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So, I finally switched to Mac…

I got tired of Windows and decided to switch to a Mac. How did it go? In short, there’s the good, there’s the bad, and there’s the different. To set the stage,...

Intel Tiger Lake laptops (i7-1165G7 & i5-1135G7 – 11th gen) – the complete list

Tiger Lake is Intel’s 11th-gen Core hardware designed for ultrabooks and portable...

Intel Evo certified laptops – complete list, features, and what to expect

With modern laptops getting better and better over the years, Intel are...

The best birthday gift I’ve ever received (MightyBliss massager review)

I’m not very big on celebrating birthdays, nor do my wife and...

Halo 3 on PC is a buggy mess

Halo 3 is widely regarded as Bungie’s magnum opus (well, Marathon 2...

Technically Incorrect Ep. 5 – 2020 Dell XPS 15/17, 2020 iPhone SE, Which Tech Giant is Least Evil, and more

The latest episode of Technically Incorrect is now live. In this episode, Douglas Black and I discussed two of the biggest pieces of tech this year, which major computing company we feel is the least evil, and some reasons why we personally purchase tech....
Intel & OEMs are disabling undervolting. Here’s how to re-enable it

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Update – April 22, 2020 @ 17:00 As suspected, Intel’s 10th-gen Skylake-based (6-8 core) chips in laptops are shipping with undervolting abilities disabled from some (if not all) OEMs. Well-known tech YouTuber Dave Lee reviewed his loaned MSI GS66. Among his criticisms were the build...
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H benchmarks & review, vs Ryzen 5 4600H, Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 7 3750H

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For years now, AMD barely mattered in the laptop space, and even if their platforms have improved in recent years, they’ve only been the lower-tier budget alternatives for the Intel Core H platforms. Not anymore, though. As of Spring 2020, Ryzen 4000 Mobile platforms...
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H vs Intel Core i7 9750H, i5-9300H and i9-9880 – benchmarks and analysis

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AMD finally matters in the laptop space with their Zen 2 Ryzen 4000 H platform, and not just when it comes to performance in demanding loads, but also with daily use and gaming. Gaming, in particular, is something the previous Ryzen platforms have struggled...
Join me on Twitch for tech AMA and DOOM Eternal!

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With the COVID-19 pandemic going into full-swing, many of us around the world (self included) are in self-imposed quarantine. Luckily, however, that means an abundance of time to stream on twitch.tv and interact with viewers! I’ve been looking at ways at increasing participation with...
“Big Tech” is still largely liked and trusted by Americans, says survey

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Amazon, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook have slightly battered reputations in the online world of technology enthusiasts, but it seems that the masses still have overwhelmingly positive impressions of these “Big Tech” companies ⁠— if a recent survey conducted by The Verge is...
How tech companies, consumerism, and anti-right-to-repair lobbyists are destroying the environment

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Note: This is an article I originally published in 2018, but due to a new round of right-to-repair legislative action, I feel this is a good time to re-visit the topic. I am no Luddite: I appreciate the amazing things technology allows us to...
Nemesis is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam next April in Resident Evil 3 reboot

Capcom has announced that it will be bringing Resident Evil 3 to current generation consoles and PC next April, twenty-one years after Resident Evil 3: Nemesis graced platforms in 1999. Resident Evil 3 follows on from the successful remake of Resident Evil 2, which...
Despite the marketing, RCS (Rich Communication Service) still has major problems

Google’s recent announcement of its switch to RCS (Rich Communication Service) for Android’s default messaging system was hailed with great exultation from the Android community in mid-November, but recent research by the security team at Germany-based Security Research Labs (SRLabs) presents evidence that RCS...
Heads up: Nintendo Switch Black Friday deal includes older version of console

Nintendo is trying to pull a sneaky on ya. The Nintendo Switch has been featured in many a Black Friday deal this year. For $300, buyers will get the standard Nintendo Switch console and a copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. That’s a pretty decent...
So I’ve decided to switch to Linux: Day 5 — The Cracks Appear

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Other Articles in this series: So I’ve decided to switch to Linux: Day 1 I wrote a few days ago about how pleasantly surprised I was at the ease of installation and out-of-the-box functionality of Pop!_OS on my X1E Gen 2. I was able...
Best Value laptop SSDs of 2020 – UltrabookReview’s Guide

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Along with batteries, SSDs are one of the user-replaceable components of a laptop that you will most likely need to replace during the laptop’s lifespan. While SSDs do technically have a limited read/write lifespan per each cell, the real reason to buy one is...
So I’ve decided to switch to Linux: Day 1

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I always remember my father, a computer scientist, getting furious at something his computer (a Mac or *nix machine, back in the day) was either doing or not doing. When I was a kid, I couldn’t understand why he’d get upset over some seemingly...
It is proving surprisingly easy to add Pokémon to Pokémon Sword and Shield

The internet is awash with stories about the volume of Pokémon that developer Game Freak has cut from Pokémon Sword and Shield. Game Freak has confirmed that it will not be addressing the situation, stating that “some Pokémon cannot be transferred to Pokémon Sword...
How to upgrade your ThinkPad’s 60 Hz display to 144 Hz (X1E)

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Ever wondered whether your laptop’s vanilla 60 Hz display could be replaced with a faster 144 Hz screen? The answer seems to be a confirmed “yes” — for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 1 and 2) and P1, at least. Intrepid redditor and...