Summary Electric vehicles are rapidly gaining popularity and new models are arriving all the time. As a result, we’re seeing an influx of used EVs available to buy. While that’s great news for potential buyers, it brings some unique new challenges like, instead of making sure the engine runs well, checking the battery health. If you’re looking for alightly used and pre-loved EV, there are many things you’ll want to consider before you take out a loan or fork over that hard-earned money....

Quick Links Summary To fix Windows' 0x8007045d error, you can try restarting your PC, updating your system, checking your device connections, updating your device drivers, copying files from the device to your system, redownloading files from the internet, and using the “Hardware and Devices” troubleshooter. Windows 10 and 11 will display a 0x8007045derror codewhen it has difficulties finding or reading files. This can happen for a number of reasons, so we’ll explain what those causes are and how you can fix a 0x8007045d error....

Summary Are you planning your upcoming summer vacation? Be sure your smart home is ready before you depart. From checking your security cameras to changing the batteries on your smart lock, here’s how to get your smart home ready before you leave on vacation. 7Check Your Security Devices One of the first things to check on before you leave on a summer vacation is your security devices. Whether you have cameras, an alarm system, or both, you should verify that everything is in good working order before hitting the road....

Summary The light, fast, and smoothHyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 S Wireless Gaming Mousemore than justifies its existence in an oversaturated category. Just be sure to pair it with the right mousepad. HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 S Although not the most ergonomic design for everyday use, this mouse has the build quality, speed, and responsiveness to take your gaming to the next level. Price and Availability The Pulsefire Haste 2 S Wireless Gaming Mouse is available directly from HyperX for $150....

Like me, you’ve probably heard the unofficial rule of Docker: it’s for lightweight, headless servers and command-line applications, not for graphical interfaces. Most of us follow this rule for good reason—CLI is what Docker was built for. But what happens when you break the rules? I decided to do something out of the ordinary. My goal was to run a full-fledged Linux desktop inside a container. I don’t want just a shell; I want a fully functional GUI that exists where it’s not supposed to....

The generative AI revolution has mostly been focused on running large and complex AI models in server datacenters. Some AI models are optimized enough to run on typical computers, though, and Intel is making some progress there. Intel announced today that there are now over 500 AI models optimized for its new Intel Core Ultra processors, which wererevealed in Decemberand have started to appear in new PC laptops. That list likely includes many experimental and testing models that don’t serve a practical purpose for most applications, but there are a few big ones: Phi-2,Meta’s Lllama model, Mistral, Bert, Whisper, andStable Diffusion 1....

Quick Links Reddit’s controversial API changes in 2023 dealt a deadly blow to most third-party Reddit apps. While many beloved clients shut down, some survived by introducing paid subscriptions. But in this new era, are any worth your money? What are Third-Party Reddit Clients? Third-party Reddit apps offer an alternative way to use Reddit, similar to how third-party email apps offer alternative ways to use your email than what’s provided by the Apple/Google/etc....

Quick Links Knowing where to start learning web development is difficult. The usual suggestions of React, Svelte, NPM, etc., have probably left you confused and bogged down in complexity. You need to consciously minimize that. Let me help you get up and running, minus the baggage. Use the Principle of KISS, Always When you start out, you don’t want to bog yourself down with unnecessary complexity. Instead, you want there to be as little between your code and the browser as possible....

Imagine college students sitting around the campus lawn, chatting with friends and working on essays, all while their laptop gets power from the sun to recharge. That’s a future Lenovo is working towards if its latest concept PC becomes a reality. This week, at the annual Mobile World Congress tech event in Barcelona, Lenovo unveiled a slew of new Yoga and ThinkPad devices. One device in particular immediately caught our eye: the new Lenovo Yoga Solar PC Concept....

Summary Few laptops have as much of a legacy as the ThinkPad. It first started as an IBM product, and while the lineup is managed by Lenovo today, they are still awesome pieces of hardware. Now, if you need a keyboard with a nub in your life, there’s a few new ThinkPads. And they all look great. Lenovo has just announced a significant refresh to its ThinkPad laptop portfolio today, introducing new models across its P, L, and X1 series....

Chromebookscome in all shapes and sizes, but some of them aren’t laptops at all. There are a few desktop computers with Google ChromeOS, and Lenovo just introduced a new super-compact option: the Lenovo Chromebox Micro. Lenovo just revealed the Chromebox Micro, which measures just 163 x 79 x 19.7 mm (6.4 x 3.1 x 0.8 inches), which is onlyslightly larger than the iPhone 15 Pro Maxand other large smartphones. Lenovo describes it as, “an ultra-thin and affordable media player offering high performance, proven data security, and easier remote control and device management with ChromeOS....

Summary Did you know that there are now robots that exist to aid you in risky situations? This is particularly useful when robots are able to navigate dangerous situations and places that may be too unsafe for humans. Since you may one day be in a situation where you encounter one, it’s a good idea to become familiar with the current state of rescue robotics. What Are Rescue Robots? Rescue robots are robots built to rescue you in a disaster or dangerous situation....

Nintendo Switch Online is by far the cheapest online offering in the console space, even if we use the pricier Expansion Pack as a comparison point. There’s a lot of value here, if you know where to look. Here are some features you might have missed. 10Nintendo Music Nintendo Musicis the latest addition to Nintendo Switch Online, yet it has very little to do with the Switch at all. Instead, this streaming service for tunes from across Nintendo’s history is exclusively available on iOS and Android....