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How to Check Your CPU Temperature

By Paul Alcorn published 24 September 22

How can you check your CPU's temperature and what's a good or normal range? We break it down for you.

How to Set Up a Headless Raspberry Pi, Without Ever Attaching a Monitor

By Avram Piltch published 3 September 22

By tweaking a few settings in Raspberry Pi imager, you can control your Pi over the network and will never need a screen.

How to Build Your Own 3D Printed Raspberry Pi Robot (Updated)

By Kevin McAleer published 7 August 22

Update From designing the robot to 3D printing we show you the tools and talk you through the steps to build a Raspberry Pi robot.

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How to Use Raspberry Pi Pico W With Node-RED

By Les Pounder published 6 August 22

Harness the power of the $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W to create live data feeds

How to Factory Reset a Windows 10 or 11 PC

By Andrew E. Freedman published 4 August 22

Whether you're having technical issues or errors, are preparing to sell your PC, or things just aren't running right, it may be time to reset Windows 10 or 11.

How to Send and Receive Data Using Raspberry Pi Pico W and MQTT

By Les Pounder published 31 July 22

The versatile $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W is a cost-effective means to gather and transmit data. when used with MQTT, this data can go global.

How to Connect Your Raspberry Pi Pico W to Twitter via IFTTT

By Les Pounder published 24 July 22

Connecting the $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W to Twitter is a breeze using IFTTTs free service. In this how-to, we send live sensor data to Twitter using IFTTT and MicroPython.

How To Turn Your Old PC Into a New Chromebook with Chrome OS Flex

By Les Pounder published 23 July 22

Google’s Chrome OS Flex is a lightweight, alternative, web-based operating system designed for older hardware

How to Safely Overclock Your CPU: Get the Most MHz from Your Processor

By Paul Alcorn published 21 July 22

We cover all of the nitty-gritty details of how to overclock your CPU.

How to Build a Gaming PC for Under $500 With GPU

By Avram Piltch published 19 July 22

With the right low-cost components, you can build a 1080p gaming rig with a graphics card for less than $500 or a sub-$400 system with integrated graphics.

How to Design and 3D Print Custom Cases for Your Devices

By Les Pounder published 18 July 22

Design your own products with free software and 3D printers

How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

By Avram Piltch, Les Pounder published 18 July 22

Use simple utilities to install or upgrade Windows 11 on any PC, regardless of its TPM status or hardware.

How to Install Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

By Avram Piltch published 16 July 22

By default, Windows 11 requires you to have or create an account.

How to Overclock DDR5 RAM

By Zhiye Liu published 16 July 22

Overclock your DDR5 RAM to extract extra performance with these simple steps.

How to Install a Desk or Wall Mount for Your Monitor

By Brandon Hill published 14 July 22

A desk or wall mount is a relatively simple way to free up some space on your desk, and we will show you how to do it.

How To Build a Raspberry Pi Pico W Web App With Anvil

By Les Pounder published 9 July 22

Integrate the $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W into a web app with the help of Anvil and a little Python code.

How to Remove Windows' Annoying Search Highlights Icons

By Avram Piltch published 8 July 22

Windows 10 and 11 now have cutesy icons in the search box that lead to popular Bing search content. Fortunately, they are easy to get rid of.

How to Use X Forwarding to Run GUI Apps via SSH

By Les Pounder published 7 July 22

Forwarding an X session over SSH brings a remote GUI application to your desktop, so now all of your apps are in one place, and not in random VNC sessions.

How To Scan For Devices on Your Network

By Les Pounder published 6 July 22

Scan your network and discover the devices that reside within it.

How to Use SSH in Windows, Linux or macOS

How to Use SSH to Connect to Remote Computers Using Windows, Linux or macOS

By Les Pounder published 4 July 22

SSH is often taken for granted. It provides a simple and secure means to remotely connect to servers and devices enabling users to control a device from great distances.