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How to use the WD SSD Dashboard to monitor and control your Western Digital M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD boot/storage PCIe card drive Where to download the WD SSD Dashboard Download the current version of the Western Digital SSD Dashboard software from http://support.wdc.com/. Find it under Downloads on the Home page. Then just double-click on…
PC building details – The small but crucial details that can drive you up the wall or make or break a PC build PC building details – Component compatibility The number one requirement of building a home/office or gaming PC is to buy components that are compatible. The more of them that you can buy…
Gaming monitors: Which monitor adaptive sync technology is best, AMD FreeSync or Nvidia G-Sync? Introduction to monitor adaptive sync technology Gaming monitors support one or both of the two sync technologies – AMD’s FreeSync/FreeSync 2 or NVIDIA’s G-Sync – that are essential for the production of a tear-free, smooth flow of images at frame-per-second rates…
I need a new laptop. Should I buy a Chromebook? Chromebook – Introduction Latest model – Acer Chromebook 14 CB514-1H – (Intel Celeron N3350 processor, 4GB RAM, 32GB SSD, 14 inch HD display, Chrome OS, Silver) – £300.00 on Amazon – No purchaser reviews by May 3, 2019 Previous model – Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431…
Why should you use DuckDuckGo search for web-searches instead of Google? DuckDuckGo search engine – Introduction Online privacy using a smartphone or computer that connects to the web has become a hugely problematic issue that is growing constantly. The DuckDuckGo search engine stands or falls by guaranteeing that it does not track its users, for…
The grade results of A Level and GCSE exams favoured by male and female students cannot be compared due to the fact that the sexes tend to study different subjects The charts below that show the subjects, by percentage, studied by boys and girls who sat for the A Level (higher) and GCSE (lower) exams…
AMD Ryzen 2 (5 and 7) processors and Ryzen CPUs with built-in Radeon Vega graphics – the best PC gaming and workstation solutions In January 2018, AMD announced the imminent arrival of the second generation of its Intel-beating Ryzen processors called Ryzen 2. Without a doubt, AMD has made a remarkable transition from trailing Intel…
Switch to free Linux Mint to enjoy a fast, secure operating system that has all of the free software that most users need A Linux distro that works out of the box During my investigations into computer problems, I came across reviews recommending the Linux Mint operating system (Wikipedia page) as a Linux distro that…
Opera, a fast, secure, easy-to-use web browser that provides a free VPN and ad blocker “Try the Opera browser – now with a built-in ad blocker, battery saver and free VPN” Opera download – http://www.opera.com Free anything on the web usually means using captured web-browsing data for marketing purposes. At present, the free Virtual Private…
A list of the most useful free WordPress plugins that pcbuyerbeware.co.uk uses A few words about WordPress, the best Content Management System (CMS) WordPress is the best and most supported Content-Management System (CMS) currently available. To create a WordPress powered website, you find a website host that provides the WordPress software, buy a website domain,…
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