Tag: computing
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, December 27 (game #299)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…
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Building a gaming PC is too expensive, and GPUs really aren’t helping
Gatekeeping is something that’s brought up a lot, isn’t it? It’s frowned upon, obviously enough, as obnoxious, off-putting, and generally unnecessary – whether we’re talking about gaming, music, movies, books, you name it. New fans aren’t going to ruin Metallica for you just because they’re, well, new, and they like…
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Quordle today – my hints and answers for Thursday, December 26 (game #1067)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also…
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NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Thursday, December 26 (game #298)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints…
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I’m never going to use voice controls for my tech, sorry – and I don’t care how much better it is now thanks to AI
So Google wants me to start saying ‘Hey Gemini’ now, huh? No thanks, you can get in the sea with that nonsense. I’m not having it. Call me a Luddite, call me a curmudgeon, tell me to get with the times; I couldn’t care less, I’m not going to talk…
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GeForce Experience is dead – replaced by the Nvidia App – and good riddance
2025 marks a decade of me working in the tech industry. In that time, I’ve concocted and documented hundreds of custom PC builds and benchmarked hundreds more products, each time installing a fresh OS on every system I use – and that doesn’t include reinstalls on my own rigs. I…
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