How to Block Camera and Mic Access in Every Major Browser
You never know who is watching or listening
4 Ways To Make Facebook Messenger a Standalone App
You don't even need a Facebook account
There’s a big misconception that if you want to use Facebook Messenger, you must be signed into Facebook itself and access the chat interface from the Facebook website or the […]
Find the Perfect Time to Buy Digital Games on Sale
3 different price tracking platforms to try
With the Steam Summer Sale just recently coming to a close, the internet’s largest digital video game sale is behind us. However, that doesn’t mean that the rest of the […]
How To Encrypt Your Windows Hard-Drive With VeraCrypt
Then sit back and cackle with satisfaction
In this final part of a three part series, we are now going to look at how to encrypt your Windows hard-drive using VeraCrypt. In part one, we showed how […]
6 Ways to Send Large Files as Email Attachments
Tools for compression, file splitting, FTP and more
All the popular email clients have size limits on the files that you can email to recipients. However, there are ways to send large files as email attachments despite those […]
How To Extract Files From a Dead Hard Drive
No need to panic, you have many options
What scares you more than losing everything that’s on your computer right now? If your hard disk drive (HDD) died right now, this second, would your heart sink into your […]
Is it Dangerous to Tether to a Cellphone for Internet Access?
It can be, but here's how to do it safely
We’ve gone from the philosophical concept of everything being connected to the physical reality that almost everything is connected. But there are those times where you can’t be connected to […]
What is Path Tracing and Ray Tracing? And Why do They Improve Graphics?
We take a peek at the future of gaming
If you’ve taken even the slightest glance towards gaming and graphics news lately, then you’ve heard the latest and greatest buzzword: ray tracing. You might also have heard a similar-sounding […]
Should You Buy the New AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs or Stick with Intel?
We give you the honest truth
AMD just shocked the consumer PC space with a powerful lineup of new AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs, which I recently covered on HDG. Is it finally time to make the […]
How to Build Your Own Budget Gaming PC in 2019
Won't blow minds but won't damage your bank account, either
If you were to take the shell off the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you’d find that the parts are comparable to a budget gaming PC. If you’re not interested […]
4K vs HDR vs Dolby Vision: What’s the Best for Your TV?
You may not like the answer
Browsing through the TV aisle, you notice the wide variety of acronyms used in their descriptions. Ultra HD, UHD, 2160p, 4K x 2K, 4K Ultra High Definition, Quad High Definition, […]
What Are the F (Function) Keys For?
We give you their most common uses
Across the top of almost every keyboard lies a series of keys beginning with F. F1 through F12 and they are known as function keys. Can you believe that they’ve […]
How To Add a Hidden Area Inside An Encrypted VeraCrypt Volume
A mind-bending trick to fool others
Last time, I showed you how to set up an encrypted volume on your computer using VeraCrypt. Today, we are going to go a step further and show you how […]
12 Ways to Get Past a Paywall
But don't blame us if you get caught
Bypassing a paywall on WSJ, Business Inside, NYT, etc.is supposed to be something only a paid customer can do. A paywall is in place for that very purpose: to prevent […]
6 Easy Ways to Find Out Who’s Looking for You Online
Depends on what type of info you want to know
If you’ve ever Googled your own name, you may have noticed that there are a lot of places where people can find information about you online. These sources include Google […]
Do You Really Need to Eject a USB Drive Before Removing?
The short answer is yes, and here's why
Short answer? Yes. Wait…but why? You’ve just yanked it out like a bad tooth so many times and nothing has ever gone wrong. Why should you start caring now? What’s […]
How to Remove a Green Screen From a Video Quickly and For Free
Using this great new program for Mac and PC
In this guide, I will explain how you can remove a green screen from a video incredibly quickly. The whole process takes just a few seconds once you have installed […]
How to Save Web Page to Word Document Fast and Easy
More than one way to do this
MS Word is more powerful than you think. The popular word processing tool is used for all sorts of tasks. Not everyone knows this but it can also be used […]
