It’s an age-old question among PC gamers: does plugging in to the internet provide a meaningful increase in speed over Wi-Fi? For years, it’s been accepted that Ethernet connections are the fastest way to game. That was undoubtedly true back in the 1990s and 2000s. But can the same be said today? What’s the Difference? Ethernet: Your PC is physically tethered to your router using an Eth

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Your internet browser is the gateway to the big, bad, dangers of the internet. When your computer gets infected by a virus, there’s a 95% chance that you were infected through your internet browser. However, your browser is also the most important part of your computer’s online security. Your browser can be as secure – or unsecure – as you want it to be. 1) Keep it Updated This is the

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When you think of web browsers, you probably think of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and maybe Safari and Opera. But Maxthon is one name you probably don’t think about. Maxthon has been a web browser for quite some time (it was initially founded in 1999 and called MyIE) but failed to gain anywhere near the same popularity as other browsers. Today, Maxthon is one of the world’s top 1

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Your internet browser likely gets more use than any other program on your PC. But many people are surprised to learn just how poor their wireless performance is when compared to a standard network. If you’ve been frustrated by slow internet speeds lately, then it’s time to run some tests and performance benchmarks. Today, we’re going to show you how to benchmark your wireless network and

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If you’re a PC speed enthusiast, then you’re always looking for new ways to speed up your computer. One of the most noticeable ways to speed up your PC is to improve your internet speed. After all, if you’re like most people, then the internet is the primary thing you do on your PC. But how exactly do you check internet speeds? It’s easy. Just click here to visit a website called Speedt

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For years, Internet Explorer has been the laughing stock of the tech community. Today, Internet Explorer 10 is desperately trying to change that reputation by offering faster speeds and safer browsing than browsers like Chrome and Firefox. In the past few months, news about Internet Explorer 10 has been pretty quiet. Speeds and safety ratings have been comparable to modern browsers, but IE10 ha

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I don’t know about you, but my ISP is very strict about overuse fees – if I go over a certain limit, the price per gigabyte jumps from a few pennies to a few dollars, which is certainly not good for my ISP bill. That’s why I pay close attention to my network usage. But Windows 8 users may not realize how to monitor network usage on their systems, which is why I’m going to show you how i

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The internet contains billions of webpages. But in spite of that fact, most of us don’t venture outside of our comfort zone of daily websites – like Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and your local news website. But there’s so much cool stuff to see online that venturing outside of the comfort zone is something we all must do. To get you started, here are our top 5 favorite lifestyle websites th

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As far as internet browsers go, Internet Explorer has a bad reputation. Some might think this bad reputation is undeserved. After all, what did poor Windows do to deserve such hatred? But any time we start feeling bad for Internet Explorer, we’re reminded why it earned the title of “world’s worst major internet browser.” We were reminded once again today as Microsoft urgently patched a

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Gmail is widely regarded as one of the most secure free email services in the world. You never hear about Google experiencing security leaks or losing user data. But as secure as Gmail may be, it’s not perfect. It doesn’t automatically encrypt all of the emails you send, which means that somebody can intercept your emails and read them. Or, somebody could hack into your recipient’s Gmail

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