Lenovo’s IdeaPad 5i is a Chromebook media machine
Chromebooks have a reputation as cheap, simple laptops meant for browsing the web and not much else — that’s what happens when you build an entire operating system around a browser. But […]
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How to keep using Windows 10 in a virtual machine after support ends
Microsoft will officially phase out Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025, ending all updates and support for the system. But without security patches, the continued use of Windows 10 as the main […]
This MSI laptop is a monster video editing machine
Editing video is still one of the most demanding tasks you can do on a PC. So when you try and do it on a laptop, and furthermore, on a laptop you […]
Watch a PC noob make a dream machine with Corsair’s Build Kit, live
For those of us who’ve been building computers since we were wee bairns, it might be hard to remember that the first time can be intimidating. Corsair’s build kits are one of […]
VMware’s Workstation virtual machine is now free for home users
Virtual machines, simulated PCs with their own operating systems running within another computer’s software, are super freakin’ cool. (That’s a technical term, I’m a professional technology writer.) But they’re not easy to […]
The Wayback Machine is back up after hackers took it down last week
Last week, the Internet Archive and its beloved Wayback Machine was taken down by a hacktivist group who unleashed a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the site. Along with that, […]
Do I need Windows and software licenses for a virtual machine?
A virtual machine (VM) is an operating system that’s emulated within another operating system. You could run Windows within a MacBook as a virtual machine, or even Windows within Windows. Because of […]
Best virtual machine tools for Windows: Add a PC to your PC
Windows users have several virtualization platforms at their disposal, allowing them to run simulated (or virtualized) systems within a single PC, each acting as a completely independent PC environment: Microsoft Hyper-V, which […]
