrency....

You just plugged in yournew Wi-Fi router. And trust us, we get it. over the next day or two. Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek First, you better put yourISP’s combo unit into bridge mode. Update the Administrator Password The administrator password is a frequently overlooked aspect of router security. Newer models might have pseudo-random passwords. In both cases, the password is almost always printed directly on the label attached to the router....

Did you fail to log a workout with yourApple Watch? Maybe your wearable ran out of battery while exercising and didn’t log your activity correctly. Luckily, you’re free to manually add workouts to your Health app to make up for it. Tim Brookes / How-To Geek you might refer to your past activity data to determine how much energy you burned in your chosen workout. you might also use an energy expenditure calculator likethis one....

HP tried that years ago. It’s not clear exactly when this was introduced, but theearliest available documentshave a copyright date of 2008. QuickLook runs directly in the BIOS, interfacing with data provided by a custom plugin developed for Microsoft Outlook. @cathoderaydude QuickLook isn’t just a dashboard that appears before booting up Windows, though. As Windows is starting, it keeps updating the VGA framebuffer to move the progress bar. Daystarter traps that event, throws it away, and instead writes its own content to the framebuffer....

Programming can be a difficult skill to learn, especially for younger people. At the moment, the tool only works with Python code. Because this is, after all, meant to be a tool that’s friendly for beginners. Raspberry Pi

Samsung is now pushing SD to its limit with two new cards. The full-size SD card is available in capacities of 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB. The smaller microSD option isn’t offered in 64 GB, but there is an additional 512 GB option. The maximum speed also depends on the SD card reader itself and other potential bottlenecks. Samsung’s updated PRO Plus SD and microSD cards are pushing read speeds of 180 MB/s and write speeds of 130 MB/s....

Steam Deck Game Mode Shortcuts Let’s start with listing every Steam Deck shortcut in Game Mode. This works anywhere in Game Mode, even when in-game. It’s also great when a game freezes. It also works excellently when in-game. For example, to right-click while in Desktop Mode, press the right trigger—R2. There’s no need to hold the Steam button while in Desktop Mode. Right Touchpad - As Mouse The right touchpad is your go-to mouse simulator while in Desktop Mode....

Additionally, back-and-forth conversations with ChatGPT will refine its output. Related:ChatGPT vs. Bing Chat AI: Which Is Better? Unfortunately, that complexity also means it’s easy to have lots of ambiguity in your prompts. For example, if you ask “what’s the best way to cook chicken?” ChatGPT has to grapple with the different ways something could be “best.” you’d really be zeroing in on what you actually need. you might actually see this clearly when asking for something like an outline for writing....

It’s better to overspend on your PSU than underspend. One of them has taken on a lot of importance in recent times: 80+ rating. But what’s the difference between 80+ Gold and 80+ Platinum? Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek What’s An 80+ Rating, Anyway? Recently, an 80+ rating has become very important. A PSU with a good rating is wasting little electricity, that’s true. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Hannah Stryker / Review Geek Hannah Stryker / LifeSavvy...

If you have one, though, there’s some bad news. Related:What Is a Smart Display and Should You Get One? It could be that Google isn’t willing to keep supporting these devices anymore. Google

Another day, another security breach. They can affect pretty much everyone. Now, one has hit popular gaming PC hardware maker MSI. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek MSI has issued a statement confirming that it fell victim to a security breach stemming from a ransomware attack. Source:MSI, Bleeping Computer (1,2)

Even in this new world ofBardandBing, it’s unlikely that Assistant is going away. More recently, Google isending support for third-party Google Assistant smart displays. There have been at least a fewnewsarticlesrecentlymaking that assumption. Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek That pushes back the timeline for Google’s voice assistant efforts to around 2012, over a decade ago. For Google Assistant, there are no more worlds to conquer. That’s nearly twice the population of the United States....