Do More With Your Middle Mouse Button
Most computer users do most of their clicking on the left side of the mouse. Many (though not all) make good use of the right button as well. And a handful leverage […]
Category: Gaming Tips
How to Run Your Own LAN Party
Remember the good old days of the LAN party? You might not; thanks to today’s prevalence of broadband connections, the availability of free voice and video chat services, and the ample multiplayer […]
Top Ten Factors for Choosing a Gaming PC
Diablo III PC gaming is big again. According to market research firm NPD, the release of Diablo III drove PC game sales up 230 percent in May. That was in a month […]
Bookmark Any Web Page with a Single Keystroke
How do you bookmark a Web site? Most users venture into the Bookmarks menu, click Add to Favorites (or something similar), and so on. It can add up to a lot of […]
Choose the Right Graphics Card: 2012 Edition
Modern graphics cards are intimidating, hulking beasts in a world of increasingly tiny PC components. Most of them are double-wide, occupying two expansion-slot spaces, even though they use only a single physical […]
Learn Gmail keyboard shortcuts with KeyRocket for Chrome
Keyboard shortcuts are awesome-sauce. Anytime you can keep your hands on your keys instead of reaching for the mouse, you’re saving precious seconds. Of course, it takes time to learn those shortcuts, […]
How to future-proof your hardware for Windows 8
It’s like a special consumer-tech corollary of Murphy’s law: Your PC will inevitably die just before a new Windows OS is about to ship. You need a new laptop immediately, and you […]
Build a killer Windows 8 gaming PC for under $1,000
Building a fast gaming PC is easier than ever. Building a fast gaming PC on a tight budget is a little harder—not because of the building, but because of the shopping. You […]
Retro gaming challenge! Windows 8 versus classic PC games
PC gaming is stronger than it has been in years, but the classic age of PC gaming has to be the mid- to late 1990s. The PC was a strong source of […]
How to speed up your PC games without buying new hardware
Swapping out old hardware for better, faster components is a surefire way to improve gaming graphics. But despite what stereotypes may lead you to believe, not everyone who prefers PC gaming to […]