TCP vs UDP — What’s the Difference?

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If you usually fiddle with your router or mess about with firewalls, you’ve probably noticed these two protocols: TCP and UDP. If you’ve ever wondered what do they mean and what are the differences between the two, then you’ve come to the right place. TCP/IP is named after the two protocols which originated this protocol … Read more

HDMI vs DVI — Which Port is Better?

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Most recent graphics cards and computer monitors offer both a DVI and an HDMI port. The question is obvious: which port should I use? A few years ago, everything seemed to be simpler. You simply walked into a store, bought a monitor and used the cable that came with it. Nowadays, some monitors don’t even … Read more

Use Nvidia ShadowPlay to Record Your Games

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Nvidia offers its users a built-in game recording application called ShadowPlay. Besides automatically recording gameplay, ShadowPlay also has a few other functions, like allowing you to live stream, or displaying an FPS counter in your games. If you have an Nvidia graphics card, then it is very likely that you have ShadowPlay — if you … Read more

How to Update Your BIOS

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First and foremost, if you don’t know whether you should update your BIOS, then you probably shouldn’t. Your BIOS is something that should always just work — you don’t even need to think about it. However, in some specific cases you might want to update your BIOS. If that’s your case, then you’ll first need … Read more

How to Enable YouTube’s Dark Mode

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Have you ever used another computer or watched a video online and their YouTube was darker than usual? Those people were probably using dark mode and today you’ll learn how to enable it on your computer. YouTube’s dark mode is easier on the eyes than the regular white background YouTube. YouTube’s dark mode is available … Read more