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Computex—one of the world’s biggest computing tech trade shows—kicked off its 2019 conference Tuesday morning in Taipei, Taiwan, and there have already been tons of big announcements. If you’re looking to upgrade your system (or buy something new) within the next few months, you’ll definitely want to scan through our…

Last week when I wrote about the best reward credit cards, commenter millenialharley asked The Question:

If you’ve ever had to buy pain relievers for a little one, you’ve probably noticed that there are separate bottles of “Children’s” and “Infants’” products. In the case of acetaminophen (Tylenol), the contents of the bottles are the same.

Practice (supposedly) makes perfect, but who among us has never spent hours upon hours practicing something they didn’t even come close to perfecting? I, for one, played a LOT of tennis as a teenager and wrestled with a clarinet for many years in many bands, and guess what? I was never more than solidly average at…

The classic first-person shooter Quake II is getting re-released with some awesome graphical updates. Better yet, it’ll be completely free for you to download starting on June 6—though you’re going to need a solid Nvidia GPU in your PC or laptop in order to play it.

Everyone likes a little cry sometimes; that’s why there are sad songs and movies and books. A little elective melancholy exercises your emotions even when your actual life is going well, and it can leave you mentally and physically refreshed. Some times are particularly well-suited: rainy days, late nights, and…

Thanks to smartphones and tablets, we’re all gamers now. I’m a gamer, you’re a gamer, our moms are gamers, and their moms are also probably gamers. So it’s about time we start putting all that gaming to good use.

I obsess over everything, but mostly social faux pas. Did I say the wrong thing? Am I being too quiet? Should I hide in a closet with a plate of food until everyone at the party leaves?

Cake is a food worthy of exaltation, which is why cake stands are so very important. Not only do they lift the dessert to its proper place on high, but they make it easier to get to by providing an easily leveraged point of entry to the base of the cake. If you don’t make a lot of cakes, however, you might not have…

I have eaten a lot of veggie burgers in my day.

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To prevent future toddler agony, do not let them lose their puzzle pieces. That’s easier said than done—how are you even supposed to store those clunky things with multiple loose parts? You can buy a wire puzzle rack, which may be a good option if you have about a dozen puzzles, but if you only own a few and want to…

Windows: If you’re an avid iOS photographer, dealing with .HEIC files on a Windows system can be a bit of a pain. One of the first things I do with any of these images is convert them, but that’s not a process you can do natively within the Windows 10 operating system. You’ll need some kind of third-party solution.…

With the news that Hawaiian hiker Amanda Eller was found alive after being lost for 17 days, it’s worth considering what to do if you find yourself alone and lost in the wilderness. Eller did a lot of things right, according to early news reports. CNN says that “She picked berries and guava to eat when she could find…

Hoo boy, I just got my heart rate up with a typing test. At 10FastFingers, you can test your typing speed in most major and European languages, measure yourself against other typists in your language, and compete in realtime (but only in English).