Nathan Drescher

Former Computing Writer

Nathan Drescher is a freelance journalist and writer from Ottawa, Canada. He's been writing about technology from around the world for a decade, with his work featured in Ottawa Life Magazine, Marketing Edge Magazine, AltCoin Magazine, and other places. Nathan studied journalism at Algonquin College and spent seven years teaching English abroad. Today he lives with his wife and children in Canada's beautiful capital city, where he drinks too much coffee and eats too much shawarma.

How to use Microsoft Teams

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Guides         September 21, 2024

How to keep your Microsoft Teams status active

Learn how to keep Microsoft Teams active so you never appear as Away to your boss and are always reachable for calls and messages.

Guides         September 16, 2024

A more powerful Mac Mini is in the works, and could be coming soon

Apple is readying the launch of an M2 Mac Mini and an M2 Pro Mac Mini for its fall event, according to Mark Gurman.

News         August 29, 2024

This reliable leaker has some bad news about Apple’s M2 Pro chips

Reliable sources now say Apple is sticking with 5nm processes for the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. 

News         August 29, 2024

How to choose between a MacBook and a Windows laptop

The MacBooks versus Windows laptops debate has been raging for decades, but never has it been this intense or important.

Guides         May 14, 2024

How to install Ubuntu on a Windows computer

You can download a fresh copy of Ubuntu directly onto your computer for everyday use. Here's how.

Guides         April 2, 2024

How to contact Apple support for help with your Mac, iPhone, and more

Your MacBook or iPhone may need to visit the Apple doctor at some point, and there are several reliable support channels to help service your product.

Guides         March 28, 2024

Leaked benchmarks show the real performance of the Nvidia RTX 4090

Leaked Geekbench scores for the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU just dropped, and the results look impressive.

News         April 25, 2023

Don’t waste your money on a MacBook Air. Just buy a Chromebook instead

If all you do is check your email, write documents, play with Excel, and watch YouTube, then save your money, because a Chromebook is all you need.

Guides         December 16, 2022

Nvidia may be killing some of its most popular GPUs

Nvidia could be ending production of its two most popular graphics cards, the RTX 2060 and GTX 1660.

News         November 29, 2022

This Bykski external cooler is bigger than your PC

The Bykski B-1080-CEC-X is an external cooler with cold exhaust heat dissipation that you can set up next to your tower, because forget minimalism.

News         November 25, 2022

A YouTuber proved there’s a problem with Nvidia’s prices

Kyle Hansen of the Bitwit YouTube channel built a PC with a Ryzen 5 and Radeon RX 6800 for half the price of an Nvidia-powered machine.

News         November 23, 2022

AMD drops huge price cuts on Ryzen 7000-series processors right now

AMD has cut the prices for its Ryzen 7000-series processors by up to $120 in some cases.

News         November 22, 2022

The V3000 Plus is a giant dual PC case — with one drawback

The Lian Li V3000 Plus case is large enough to hold two entire PC systems, including two monster GPUs.

News         November 18, 2022

You can burn calories while you game with the Cycledesk 100

There’s a desk, in front of which you can place an entire exercise bike. Gym bros around the world are surely rejoicing.

News         November 16, 2022

There’s a Clippy ugly holiday sweater — and it’s awesome

Clippy has returned in the form of an ugly Christmas sweater.

News         November 15, 2022

Razer updates its Naga mouse with HyperSpeed wheel and more

Razer launched its newest gaming mouse today, the Razer Naga 2 Pro.

News         November 11, 2022

Someone built a PC in a microwave, because why not?

Despite all the warnings about putting metal in a microwave, someone stuck an entire computer in there.

News         November 9, 2022

The Framework laptop is officially Thunderbolt 4 certified

Framework laptops are officially Thunderbolt 4 certified after undergoing a rigorous Intel testing process.

News         November 8, 2022

We’re lovin’ this official McDonald’s gaming chair — the McCrispy Ultimate

Some lucky person in the U.K. is going to receive their very own McCrispy Ultimate gaming chair, courtesy of McDonald’s.

News         November 7, 2022

Great, now even the RTX 4090 power connectors are starting to melt

The Nvidia drama just got worse as Tom's Hardware has reported on a GeForce RTX 4090 power connector meltdown.

News         November 4, 2022

This creepy Mac app can record every moment of your online life

A new app for your Mac claims it can record every moment of your online life and store it for retrieval.

News         November 2, 2022

This gaming PC inside a vintage radio is truly amazing

Here's the most unusual PC build I've ever seen. It's a gaming PC inside a vintage 1940's Motorola radio case. And believe it or not, the thing actually works!

News         October 31, 2022

Could the Huawei MateStation X dethrone Apple’s iMac?

Huawei is updating its MateStation X with an all-new form factor, according to a leak on Weibo.

News         October 27, 2022

This new Best Buy program lets you lease a MacBook

Mac users in the U.S. can now upgrade their MacBooks thanks to a new program Best Buy offers, called Upgrade+. It’s essentially like a car lease, but for a Mac.

News         October 25, 2022

This gorgeous triple-monitor stand can hold three 22-pound displays

Racing game fanatics and flight sim aficionados can finally get that immersed experience thanks to the Monoprice Dark Matter triple-monitor stand.

News         October 24, 2022

Is Microsoft’s new PC cleaner just an Edge ad in disguise?

Microsoft really wants you to use the Edge browser, so much so that it has tied it to PC optimization in a new settings app.

News         October 21, 2022

VR fitness gets less sweaty with Meta Quest 2 Active Pack and Fitness API

Meta has new tools coming to help you work out. Meta announced the Meta Quest 2 Active Pack and Fitness API today during Meta Connect. 

News         October 20, 2022

Legs are coming to Zuckerberg’s metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg announced avatars will soon include legs in Horizon Worlds, using the built-in Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro tracking technology.

News         October 20, 2022

This brain grown in a dish learned to play Pong in 5 minutes

Scientists at Cortical Labs have taught a horrifying mass of brain cells to play Pong.

News         October 20, 2022