While the coronavirus has caused many trade shows to close or go virtual, Computex, Taiwan’s celebration of everything about the PC, had so far remained open—though rescheduled for September. Early Friday, that domino finally fell, too.TAITRA, the Taiwan organization overseeing the Computex Taipei show, said Friday that Computex has been rescheduled to June 1-5, 2021. Although TAITRA announced a few online-only events, it doesn’t sound like the organization is shifting Computex to an online-only virtual show, like Microsoft Build or Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference.TAITRA...…While the coronavirus has caused many trade shows to close or go virtual, Computex, Taiwan’s celebration of everything about the PC, had so far remained open—though rescheduled for September. Early Friday, that domino finally fell, too.TAITRA, the Taiwan organization overseeing the Computex Taipei show, said Friday that Computex has been rescheduled to June 1-5, 2021. Although TAITRA announced a few online-only events, it doesn’t sound like the organization is shifting Computex to an online-only virtual show, like Microsoft Build or Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference.TAITRA...WW…

Anyone who uses the internet to read stories and watch videos more than they should knows about ad blockers. But they might not know this crazy trick: If you add an extra “dot” immediately after the “.com” but before the slash, you can avoid ads on YouTube and other videos and even bypass free article reading limits on many sites., the trick has been proven to work on YouTube and several news sites that offer a limited number of free articles before throwing up a paywall. It does not work for sites that are completely subscription-supported, such as the Wall Street Journal and the Financial...…Anyone who uses the internet to read stories and watch videos more than they should knows about ad blockers. But they might not know this crazy trick: If you add an extra “dot” immediately after the “.com” but before the slash, you can avoid ads on YouTube and other videos and even bypass free article reading limits on many sites., the trick has been proven to work on YouTube and several news sites that offer a limited number of free articles before throwing up a paywall. It does not work for sites that are completely subscription-supported, such as the Wall Street Journal and the Financial...WW…

Can you trust what you read on Facebook? No. And why not? Because Facebook has now explicitly said that it will obey an executive order from President Trump and will refuse to fact-check misinformation and disinformation as American heads into the 2020 election.In April 2017, Facebook published a that acknowledged the spread of “information operations” trying to divide and deceive Americans, in response to accusations that misinformation helped influence the 2016 U.S. elections. In September 2017, Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos that some of the accounts and Pages disseminating...…Can you trust what you read on Facebook? No. And why not? Because Facebook has now explicitly said that it will obey an executive order from President Trump and will refuse to fact-check misinformation and disinformation as American heads into the 2020 election.In April 2017, Facebook published a that acknowledged the spread of “information operations” trying to divide and deceive Americans, in response to accusations that misinformation helped influence the 2016 U.S. elections. In September 2017, Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos that some of the accounts and Pages disseminating...WW…

Skip to contentHome / Software / ReviewsMinorly problematic image mounting and creation on our more convoluted testbeds slightly limited our enthusiasm for Aomei’s Backupper 6 program. But imaging was fine on simple Windows installations and file copying and syncing was perfect. The free version is a boon, but check your first couple of images before relying on them.View DealIt’s been a while since our last look at Aomei’s Backupper backup and sync program. The most prominent additions to the program since that review of version 4 are real-time sync, mirroring, and two-way folder...…Skip to contentHome / Software / ReviewsMinorly problematic image mounting and creation on our more convoluted testbeds slightly limited our enthusiasm for Aomei’s Backupper 6 program. But imaging was fine on simple Windows installations and file copying and syncing was perfect. The free version is a boon, but check your first couple of images before relying on them.View DealIt’s been a while since our last look at Aomei’s Backupper backup and sync program. The most prominent additions to the program since that review of version 4 are real-time sync, mirroring, and two-way folder...WW…

If you need to take screenshots of Web pages–and annotate them and send them to others–you’ll want to immediately download FireShot. This excellent Firefox add-in is the best tool I’ve yet seen for capturing and annotating Web pages. When you want to capture a Web page, click the “S” icon on the upper-right of Firefox, and the page will open in FireShot. There, you can use a variety of annotation tools for marking it up, including drawing tools, shape tools, text tools, pointers, the ability to add graphics and more. When you’re done, save it in a variety of common graphics formats: .jpg,...…If you need to take screenshots of Web pages–and annotate them and send them to others–you’ll want to immediately download FireShot. This excellent Firefox add-in is the best tool I’ve yet seen for capturing and annotating Web pages. When you want to capture a Web page, click the “S” icon on the upper-right of Firefox, and the page will open in FireShot. There, you can use a variety of annotation tools for marking it up, including drawing tools, shape tools, text tools, pointers, the ability to add graphics and more. When you’re done, save it in a variety of common graphics formats: .jpg,...WW…

Best PicksNeed to cut video fast? We name the best laptops for the task based on performance and available features. By Sam Singleton, Ashley Biancuzzo and Brad Chacos…Best PicksNeed to cut video fast? We name the best laptops for the task based on performance and available features. By Sam Singleton, Ashley Biancuzzo and Brad ChacosWW…

Best PicksLooking for a budget gaming mouse that ticks all your boxes? These top-performing budget mice can keep up with even the priciest out there. By Dominic Bayley…Best PicksLooking for a budget gaming mouse that ticks all your boxes? These top-performing budget mice can keep up with even the priciest out there. By Dominic BayleyWW…

Budget computer speakers have come a long way since the tinny-sounding beige boxes of yore. Our top picks are surprisingly good—and surprisingly affordable. By Dominic Bayley, Alaina Yee and Michael Ansaldo…Budget computer speakers have come a long way since the tinny-sounding beige boxes of yore. Our top picks are surprisingly good—and surprisingly affordable. By Dominic Bayley, Alaina Yee and Michael AnsaldoWW…

Budget computer speakers have come a long way since the tinny-sounding beige boxes of yore. Our top picks are surprisingly good—and surprisingly affordable. By Dominic Bayley, Alaina Yee and Michael Ansaldo…Budget computer speakers have come a long way since the tinny-sounding beige boxes of yore. Our top picks are surprisingly good—and surprisingly affordable. By Dominic Bayley, Alaina Yee and Michael AnsaldoWW…

Which gaming laptop should you buy? From size, to performance, to budget, to features, this buyer's guide will help you find the best gaming laptop for your needs. By Sam Singleton, Ashley Biancuzzo and Gordon Ung…Which gaming laptop should you buy? From size, to performance, to budget, to features, this buyer's guide will help you find the best gaming laptop for your needs. By Sam Singleton, Ashley Biancuzzo and Gordon UngWW…