Last year Microsoft bid farewell to its Windows 7 support, leaving users vulnerable to security threats and malware. Although Microsoft’s free upgrade period has expired, you can still improve your PC by upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 through a few different methods. If you’re ready to take your Windows experience to the next…
Want to spice up your Windows 10 PC by adding a little personal flavor to Microsoft’s latest operating system? We’re here to help. Changing your Windows login screen background and desktop wallpaper is rather straightforward, but if you’re not familiar with Windows 10’s overall layout — or if Microsoft decides to remap the process —…
The Xbox One gamepad might be the best feature of Microsoft’s current console. Its comfortable triggers, easy-to-reach analog sticks, and, most importantly, energy-efficient design allow you to play games for weeks on end without having to swap out your batteries. Eventually, though, your controller is going to die, and you’re going to have to replace…
On Friday morning at around 11 a.m., former Scrubs co-stars Zach Braff and Donald Faison talked about how they each were staying sane during the quarantine mandate in Los Angeles. At the same time, pop star Miley Cyrus chatted with her childhood friend, model Hailey Bieber, about their makeup routines. This was all happening on…
The ski season’s over, and now it’s time to store your equipment away for the long offseason. While a good ski or snowboard bag is excellent for getting your gear to the mountain, it’s also a great way to store away your ski or snowboard until the weather turns cold once again, and the ski…
Picking a web browser isn’t like selecting an operating system or smartphone ecosystem. Unlike choosing MacOS, Windows, or Chrome OS, where your choices are mutually exclusive, switching between browsers isn’t quite so jarring. You can download any one of the current major browsers in the time it takes you to finish reading this paragraph. But…
Air fryers have blasted their way into home cooks’ consciousness in the past decade. The appeal of air frying is that it’s healthier and less messy than deep frying. With air frying, you typically use only a tablespoon or two of cooking oil or a few squirts of an oil-based cooking spray. Air fryer product…
Following outbreaks of coronavirus, officially called COVID-19, at a number of its facilities, NASA has announced it is suspending both its Space Launch System and Orion projects. The suspension is described as temporary but it is not yet known how long it will go on for. “NASA will temporarily suspend production and testing of Space…
Tesla’s efforts to keep its only U.S. auto factory open in the face of the coronavirus pandemic have faltered after Elon Musk’s electric-car company finally agreed to halt its production line next week. Earlier in the week, Tesla appeared determined to keep the 10,000-worker factory open despite the recently announced shelter-in-place orders for seven counties…
Panos Panay posted a video on his Instagram in celebration of Windows 10 hitting the one billion devices landmark. The video teased some tasty morsels on the future of Windows 10, including a redesign of the Start Menu and File Explorer. The video starts by cycling through all the iterations of the Start button, eventually…
