Nearly all monitors, and most of the content viewed on them, are meant for horizontal, or “landscape,” orientation. But if you want to use a monitor as a secondary display, or if you work with, say, portrait photos or video meant for smartphones, a vertical layout makes more sense. But a screen’s ability to rotate into a vertical orientation is just
When I built my first gaming PC, I plugged in a Belkin N52 instead of a gaming keyboard. Being weaned on the Genesis and playing almost nothing but console games since, I felt like I’d be useless without some kind of t
Plunging hardware sales. A stone-cold PC market. A content creation renaissance. An AI-powered future. Throughout all of this, Microsoft’s Surface lineup has remained pretty much unchanged for years. Shouldn’t Microsoft be doing something about it?
It likely is. But that still doesn’t excuse Microsoft leadership from recycling the same Sur
Finding the right laptop can be an overwhelming process. Do you go with Intel or AMD? What about battery life and form factor? If you’re about to throw your hands up in frustration, hold it right there. The team at PCWorld did much of the heavy lifting for you. From ridiculou
Have you seen the stonking great size of the latest high-powered cards from Nvidia and AMD? Three-plus PCI slot-thick designs seems to be the new standard for anything above the midrange. That’s making i
Microsoft’s long-awaited (perhaps-revolutionary) DirectStorage technology finally arrived on the PC this week in Forspoken. Initial testing reports showed encouraging yet mildly perplexing results, with s
Window clutter can build up while using your PC—assorted apps, File Explorer, settings, and more add up quickly. Minimizing all the inactive windows can feel like a chore, too, especially when already overwhelmed by the visual noise or delayed in getting to your desktop.
But it doesn’t need to be. Just click on the title bar of your active windo
Unlike Kindles, Kobo e-readers don’t have generic screensavers appear on screen when in standby mode. Not by default. Even on more premium models like the Kobo Libra 2 and Kobo Sage, your only options are your current book’s cover or a blank screen that says “Sleeping.”
Fortunately, if you’re unhappy with that out-of-the-