Your SD Card Might Slow Down Your Nintendo Switch

April 29, 2023

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Dried and fermented cocoa beans were used as a type of currency in Mayan culture to pay for goods and taxes within the empire. The Mayans prized the beans and not only traded them, but also made them into a type of frothy hot chocolate drink.

The only way to add more storage to the Nintendo Switch is with a microSD card. However, not all SD cards are created equal, and using some types of cards could slow down your games. Read More »

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Need to create a new partition, or re-format an external drive? Don’t hunt down paid partition managers or other premium tools: your Mac includes everything you need with the disk management tool Disk Utility. Read More »

A Twitch Watch Party is a great way to meet up with friends online and catch up on your favorite shows or new movies together. What happens when you’re in different parts of the world, though, and may not have access to each others’ streaming libraries? Like with unblocking Netflix, VPNs may provide the answer, though it’s not quite as straightforward as you’d like. Read More »

If you find the clacking of a mechanical keyboard soothing, you might be interested in a fidget toy that replicates that noise and feel in a more compact form. Boxgear’s set of six keyboard switch toys will be perfect for you.

These keychains are essentially a single mechanical keyboard switch and keycap, which you can grab and click away to your heart’s content. The blue switches the set comes with are nice and clicky on their own, but you can also install your own switches if you want a specific feel—or need something just a bit quieter.

Tripod heads may not seem like the most important piece of a photographer’s kit, but the best ones help you get the perfect shot. From ball heads to geared heads and everything in between, here are the best. Read More »

The transition from 32-bit to 64-bit was a pretty big deal for consumer CPUs, and before that, the race to add more bits was read hot, but in the last two decades, we’ve stuck to 64-bit. What’s next for CPUs? Read More »

The 2023 Formula 1 season features races taking place around the globe through November 26, 2023. With a VPN, you can stream every race for free via international streaming services. Here’s how to catch all of this year’s Formula 1 action. Read More »

Between the increasing cost of gas and the wide variety of electric lawn mowers on the market now, you might be curious how much it costs to own and operate one compared to a gas model. Here’s what you need to know. Read More »

While the Steam Deck is the best retro gaming console you can get right now, the ROG Ally from ASUS could dethrone it if its $700 price leak is true. Here’s why. Read More »

Steam is everyone’s favorite game storefront. And soon, it’s going to be looking way slicker, thanks to some big interface (and backend) changes in its desktop client. They’re coming soon to a gaming PC near you. Read More »

The options for Linux laptops are growing more and more every day. While System76 mostly leads the charge, Kubuntu Focus also has some options. And this new laptop is geared towards getting work done. Read More »

Number pads are a holdover from the era of massive desktop calculators. You might be better off without one — at least, one permanently fixed to your keyboard. Read More »

Electric Vehicles are getting better all the time, but one of the main things holding the concept back is worries over how far an EV can go before its battery goes flat. “Range anxiety” was a valid concern a few years ago, but it’s time to stop focusing on range when considering an electric car. Read More »

Have you noticed that all the great trade-in deals require an iPhone? Carriers value used iPhones above used Android devices, so they’re willing to shell out for your old Apple phone. Of course, there are several reasons for this preference, but it mainly comes down to supply and demand. Read More »

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