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The Best Desktop Weather Apps
Though weather forecasting is a notoriously inexact science, thanks to voice assistants, pop-up notifications and buzzing smartwatches, it’s easier than ever to keep tabs on the day’s weather (and dress accordingly). Of course, checking the truncated weather forecast on your phone might be convenient, but it could also mean you’re losing out on valuable information…
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What Each Slider On An Equaliser Does
When you’re listening to music through cheap headphones or speakers, an equaliser will help even out the sound. Most equalizers come with genre presets, but you can manually adjust them too. It helps to know what kind of instrument is affected by each frequency.
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Go Fullscreen To Boost Your MacBook’s Bad Battery Life
Apple’s latest MacBook Pro refresh has its fair share of detractors and for good reason — changes like the omission of traditional USB ports, incompatibility with Apple’s own Lightning-only headphones, and the removal of the magnetic MagSafe connector have rankled longtime users, despite Apple executive Phil Schiller insisting the changes unveiled were “the future of…
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The Antarctic Landscape Desktop
Reader Saifali has submitted desktops in the past to our Desktop Showcase, but this one’s a fresh look, and we like it. If you dig it too — or just the Antarctic landscape in it — here’s how you can bring the same look to your computer.