Justin Pot
Former Contributor
Justin's always had a passion for trying out new software, asking questions, and explaining things – tech journalism is the inevitable result. He's a fan of public radio, hiking, and retro platformers.
Former Contributor
Justin's always had a passion for trying out new software, asking questions, and explaining things – tech journalism is the inevitable result. He's a fan of public radio, hiking, and retro platformers.
If you want to hide a folder away in Windows, you can. It won't make it impossible to find, but it will make it harder. Here's how to do it.
| Guides | November 12, 2024 |
Looking for an Apple equivalent to Paint in MacOS? Similar features are actually hidden inside Preview. Here's how to use Preview for a Paint-like experience.
| Guides | April 14, 2024 |
There are multiple ways to stay anonymous online, but which of these methods really work? Here's how tracking works and how to protect your data while browsing.
| Guides | April 25, 2023 |
Clackamas Community College hope to add a new tool to their automotive curriculum: Microsoft's HoloLens. We sat down with the people behind this project.
| Features | April 25, 2023 |
Despite its name, Google Earth Pro is free to download and use. Here's how to install the free desktop app and make use of the advanced 3D-mapping software.
| Guides | May 13, 2022 |
Curious about ChromeOS, but not ready to buy a Chromebook? Here's how you can get Google's operating system running in a virtual machine on Windows PCs.
| Guides | May 13, 2022 |
If you feel a need for speed when it comes to file transfers, it's going to cost you. Samsung's Portable SSD T3 is out now, and costs $850 for 2TB of data.
| News | April 26, 2022 |
Do you hate leaving the house with a dead laptop battery? HP's new Powerup Backpack might be the solution. It can charge your laptop while you walk to work.
| News | April 21, 2022 |
Linksys updated their smartphone app today. Get a notification on your phone when your router goes down, and configure everything easily from your phone.
| News | April 21, 2022 |
Gamers who bought Tomb Raider on Windows Store haven't been able to turn off v-sync, hampering performance. An update today should solve the problem.
| News | February 2, 2022 |
If you think you're sick of those Windows 10 upgrade notifications, imagine if they showed up while you were reporting the weather. How would you feel?
| News | January 27, 2022 |
Intel showed off Joule today, a lightweight maker. Joule was fit on a pair of glasses, and was shown verifying bolt sizes in realtime.
| News | May 7, 2021 |
Google isn't the only company that offers an online suite of productivity apps. Here are our favorite alternatives to Google Docs including OnlyOffice and Zoho.
| Best Ofs | March 10, 2021 |
Sight and hearing are immersed in virtual reality, but what about touch? The Teslasuit hopes to let you feel things in virtual worlds.
| Computing | December 9, 2020 |
The anonymous inventor of Bitcoin, who goes by Satoshi Nakamoto online, has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Economics. No one knows who Nakamoto is.
| News | October 28, 2020 |
Ten thousand people thought they were buying hardware for a massive Bitcoin mining operation. They were really joining an old-fashioned pyramid scheme.
| News | October 28, 2020 |
Want to buy some bitcoin? Like, a lot of bitcoin? The U.S. government is selling 2,700 bitcoin later this month, valued at $1.6 million.
| News | October 28, 2020 |
What does the future of storage density look like? How does 65.2 terabytes on a square-inch surface sound? Dutch researchers are working on exactly that.
| News | September 28, 2020 |
If you want to step inside the world of Minecraft, next week is your chance. The Windows 10 version of the game will support the Oculus Rift next week.
| News | September 25, 2020 |
A Microsoft-organized summit made the case that tech companies need women if they want to stay competitive. Microsoft itself has work to do.
| News | November 25, 2019 |
What if a Chromebook wasn't just "good enough,” but had some power? Toshiba's latest shows us, with the highest Chromebook benchmarks we've ever seen.
| Reviews | August 23, 2019 |
The InFocus Kangaroo is marketed as a device you'll move from desk to iPad to another desk, but is this strange battery-powered portable quick enough to serve as a day-to-day PC?
| Computing | August 23, 2019 |
The BX200 is Crucial's attempt to make a more affordable solid state drive that’s an affordable upgrade from a mechanical drive, but boosting value has forced a serious cut to the drive’s performance.
| Computing | August 23, 2019 |
Transcend is probably best known for its line of USB flash drives, but can deliver performance at a good price in the crowded solid state drive market?
| Computing | August 23, 2019 |
Dell's budget hybrid laptop, the Inspiron 11 3000 2-in-1 Special Edition, offers performance at an affordable price. And when you’re done working, you can flip it over and use it as a tablet.
| Reviews | August 23, 2019 |
Toshiba wants to ditch its reputation for poor build quality; is the aluminum-clad Satellite Radius 12 a good effort?
| Reviews | August 23, 2019 |
Intel has addressed several complaints about the Compute Stick, adding another USB port and improving the Wi-Fi. But is this tiny Windows 10 PC ready for general purpose computing?
| Computing | August 23, 2019 |
If good things come in small packages, Samsung's T3 -- a tiny 2TB external SSD -- just might be the greatest external drive ever made. But is it worth the price tag?
| Computing | August 23, 2019 |
The LG Gram 15 weighs only 2.2 pounds, making it the lightest laptop with a 15-inch display on the market. That's impressive, but is it worth a performance hit and a premium price?
| Reviews | August 23, 2019 |
The Acer Chromebook R 11 isn't the most powerful Chromebook, and it isn't the cheapest, but it is the first we've reviewed with a wraparound hinge and a touchscreen.
| Reviews | August 23, 2019 |