Summary You can buy a laptop with anRTX 4090 GPUin it, but is itreallya 4090? It has the same name as NVIDIA’s desktop monster, but this and virtually all laptop GPUs are not what their names suggest. Laptop and Desktop GPUs Share Names and Nothing Else GPU (graphics processing unit)makers have been confusing customers with their naming choices for years if not decades at this point. With the 30- and 40- series laptop GPUs, NVIDIA is perhaps the biggest offender here, since there is no difference at all in the naming scheme of their laptop GPUs and desktop GPUs....

Quick Links Summary To fix the NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID error, you can try reloading the webpage, updating the browser and operating system, clearing the browser cache, and disabling your antivirus. Plus, you can check if any browser extension is interfering. The error message “NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID” is one of the cryptic privacy errors you’re likely to come across when browsing the web. But what does it mean, and can you fix it? Here’s all you need to know....

Quick Links Summary To join or start a Twitch Watch Party with a VPN, you must first connect to the VPN and then join or host the show. However, it may not always work depending on the VPN you use, the countries the show is available in, and the country your Amazon Prime account is from. A Twitch Watch Party is a great way to meet up with friends online and catch up on your favorite shows or new movies together....

Quick Links Summary The simplest way to print text messages from Android is to take screenshots of the messages, put them on a blank document, and print it. There are also third-party apps for creating text transcripts, which you may then print. Text messages pretty much only live on your Android phone. However, there may come a time—whether it’s for a court date or personal records—that you want a physical copy....

Quick Links Summary First, open a PowerShell window as admin, run theGet-AppxPackage -allusers WindowsStore | Remove-AppxPackagecommand, and reboot your PC. Then, reinstall Microsoft Store by opening PowerShell as admin and running this command:Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.WindowsStore* | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} Is the Microsoft Store not working correctly on your Windows 11 PC? You can fix nearly any problem related to the Microsoft Store by uninstalling and reinstalling it. Here’s how to do just that....

Summary Use the “Reading” Focus mode to automatically block interruptions on your iPhone when you open reading apps, such as Kindle. iPhones (and iPads) are great devices for reading, especially those times when you don’t have access to aneReader. However, it’s still a phone (or tablet), and phones (or tablets) are distracting. We’ll show you how to automatically block distractions when reading. Thanks to a feature called “Focus,” you can set up specialized Do Not Disturb modes for different situations....

Quick Links One misconception about the XLOOKUP function in Microsoft Excel is that you can only input a single condition when searching for a value in your dataset, where, in fact, you can look up values based on multiple criteria. What’s more, there are two methods you can use, each differing in complexity and versatility. If you’re working in the Excel desktop app on a PC or Mac, you need to be using Excel 2021 or later (including Excel for Microsoft 365) to use the XLOOKUP function....

Quick Links With the second Amazon Prime Day shopping event of the year officially in the rear view, we’re looking ahead to some great new deals for the third week of October. This time around, we’ve uncovered some fantastic discounts on the 2021 Apple iPad, MageGee portable mechanical keyboard, and much more. Let’s dive in! Even on the “budget” end, Apple makes some of the best tablets money can buy. Then you factor in a crazy-low price, like $269 ($60 off) for a2021 iPad, and it’s a downright steal....

Quick Links Looking at the same phone day in and day out can get a little boring. It turns out there’s a very simple way to inject some novelty into your most-used device—change the wallpaper! And I’m not talking about changing it up a couple of times per year. I change mine almost every day, and it’s pretty great. It’s the Easiest Way to Freshen Up My Phone There are plenty of options when it comes to breathing new life into a phone you’ve been using for a while....

Summary I get headaches and nausea from using my iPhone in the car, but Apple’s new accessibility feature helps keep my motion sickness under control. With it, I can browse the web, use Maps, and check Instagram during short rides without significant issues. I’ve Been Motion Sick All My Life I cannot read anything in a moving vehicle for more than a few seconds without immediately feeling dizzy. Standing in a boat unmistakably triggers my motion sickness, as does moving up and down in a plane....

Quick Links As someone who works on Microsoft Word daily, I follow a routine before I type my first words. Doing this means I can avoid making wholesale changes down the line, and it also ensures my document is presented professionally. Even if you only use Word occasionally, I’d recommend you do the same. Name and Save the Document As soon as I open Microsoft Word, the first thing I do is name and save the document....

I won’t appoint myself survival crafting’s number one fan, but I’ve been playing all kinds of games in the genre for years, so I think I’m qualified to weigh in on it. Despite what you might think after reading what I’m about to say, I’ve had a lot of fun with survival crafting games. The problem is, after spending so much time with the genre, I’ve realized that the same elements that give it its identity have also worn me down....

In 2001, Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in human history, the first human to visit space purely because they wanted to and could afford it. I’d love to be in his shoes one day, but how likely is it that we’ll be able to tour space in our lifetime? What will it even look like? What Future Space Tourism Might Look Like Space tourism isn’t exactly something we can only expect to see in the future....