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Whether your PC rig is state-of-the-art or long-in-the-tooth, there are some easy ways to tweak performance for optimal play. What follows are four simple tips for doing exactly that: 1 – Make Use of  Software Optimizers There are lots of great automatic software-based performance optimizers out there. For instance, if you have an NVIDIA graphics […]

Technology is all around us. It is part of our daily routine. We use it for work, for fun, for staying in touch with friends and for managing our daily lives. The problem with technology is that somewhere along the way it is destined to fail. Something will break down. A connection on a circuit […]

Are you bored of playing as the boring old Steve in Minecraft? Do you want to change things up a bit and play as someone fantastic? Characters like SpongeBob and Iron Man seem a lot more fun than some plain Steve, don’t they? Well, why don’t you go and download those skins ASAP! That can […]

As I continue to optimize what remains of my collection, I’ve been coming across items that inevitably need firmware or other updates. One such device is 8Bitdo’s AP40 retro receiver, which is a Bluetooth dongle for Apple II computers that can work with a cosmetically matching 8Bitdo controller or other types of Bluetooth controllers. Originally a […]

Apart from using YouTube for viewing videos of songs, and other informative clips, there are multiple things that you can do with it. You don’t need to be a pro in using the site since all you need is to learn a few hacks and you will be all good to go. Some of the […]

At the same time I did extensive keyboard surgery on my Atari 1200XL, I also took the opportunity to try and debounce some of the keys on my Apple IIe Platinum’s keyboard. Fortunately, that was a far simpler process. Initially, I noticed that the D key would sometimes create additional characters per single press, e.g., “LOADDD” […]

While the Atari 800 is generally known as the “hot one” of the Atari 8-bit line, the Atari 1200XL is almost always considered the one with the best keyboard in function, if not in reliability. After liquidating most of my collection, the Atari 800, Atari 1200XL, and Atari 800XE were the three Atari 8-bits I […]

Anyone who has played Path of Exile knows that the skills you learn are all passive skills that raise specific stats or affinities. They also know that active skills, the skills that primarily damage enemies through various means, are obtained by collecting gems. Gems are gained through some different ways, though they might be the […]