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How to Change Language in Google Chrome

According to the latest statistics, Google Chrome holds the leading position among browsers and its worldwide market share is estimated at above 60%, which makes it an ultimate leader. There are numerous reasons for its positioning, such as fast browsing and overall great performance. However, there are also many other aspects of this browser that make it so great, among others, its cosmopolitan…
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How to Update Google Chrome

Google Chrome is the leading browser on the market with more than 60% of market share. There are numerous reasons for that, among others, its fast browsing and great synchronization capabilities, but also many other, smaller functions, such as auto-update that is doing everything by itself, without a need for your involvement. However, what if you need to get involved? What if you end up in a…
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How to Check Your Computer Specs

The reasons for you to know your computer specifications are numerous. Maybe you need to sell your PC or want to know if a certain program or game will run on it. However, what if you don’t know them, or you forgot them? What if you have lost or thrown away your laptop/PC box with printed specifications on it? What should do in such a situation? First of all, don’t worry. All your…
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How to Turn Off Mouse Acceleration in Windows 10

Although “mouse acceleration” may be an unfamiliar term for you, fact is that it can play an important role in your overall gaming performance, as well as general mouse use. The reason for that is mouse behavior, which differs depending on whether the acceleration is on or off. To be precise, when the acceleration is on and you slowly move your mouse, the cursor will replicate your hand…
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How to Enable Game Mode in Windows 10

If you are a gamer and have a Windows 10 OS, you are probably aware of the existence of special “Gaming mode” in your system. That is a Windows 10 feature that prioritizes gaming and turns the focus of your resources towards it, which sounds very convenient, at least in theory. In real life, the influence of enabled “Gaming mode” is rather limited, especially if you are dedicated only to…
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How to Check and Change a Monitor’s Refresh Rate in Windows 10

Although the refresh rate isn’t as important as, for instance, a monitor’s resolution or color accuracy, it still plays an important role in the overall viewing experience, especially when it comes to gaming. A higher refresh rate means that your monitor’s image will update faster and, as a result, provide a smoother picture. Everyday office or home monitors have a refresh rate of 60Hz or…
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How to Set Up a Home Theater System

Home entertainment has come a long way from the days of box-like TV sets with bad quality screens; it is not just the TVs that have evolved, but the supplementary things like sound systems have come a long way as well. In fact, the term ‘home theater’ itself is a sign of how far we’ve come. Setting up a home theater – if you have time, money, and want to never leave your living room again…
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How to Clean a Mouse Pad

You might know how to clean your screen, give your keyboard a thorough scrub, and even the ins and outs of keeping a PC running in perfect health – but when we take a break from all this, we realize that the mouse pad has, in our neglect, become a part of that cesspool exemplifying the point of no return. Or, you know, it’s not that dramatic and we can guide you how to clean a mouse pad, right…
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How to Test a Webcam

Webcams have many uses but are of no use when they keep bombarding you with error upon error. While there are alternatives that let you avoid this problem in and of itself, the usual smart choice is to test your webcam either after you set it up or before you’re going to be using it, just so you can take care of any problems beforehand and not have to deal with them when you’re in the middle…
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How To Make Ink Cartridges Last Longer

In spite of the popularity of e-books and the fact of millions of digital documents being shared back and forth every minute, it still matters to have things inked out in print. This is because hard copies (of text documents, infographics, images, and legal files) are easy to locate and hard to accidentally delete, add to the importance of the material at hand, and sometimes it might simply be a…
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How to Turn Off, Disable or Uninstall Windows Defender

The past decade has seen an unprecedented growth spurt in the number of users online and using the Internet to share, send and receive files. There’s also the consistently-rising popularity of USB sticks, many so portable and common as to be used as keychains and increasingly boasting storage in the terabytes. To many, this also paints a vivid picture of opportunities for malware, viruses, and…
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How to Use Your Phone as a Webcam

At some point you may have wondered, “Can I use my phone as a webcam?” And if so, how? Also, why would you even want to, right? Well, webcams can be expensive, and maybe you already have an old phone lying around that has a good enough camera. All else aside, sometimes you might just be in a pinch and need a webcam quickly. Actual webcams can be difficult to set up as well, and sometimes they…
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