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Sad news for Sea of Thieves players today, as the game’s Arena PvP mode is due to close. Come March, this secondary mode will shut its doors for good. Developer Rare has made the move to focus resources on more popular modes, though it’s sure to upset dedicated PvP players. Join us as we explore all the details around the demise of Sea of Thieves ‘ PvP mode. Sea of ThievesPvP Arena Shutting Down Yes, in a post on the official Sea of Thieves website today (January 28), it was confirmed that the Arena is set to close....

Apple computers are well-loved. They sport industry-leading built quality. A user-friendly software ecosystem and virtually universally-praised design. Sadly, they also come with some of the most eye-watering price tags in the personal computing industry. The good news is that you can buy a Mac directly from Apple at a significant discount. Often in the 15-20% range. The only niggle is that the Mac in question has been owned by someone else before....

Does Snapchat get stuck on a black screen when you open it? Or do you see a “Loading” or ” Tap to Load” indicator while tapping on a conversation or snap? This tutorial covers several ways to fix that. The Snapchat app on iPhone and Android will exhibit frequent loading screens when it fails to communicate with its servers. Many reasons—such as a slow internet connection, server outages, and a corrupt app cache—can cause that....

We have come a long way since those very first 5 MB hard drives were delivered by cargo plane and moved around with forklifts. These days you have plenty of great options for your data storage needs. Actually, you probably have too many choices! This variety of choices can lead to some confusion. When buying a hard drive today, you have three drive types: SSD , HDD or SSHD . This acronym soup might tempt you to just give up and go back to clay tablets, but we’ll help you figure out which is best for your needs....

If your farm in Stardew Valley is flourishing, it’s probably growing in size as well. While this is a good thing, walking from point A to point B can be laborious. And, as much as we hate to tell you, you’ve most likely been running the entire time and haven’t even realized it, since the game should have auto-run enabled in the controls upon launch. However, that’s not always the case....

Instead, I wanted a way to be able to keep my folders in My Documents or wherever I had them and still have them sync with the cloud services. I learned that the best way to do this is to use symbolic links in Windows. A symbolic link is kind of like creating a shortcut to a folder, but it’s more permanent and acts like a separate folder, even though it’s not....

We’re fans of anything that makes using or managing computers easier. So naturally, we’re fans of shortcuts. Windows shortcuts and key combos make everything easier. It’s logical then that Microsoft’s PowerShell shortcuts only make PowerShell better. If you’re not familiar with PowerShell, we’ve got a PowerShell beginner’s guide . It’s great for home users and IT pros alike. There’s more to PowerShell than just the scripting language. These keyboard shortcuts apply to Microsoft’s Windows PowerShell ISE and PowerShell Console....

Buying and selling stocks using mobile devices has become a daily activity in today’s world. Some of the best stock trading apps even offer stocks and ETFs with zero commissions. These apps are simple to use and provide a fully-featured online trading experience whether you are a beginner or seasoned active trader. If you want to start investing in stocks, we have listed some of the leading apps to buy stocks for free....

If you want to play all of the latest and greatest computer games, then your only real option is Microsoft Windows . Even macOS , which is gaining in popularity, only gets a few choice titles each year. For Linux users, the choices have been more sparse over the years, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of games to play. Let’s highlight the best Linux games you can play today....

You’ve seen the videos where people are using the craziest things as backdrops for their Zoom and Teams meetings. But where do they get all those special effects? We’re going to share with you the 8 best online sources for green screen special effects. What Is a Green Screen? The term ‘green screen’ has come to mean anything that allows two videos to be seamlessly overlaid on each other. A video is taken with the subject in front of a large green cloth....

Watching sports is fun, but sitting in front of the TV is an outdated concept. Sports streaming sites offer the same content, including live games, and you can watch anything you want whenever you want. You can also enjoy a game of football or boxing on your smartphone while traveling. There are advantages to going digital. In this article, we’re going to help you pick the best sports streaming service....

3D printers are basically Star Trek technology come to life. The ability to design an object on screen and have it in your hands hours later is nothing short of miraculous, but the key is finding software that lets your printer translate your vision into plastic. There are a lot of options on the web for both free and paid 3D design software, but we have put together the best free options into an easy-to-scan list to help you find just what you need....

When productivity counts, which option is better? It’s the mouse vs. the trackpad, an epic battle between the world’s most used input types for both Mac and PC. You’ll quickly learn that it’s often down to your personal situation and environment, but we’ll help you to make the right decision. We’ll also explain how you can use the mouse or trackpad more efficiently, improve your skill, and make sure you’re avoiding any bad habits that could cause injury and pain....

If you’ve been using Firefox for a long time, you may have noticed it getting slower as time passed. Maybe it takes a few seconds to start up or takes a bit longer loading webpages. You might start noticing that it takes a second or so to switch between tabs or that the menu option doesn’t pop up instantly. If your installation of Firefox runs slow or freezes more than you’d care for, there are a lot of different ways to speed things up a bit....

It’s the night before the report is due. You’re just about to put your finishing touches on it. You open the document and your heart sinks as Word tells you the file cannot be opened. Worse yet, the file was never saved or accidentally deleted. Don’t panic! Try all the options in our How to Recover a Word Document article. Most of the time, the advice there will recover your Word document....

Fighting games are a great way to relax on the couch, keep your gaming reflexes sharp, and compete with your friends . If you aren’t that familiar with this video game genre , you might think that all fighting games are pretty much the same but that can’t be further from the truth. Some can be action-packed while others are story-driven. You also have brawlers and platform crashers, and they all have very distinct 3D or 2D art that sets them apart....

Staying healthy isn’t easy, but when you own a smartwatch you’ll have an advantage. Smartwatches let you track nearly everything about your health with the apps and the sensors that are embedded in the watch. If you happened to buy the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch , which we reviewed earlier, then there are some great health apps you might want to check out. To add health apps to your Samsung Gear S3, you’ll need to install the Galaxy Wearable app on your Android or your iPhone ....

If you have a PC running Windows 8 or Windows 10, you definitely want to make sure your machine is booting as fast as possible. By default, Windows 8/10 enables a feature called Fast Startup or Hybrid Shutdown that can load Windows 8/10 as quickly as 5 seconds on certain hardware. Basically, it performs a partial hibernation of kernel files and device drivers. You can check to see whether your Windows 8/10 system is using fast startup by going to the Control Panel , opening Power Options and clicking on Choose what the power button does ....

Does Universal Control fail to kick in on your Mac and iPad? Compatibility issues, feature limitations, and incorrectly configured settings often cause that. Go through the suggestions and solutions below to get the Universal Control feature working on your Mac and iPad again. 1. Restart the Devices If you could use Universal Control without issue until just a moment ago, try restarting your Mac and iPad. That should eliminate any software-related glitches preventing the feature from working....

Every web browser provides a different way of checking for updates, most of them fairly easy and found within the browser itself. Firefox allows you to easily check for updates through the Help menu. Opera also provides an easy method of checking for updates using their Help menu. Even Google Chrome makes it easy by automatically downloading and installing updates. However, if you are using Apple’s Safari browser, how do you check for updates?...