There’s a reason so many gamers obsess over the G502, and this is why I love mine. Its aggressive gaming aesthetic screamed, “Look at me,” which admittedly appealed to my teenage self. It was a high-end gaming mouse that featured an accuratehigh DPIoptical sensor that eliminated mouse smoothing effects. Ismar Hrnjicevic / How-To Geek I fell in love with it instantly. The G502 Lightspeed is exactly what I expectedperfect tracking with zero input lag....

It enables software applications to efficiently utilize system hardware like processors, memory, peripherals, and more. For instance, support for AMDs Ryzen CPUs was added withLinux Kernel version 4.10. Older Kernel versions would experience problems running the processor. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek To check your system’s Linux Kernel version, pop in uname -r in the terminal. Each Linux distro offers a unique out-of-the-box experience, thus favoring certain workflows over others....

No matter where you are, you could always be in control of your home with your smartphone. These start at $144.99, but go up in price after 29 inches wide and 69 inches long. Some of the different designs and technology options add cost too. I found that even when choosing some non-default options, the price for smart roller blinds was still competitive. An invitation to test BlindsMagic eased my hesitation....

Related How fast is too fast? Nokia is showing ISPs that its 50 Gig PON technology can coexist with existing fiber infrastructure. However, it will be some time before Google Fiber begins offering 50 Gig speeds to customers. The 50G PON technology also has room for improvement. I should point out that 50 Gig internet is already available in the northwestern U.S. throughZiply Fiber. Also, multi-gig fiber development is not exclusive to the United States....

Quick Links Is your iPhones Wi-Fi acting up? These fixes help me diagnose Wi-Fi issues when I cant get online. The Wi-Fi software stack in iOS isnt bug-free. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Toggling Wi-Fi can fix the issue. If the system has become unresponsive,force-cycle your iPhone. Check internet Cables and Connections Are your cables adequately plugged into your router and modem? ASUS Check all the connection points for any signs of failure and see if replacing the Ethernet cable helps....

Summary Amazon Prime Day is July 16-17th! Who Is Rufus? Released in February, Amazon’s new AI shopping assistant is named in his honor. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek Where Is Rufus? I shrugged, opened up my iPad, and settled on the couch with my little dogs. OG Rufus would be proud! To my surprise, Rufus wasn’t on my iPad, either. I’ve learned thatspecific promptsare the best way to get a nuanced response with the information you want....

Luckily, there are ways to address this situation. At that point, it switches your status to “Away.” Microsoft Teams changes your status based on your activity and calendar events. The Do Not Disturb status lets you focus or present your screen without receiving any notifications. Teams won’t set this status automatically; it’s up to you to choose it. However, there are methods to prevent this, whether you’re using Windows or Mac....

Here’s how to wrangle all of your menu bar icons using the free Hidden Bar app. Is Your macOS Menu Bar Getting Crowded? By default, it’s pretty sparse and well-organized. My macOS menu bar. It’s a total mess. press the arrow, and your hidden icons appear. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Simple, elegant, neat and tidy. To hide the icon, drag it to the left side. Want more macOS tweaking tips to help you be productive?...

What is Proton? They have since expanded to include Proton VPN,Proton Passa password manager,Proton Calendar, andProton Drive. Proton has also acquired the email alias service SimpleLogin, along with the note-taking app, Standard Notes. Aran Folsom / How-To Geek | Proton Collaborating in real-time is also a breeze with easy-to-navigate sharing features and instant updates between users. These two aspects alone make using Proton Docs very intuitive for Google users. That said, there are some major differences....

Hyperkey is a free Mac app I use to do this. What Is Hyperkey? It does this in two ways. Tim Brookes / How-To Geek Second, it allows you to repurpose an unused modifier key on your keyboard as a hyper key. A hyper key emulates the press of multiple modifier keys on your Mac keyboard. It includes three keys, namelyControl, Option, and Command, by default. you could also throw Shift into the mix if you want....

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....

It’s clear that Microsoft thinks Copilot is here to stay. Theyre so confident that theyve added an entire button for it on Copilot+ PCs. However, many PC users of that generation dont have such fond memories of Clippy. It was so disliked that Time magazine even labeled it one of the 50 worst inventions of all time. At the time, few people owned computers and even fewer knew how to use them....

Quick Links Excel has so many tools that finding the right ones can often slow your workflow. This is why using the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is the way forward. There are various ways tocustomize what you see here. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek If the AutoSave toggle is green, your work issaved and backed up to your OneDrive cloud. Similarly, you might only want to copy and paste the formatting, not the data....