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Where to Watch Esports Games?
Esports fanatics and casual fans alike are tuning in to watch the latest tournaments and competitions. With a wealth of different platforms available, streaming esports has never been more convenient. Looking for a way to watch your favorite team compete? Want to check out some new gameplay footage? Trying to follow your…
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How to Clean Your Keyboard with These Simple Steps
Your keyboard is a magnet for everything around you, from crumbs to dust to pet hair. We munch snacks over our keyboards as we battle foes for hours. Our fingers leave a trail of grease and grime. Bacteria that cause staph infections and pneumonia lurk on your keyboard. Research has discovered that your PC or laptop…
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All-in-One vs. Desktop Computer: Which One is Right for You?
Consumer demands for smaller, leaner, and more portable solutions have driven innovation in many industries. Laptops and smartphones today have the capabilities that only the biggest, most powerful computers had decades ago. There are, however, trade-offs to portability and smaller size. Laptops have mostly replaced…
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A Brief History of the MOBA Genre
What is a MOBA game? A MOBA, short for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, is a subgenre of real-time strategy video games in which two teams of players, usually 5 players per team, compete against each other on a predetermined battlefield. Each player controls a single character with a set of unique abilities that improve as…
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What is the Metaverse and Where Do I Start?
Anyone who bought their first car in the 1980s would’ve never imagined self-driving electric cars filling our roadways just a few decades later. But, that’s a reality nowadays. Technology moves so rapidly it’s hard for anyone to envision the future. Much of our technology today was science fiction just years ago. Because…
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How to Get Started with Twitter Alternative Mastodon
The social media world has changed in a major way since Elon Musk acquired Twitter and fundamentally changed several aspects of using the vaunted social media platform. And for at least some Twitter users, that was a move they couldn’t quite take. So, over the last several months, Twitter alternative Mastodon has been…
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5 Free Windows Apps to Uplevel Your PC Performance
If you’ve noticed your computer slowing down over time, it isn’t your imagination. Most hard drives only last three to five years. You can expect the average desktop PC to last a minimum of three years and a maximum of eight. The longer you’ve owned and used your computer, the more likely it is to fall prey to a host of…
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Games as a Service (GaaS): Live Service Games
Games as a Service, or GaaS has become the dominant model for video games over the past few years. As the industry has shifted towards digital distribution and online multiplayer games, developers are finding new ways to make money. This has led to a paradigm shift in game development, where games are now designed with…
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How to Remove Personal Information From the Internet in 8 Steps
We all have a digital footprint. To engage with the digital world, we tradeoff our privacy. From sensitive banking information to your shopping habits and Facebook likes are available. Websites and unknown data brokers track, buy, sell, and share your personal information. Hackers, scammers, and spammers may exploit your…
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30+ Gaming Terms to Level-Up your Play
A gamer's vocabulary is a unique blend of gaming terms and slang. This can be daunting if you’re unfamiliar with gaming lingo. Here are 32 of the most popular gaming terms and slang to understand what your gamer friends are talking about. AFK AFK means "away from keyboard." When you type it in chat while playing a game, it…