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February 5, 2022

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In the Iliad, Helen of Troy is described as being so beautiful she had a “face that launched a thousand ships”. In a nod to that, there is a humorous unit of measurement named after her. One helen is the beauty it takes to trigger the launch of a thousand ships and, if you’re looking to measure the beauty of someone more modest in appearance, you can even measure using millihelens—increments of beauty equivalent to one ship launch.

Though projects like DOSBox and a surge in remasters can help satisfy your nostalgia for games from your childhood, many titles remain unplayable on modern systems. A fun and affordable solution is to build your own retro system using original hardware. Read More »

If you need to troubleshoot Google Chrome—or just want a leaner, faster experience—it can be helpful to temporarily run the browser with all of your extensions disabled. There’s an easy way to do it in Windows 10 or Windows 11, but it’s not obvious. We’ll show you how. Read More »

Animations can take an ordinary presentation and turn it into a dynamic one. So, as you add more animations to a slide, it’s important to sequence them correctly. Here’s how to reorder animations in Microsoft PowerPoint. Read More »

Over the last few years, the 65-inch TV segment has gone from being niche to mainstream. It’s a great time to buy one for your home! To help, we’ve handpicked the best 65-inch TVs for everyone. Read More »

Fast charging support is an increasingly common feature on smartphones. And over the years, Qualcomm’s Quick Charge has successfully established itself as one of the most prominent fast charging standards. Here’s what you need to know about it. Read More »

Internet service providers (ISPs) can throttle your internet connection to a slower speed than advertised. They also use a practice known as “shaping”, where throttling is applied selectively to traffic. So how do you know if you’re being throttled or shaped? Read More »

Vampire Survivors is the latest Steam Early Access hit. This casual yet addictive bullet-hell game has you taking out monsters and collecting upgrades, and you can try it for free in your browser. Want the full version? It’s only $3 on Steam. Read More »

All Windows 10 PCs have “Game Mode” enabled by default. Microsoft once touted this feature, but it’s now faded into the background. Bizarrely, some people report that disabling Game Mode boosts the performance of certain PC games! Read More »

When your active status is enabled on Facebook, your contacts can see that you are currently or recently have been online. If you do not want them to know your online presence, turn off your active status on Facebook. We’ll show you how. Read More »

TVs have dominated the world of home entertainment for decades. But projectors are around the same price, take up less space, offer a better experience, and are far more versatile. It’s time to dismiss the idea of a TV upgrade and join the projection party. Read More »

There are a lot of fantastic book-to-movie adaptations out there, but our list doesn’t showcase any of them. Here you’ll find a roundup of the very good books behind some very bad movies. Read More »

Many people are getting emails about an Equifax Data Breach Settlement and wondering if those emails are authentic. As long as it’s from the correct email address, the settlement is real, and you can safely click the link. Read More »

The internet is a scary place with all kinds of exploits that can cause serious harm to your devices. Microsoft knows this, and it has released a new mode for Edge that provides another layer of security to protect you from these issues. Read More »

When you use Google Sheets to track financials, you’ll likely run into numbers below zero. To make those negative numbers stand out, you can have them automatically appear in red, which is much clearer than a minus sign or parentheses. Read More »

Playing music in your Zoom meetings is easy and fun. You can pick a music track from anywhere on your computer or the web and play it during your meetings. Here’s how to do it. Read More »