Monthly Archives: September 2019

Why would you want to buy a laptop with a stylus? Will you actually use it or will the pen collect dust like a digital version of an exercise machine in your parents’ basement? A laptop-with-stylus combo is a powerful computing tool, but you need to know some whys and hows to make the most of it. This article shares the top 7 ways to use a laptop with a stylus, including note-taking, creating more engaging presentations, better communication, drawing, and doing more robust work. Need the best ways to use a 2-in-1 laptop with a stylus? Let’s get into it.

It seems counter-intuitive at first until you think about it. The most profitable and successful multiplayer games are ones that you get, and get into, for free. Or we should say, that you can play for free. Once you’re in, there’s stuff that you can buy if you want. And that, as they say, is where they getcha. In multiplayer online free-to-play games, the number of other people constantly engaged is part of the draw. Nobody wants to hang out in a sparsely populated, dead zone. Everybody wants to go to the party where everybody else is already going. Letting players in without charge and pumping up those numbers of engaged human beings interacting with each other makes a whole lot of sense - especially if you give all those players reasonably compelling reasons why they might want to pay a little bit, here and there, for enhancements or features or in-game loot or swag.

Historical real-time strategy (RTS) game Age of Empires III was released over 13 years ago. And while fans are still clamoring for more news on the sequel, Age of Empires IV, details have been leaking slowly about what might be coming in the upcoming RTS game. Here is what we know so far about Age of Empires IV.

Computer manufacturers are constantly trying to boost the amount of data that you can store on your desktop PC and laptop, and they’re also trying to boost the speeds at which you can write and retrieve data. That’s led to a relatively new kind of storage technology: the solid-state hybrid drive. Sounds like something you’d find on a spaceship, right?

There’s a moment in the movie Pulp Fiction where professional assassin Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta, is waxing philosophical to his co-worker Jules, played by Samuel L. Jackson, about what separates Europe from America and gives each its own distinct flavor. He says, “You know what the funniest thing about Europe is? It’s the little differences...a lot of the same [stuff] they got there, we got here. But they’re a little different.” And it’s those little differences that end up making the biggest and most telling impacts. In a way, this is the story of comparing and contrasting the two big runaway hit competitive first-person shooter (FPS) multi-player sensations of the last few years. They are Overwatch by Blizzard Entertainment and Fortnite by Epic Games. On the surface, there is a lot in common. But it’s the little differences that seem to be the biggest reasons that determine which you might prefer. And the little differences, too, that may spell which one edges out and eclipses the other as time goes on.

You can use labels for all kinds of projects, from shipping packages to creating a more efficient home organization system. And when you print them at home, you can save both time and money. Learn how to print labels of any size for a variety of uses with this step-by-step guide.

If you use a wireless internet network in your home or office, you have probably heard the terms “modem” and “router” from time to time. While some will use the two words interchangeably, they are not the same thing. A modem brings internet service into the home, and the router delivers the internet to the devices in your home via WiFi or an Ethernet cable. In this article, we’ll discuss the difference between a modem and router, what each one does for your WiFi service, and how they work together to provide the best coverage.

Using a scanner is a vital tech skill. From storing your child’s favorite drawing to the cloud to getting a clear copy of a legal document so you can send it by fax, the perfect scan is essential. If you own an HP scanner and have questions about how to use it, this step-by-step tutorial can get you scanning documents in no time.

Here’s a riddle for you: What’s more amazing: Technology? Or what can be made with technology? Apply that riddle to any number of topics: medicine, the internet, nuclear armament, or engineering, and you’re in for an afternoon of philosophical pondering. But, as far as 3D printing is concerned, there’s a very clear answer to the riddle. While 3D printing technology is amazing, the things that have been created using 3D printing are far more incredible. Let’s discuss the 10 strangest things that have been 3D-printed. But first, let’s briefly review what has been going on in the 3D printing world.

Although the battle royale concept has existed in one form or another since the late 1990s, it wasn’t until the release of The Hunger Games movie in 2012 that the genre really picked up steam in the gaming community. After the release of that film, modders created a server plug-in for the hit game Minecraft called Survival Games. The format then took off when Fortnite Battle Royale and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) were released and millions of players entered the fight to be the last person (or team) standing. The concept is quite simple: players compete for resources, attack each other with acquired guns and ammo, and set out to eliminate everyone else from the arena. Once a player is eliminated, they typically cannot respawn (there are exceptions in certain games) and need to jump into a new match. If you’re the last one standing, you’re the victor.