Articles by Michael Crider
Best mechanical keyboards 2024: Top picks for every need
The world of mechanical keyboards is wide and deep, with an incredible variety of options. Here are the best of the best.
The Full Nerd podcast is now its own YouTube channel
The Full Nerd is such a big deal that we decided it needs its own space. Catch new episodes—and all the old ones—on the dedicated YT channel.
Get an RTX-powered OLED laptop for under $1,000
This Lenovo Legion Slim 5 is $500 off at Best Buy, including an OLED display upgrade and an RTX 4060 GPU.
Save $620 on this LG ultrawide OLED monitor with this special code
It's already on sale for $800, but this discount code brings extra savings on this 34-inch LG ultrawide OLED.
Copilot finally works on Windows 10 multi-monitor setups
It took Microsoft seven months to squash a Copilot bug that caused desktop icons to jump between screens.
Noctua updates its flagship CPU cooler to be cooler, quieter, and stronger
The brown is back! Noctua's popular NH-D15 double-fan cooler gets a new G2 model with engineering improvements.
Vaio's new portable monitor weighs just 0.72 pounds
The brand's new monitor is so light, it can be held above a laptop screen with just its stand—but getting one outside of Japan might be tricky.
MSI's new gaming laptop is powered by a Ryzen X3D chip
The MSI Titan 18 Pro is the second laptop to be equipped with a Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, featuring AMD's 3D V-Cache.
Threadripper vs. Core i9: What's the best CPU for game developers?
Gordon and Will put a jaw-dropping 64-core AMD Threadripper against the best consumer CPU Intel can muster.
Best Buy says AMD's new Ryzen 300 AI laptops coming July 28th
According to the latest updates on Best Buy pre-order pages, you can expect the new Ryzen Strix Point laptops to land at the end of this month.
Steam Summer Sale: 11 incredible deals on games worth playing
The Summer Sale is packed with great games. Overwhelmed? Check out these hand-picked winners for frugal PC gamers.
Hands-on: Steam's game recording beta is already incredible
It's only in the beta version of Steam, but this free game recording tool is already well-integrated in the platform.
Apple says no retro PC emulators on the App Store
While retro game emulators were given the go-ahead earlier this year, those hoping to run classic DOS and Windows programs are out of luck.
Crypto scammers are double-dipping victims as fake lawyers
Law firms claiming to hunt down crypto scammers are, in fact, just perpetrating one more scam on victims.
Logitech's new gaming keyboard finally gets the price right
The G515 is about average for a wireless, low-profile gaming keyboard... and that's positively bargain bin by Logitech standards.
Microsoft erases guide for switching to local Windows accounts
Microsoft apparently wants Windows users to use connected online accounts so badly, it's chopping off parts of its own service page.
Keychron Q1 HE keyboard review: Who is this for?
The first hot-swap, adjustable actuation keyboard falls far short for gamers, even with its cool new tech.
iFixit says Surface 2024 devices are even more repairable
The new Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop both get remarkable iFixit scores for repairability.