Quick Links Summary Do you sometimes find your laptop touchpad to be a nuisance? Perhaps you’re using an external mouse or simply don’t want the cursor to fly across the screen due to an accidental touch. Whatever the reason, there are a few different ways to disable the touchpad on a Windows 11 laptop. How to Turn Off Your Windows 11 Touchpad Windows offers various touchpad gesturesthat make navigating your device a cakewalk....
Summary You’ve probably wondered how to get the absolute best performance out of your Steam Deck. The answer to your quandary lies in the SteamOS Beta, Valve’s experimental branch that lets you access features and fixes before they hit the stable version. How to Enable the SteamOS Beta Enabling the SteamOS beta is a simple enough task. Press the “Steam” button then navigate to Settings > System > Beta Participation and select “Beta” from the System Update Channel list....
Quick Links Summary Are you having trouble logging in to your Steam account? Does your app display an “e20” error code? If so, you aren’t alone. Many users have experienced this error message, preventing them from signing in to their account in the app. Luckily, there are a few ways to resolve this problem, and we’ll show you those ways. Why Do You Get a Steam Error Code e20? Steam’s errorcode e20 appears when your sign-in in the app fails....
Quick Links Summary There are several ways to fix the “Network discovery is turned off” error depending on its cause. You may need to enable its dependency services in the Services tool, allow it through the Windows Firewall, or enable network discovery in the Network and Sharing Center. Do you get a “Network discovery is turned off” error when trying to browse your network on your Windows PC? If so, you’ll need to start Network Discovery’s dependency services, allow the feature into your firewall, and enable it....
Quick Links Thanks to amazing tools such asChatGPT, there is now a flood of well-written, functional, and useful writing to compete with if you’re a human writer. This means your writing needs to differentiate itself from this new breed of content. Here’s how to do just that. Have an Opinion Notwithstanding a certain vulgar saying about everyone having one, an opinion is an important aspect of human writing that sets it apart from AI....
Quick Links Summary Did you know that Steam allows you to add and launch any PC game to your library? This obscure superpower even extends to Steam’s remote play feature. Here’s how. What Is Steam Remote Play? Steam Remote Play, also known by its other name “In-home Streaming,” is a feature of the Steam gaming client that allows you to play games on one system using the screen, speakers and controls of another system....
Summary I use Linux as my main desktop, and recently I decided to investigate Fedora Linux as a workstation. I’d heard the community talk it up but never given it a fair shake myself. After about a month, I don’t think it quite fits the bill for my needs. Why I’m Moving on to a Different Distribution Fedora Linux(theKDE Plasmaspin) was what I installed on my main PC aftergiving elementary OS a try....
Quick Links The Windows Settings app is great, but it can sometimes feel overwhelming because of the number of options it offers. To make things easier for me, I installed Wintoys, which is my go-to platform for uninstalling apps, fixing performance issues, and making tweaks to my computer. What Is Wintoys? Wintoys is a Windows utility tool that brings together all the essential features you frequently use on your Windows computer in one place....
Quick Links We all have at least a few bad habits, and our online activities are no exception. Here are some things I used to do online before I realized how risky they were—you should avoid them too. Searching for Websites on Google How do you find a website if you don’t know its URL? If you’d asked me this question a while back, I’d have told you to search for the website and click on the top result....
Quick Links Meta’s Bluesky and X (Twitter) competitor, Threads, may be straightforward to use, but its data collection practices are anything but simple. Let’s examine exactly what information Meta gathers when you use Threads, and what control you have over your privacy. Reminder: What is Threads? Threads is Meta’s text-based social platformthat connects to your Instagram account. While it shares some DNA with Instagram, it’s a separate app focused on public conversations and text updates....
Quick Links Summary CCleaner is a safe option for cleaning unwanted files from your Windows PC. Following the software getting hacked in 2017, Avast made the changes needed to help ensure the same doesn’t happen again. After being the go-to Windows system cleaner for many years, CCleaner hit a very rocky patch that started with the discovery of a hack in 2017 and continued with data collection concerns just a short time later....
Summary Right on time, just as Samsung starts its big Android 15 update for multiple phones, the company has ended software support for the Galaxy S20 series. Originally launched in March 2020, the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and Galaxy S20 Ultra were only guaranteed four years of updates and will not receive any moving forward. The software that these phones run today—Android 13 based on One UI 5 and the March 2025 security update—will never be updated, leaving all remaining owners running outdated software vulnerable to security exploits, bugs, and increasingly poor performance....
Summary There’s no disputing the convenience offered by streaming services, but they’re far from perfect. Service fragmentation, rising subscription prices, and poor-quality streams are just some of the reasons you might want to invest in shiny discs instead. Blu-Ray Quality Is Vastly Superior to Streaming Being able to stream video over the internet at 4K resolution with a swipe and a click is magical, but there’s a cost. Video streams are compressed for maximum efficiency, to save the content provider bandwidth costs and to serve viewers with modest internet connections....
