Every consumer-grade monitor that you buy has its default picture settings dialed in by the manufacturer to look absolutely terrible in your office. This is because monitor manufacturers know that properly-calibrated displays appear washed out under bright showroom lighting. Getting the best out of your monitor therefore calls for toning down the gaudy default settings to suit milder home lighting conditions. Read on to learn how to optimally calibrate your display with nothing more than your eyes and freely available calibration tools. Related: How to Color Calibrate Your Monitor in Windows 10 (and Why You Might Want To) Dialing in Your Display’s Settings First… Read more
With its combination of a low cost of entry and relative ease of use, the Raspberry Pi quickly became one of the go-to single board computers for hobbyists after its initial release. Among the only things that kept it from enjoying even wider use were the modest hardware specifications. That has changed with the release of the Raspberry Pi 4. This latest model is the most powerful iteration of the hardware yet, opening up entirely new categories of what you can do with the app. 1. Desktop Computer You could always technically run the Raspberry… Read more
The processor is the centerpiece of any desktop computer build, but without a CPU cooler it wouldn’t run at all. Providing your CPU with a safe, controlled environment in which it can function goes beyond improving performance – doing so keeps it from self-combusting. An improperly cooled CPU can burn itself up in a matter of seconds. Most of the time your CPU will come with stock cooling equipment of some kind, but an aftermarket option can seriously help. The following are a few tips for acquiring the perfect CPU cooler as well as some excellent options that are currently available…. Read more
In the last few years, AMD has launched some awesome CPUs. Names like Ryzen 3 and Ryzen 5 hint at the idea that they’re equivalent to Intel i3 and Intel i5. And that’s true, for the most part. But this won’t be an article about AMD vs Intel. Instead, it will be a guide about how to buy the best AMD CPU for your usage. And just like it doesn’t make sense to buy a super car just to go grocery shopping, it doesn’t make sense to buy a 16 core AMD Ryzen Threadripper for casual web browsing or office… Read more
If you have an old-school printer or simply a printer without wireless connectivity, you don’t need to upgrade. You can create a DIY wireless printer if you have a spare Raspberry Pi. Here’s everything you need to do to set up a Raspberry Pi wireless print server. Preparing Your Raspberry Pi Setting up a DIY wireless printer requires a Raspberry Pi with a suitable Linux distro. One of the best Raspberry Pi Linux distros is Raspbian, the flavor of Linux officially supported by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The instructions for this guide will be suitable for… Read more
