The age of prebuilt gaming PCs with poor performance and build quality is, thankfully, long behind us. You can still spot some gems with 10th Gen Core i5 CPUs selling for $1,000 on Amazon, but largely, the prebuilt PC scene has drastically improved over the last few years. Today, there are a lot of great options from both boutique builders and big-name manufacturers that rival custom gaming PCs in both value-for-money and build quality.
Source: xda-developers.com
12 examples of how Windows BSODs can strike anywhere
Just about everyone is familiar with the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). This splash screen is displayed when the operating system encounters an error where it's unable to recover and needs to reboot the system. A BSOD can be caused by software, hardware, or Windows itself. While we normally see such errors on desktop and laptop PCs, it is possible to spot a BSOD in public since many … [Read More...]
How to hard reset an iPhone
Sometimes, a hard reset or force restart of an iPhone is necessary. It might be because certain apps or functions arent working properly, or something has gone awry, like the phone isnt responding. Whatever the reason, its an act that all of us will have to perform at least once during the time you own the device, likely multiple times. The process is different depending on which model phone you … [Read More...]
10 old-school Windows programs you probably didn't remember until now
The world of technology is a volatile one, and what's a mega hit one year can be completely gone by the next. Whether it's on smartphones or PCs, we've all had to say goodbye to apps we loved, many of which were cultural phenomenons. But as the years pass by, you probably hid memories of them deep in your mind, and today, we're digging them back up. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read More...]
Companies are using Microsoft Copilot as a glorified intern
Microsoft really wants Copilot to be a productivity booster, and it has been hard at work at adding the AI assistant across its entire Office suite. Turns out, companies re slowly warming to the idea of using AI in their daily business, but not perhaps in the way that Microsoft would like. As it turns out, employees are finding Copilot as an excellent tool to dump menial jobs onto, making it the … [Read More...]
Google lays off workers, Tesla cans its Supercharger team and UnitedHealthcare reveals security lapses
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week that was in tech. This edition’s a tad bittersweet for me — it’ll be my last (for a while, anyway). Soon, I’ll be shifting my attention to a new AI-focused newsletter, which I’m super thrilled about. Stay tuned! Now, on with the news: This week Google laid off staff from its Flutter, Dart and Python teams … [Read More...]
Human composting and timber marketplaces: talking “industrial” VC with investor Dayna Grayson
While the venture world is abuzz over generative AI, Dayna Grayson, a longtime venture capitalist who five years ago co-founded her own firm, Construct Capital, has been focused on comparatively boring software that can transform industrial sectors. Her mission doesn’t exclude AI, but it also doesn’t depend on it. Construct recently led a seed-stage round, for example, for TimberEye, a startup … [Read More...]
This new tool gives you total control over Windows 11's ads – plus it has a great name
Windows 11's new Start menu ads are causing ripples throughout the community, with people finding new ways to get around the ads. There are plenty of ways to dodge Start menu ads, but they range from putting your trust in a Windows setting to installing a whole new operating system. Now, another option has appeared on the internet, and its name perfectly sums up a lot of people's attitudes toward … [Read More...]
The Mac is the easiest way to play retro games here's how I did it
Emulation is one of the biggest topics in gaming right now for all the right and wrong reasons. On the one hand, Nintendo seems determined to squash any form of emulation of its platforms, as evidenced by a lawsuit against developers of popular Switch emulator Yuzu. On the other, Apple's allowance of game emulators on the App Store makes emulation more accessible than ever. We've covered Delta on … [Read More...]
Threads now lets you control who can quote your posts
Threads is giving users more control over who can quote their posts (as in, reposting with commentary). If you don’t want just anyone to be able to quote your posts, you now have the option to allow only people you follow to do so. Or, you can make it so no one can quote your posts at all. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced the update this weekend, saying he hopes it will “help keep Threads … [Read More...]
Django part: 2
Pass Data From Django View to TemplateTo pass data from a Django view to a template, you can use the render() function along with a dictionary containing the data you want to pass. Define your view function: from django.shortcuts import render def my_view(request): data = { 'message': 'Hello, world!', 'items': ['apple', 'banana', 'orange'] } return … [Read More...]