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What is Malware? The Most Common Types, How They Work, & How to Easily Avoid Them All

The total cost of malware in 2015 was about $500 billion dollars. In 2019, that jumped to $2 trillion, and it’s expected to hit $6 trillion in 2021. To put that into perspective, all of the US’s retail sales throughout the entire country totaled $1.14 trillion or so in 2017. The average cost of a data breach in the world in 2018 was $3.86 million (up 6.4% from the year before). Also, in the US, that number is $7.91 million. Needless to say, there is a lot of money being made in cybercrime and malware and it’s only growing. It’s […]

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How to Use Your Surface Studio as a Monitor

I love the Surface Studio. The design feels futuristic, it’s aspect ratio is great for multitasking, the hinge and pen make it a joy to use for photo editing or just sketching, etc. The issue I have with it though, is that Microsoft should maybe just have made it a monitor you could plug into instead of an all-in-one computer. The reason I say that is because as much as I love the design, the internal components are starting to show their age. Now, in it’s defense, my video editing hardware needs have also increased drastically since it was released

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How to Remove the Recycle Bin from Your Desktop

Maybe it’s just me but I feel like the Recycle Bin you see by default on the desktop of any Windows computer just looks so outdated. It reminds me of a time when the computer was new and trying so hard to mimic an actual office setting squeezed down into a machine–this is your “desktop”, here is a “notepad”, if you need to throw anything away, crumbled it up and toss it into your “recycle bin”. Regardless, of whether you think it looks old school or if you’re just into a more minimalistic design (also me), here is how to

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Best External SSDs in 2020

I started using filming a few things on a new camera not too long ago: the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. And as the name suggests, it can shoot in 6K (and in RAW format) all of that to say though that the files I’m working with because of it, are not small ones. So, while I do have my Samsung T5 that I am a big fan of, the new camera did get me to start researching to see what newer external SSDs might now be available in 2020 that might be a good replacement. I then proceeded to

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How to Upgrade the Razer Blade Pro 17 RAM & SSD

The Razer Blade Pro 17, the long-awaited redesign to the Razer Blade Pro lineup, is finally here and in line with all the other Razer Blade laptops we’ve seen lately, there is a welcomed feature: it’s upgradeable. What I mean by that is that you can buy the Razer Blade 17 Pro from Razer in the one RAM and SSD configuration they now only sell their laptops in, and then, should you feel the urge, you can easily upgrade the RAM or upgrade the SSD to increase the performance or storage. Besides the clear benefits of increasing power and storage

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6 Super Easy Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy

There’s a lot of talk about protecting your privacy online lately (big thanks to Facebook for a good portion of that coverage). And even though it’s a buzzy topic right now, it’s not without some merit. There is more and more data being collected on you and me every day, and while advertisers are using most of it, some of it is being collected for more nefarious reasons. Because of this, I figured maybe I’d put together a quick video on how to protect your privacy online whether you’re trying to stop juggernaut companies like Facebook and Google, or hackers,

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Razer Core X Chroma: The Ultimate eGPU Dock

I’ve been using the Razer Core X with my Razer Blade Stealth for a while now, and it’s great. I have a GTX 1080Ti in it and it’s plugged into an ultrawide monitor, all of which translates to a great dock to edit my videos on and charge the laptop via the same cable, etc. I have to admit though, I used to have the Razer Core v2 and despite its much higher price tag, there are two things I missed from it that the Core X didn’t have: ports besides the sole Thunderbolt port, and, obviously, brightly colored LEDs.

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How to Fix the Storage on the Huawei Matebook X Pro

I have no idea why Huawei does this, but it’s super annoying. For some reason, Huawei partitions their laptops into two separate sections: one for Windows and one for “Data” instead of the normal everything-is-in-one-place approach that we’re all used to. Now, I can only assume the logic behind this decision is that its so your files are kept separate from your operating system files and while there might be benefits to this, it becomes a pain when Windows simply decides to install everything on the much smaller Windows partition instead of the majority of the Matebook X Pro’s storage

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ASUS ROG Mothership Complete Walkthrough: A Surface Pro on Steroids

What looks sort of like the Surface Pro but has the top of the line specs, ports, latest GPU from NVIDIA’s RTX line, and RGB for days? Yeah, this is the new Asus ROG Mothership gaming laptop and I managed to get a little time with it right after CES and figured I’d do a complete walkthrough on it as best I could with the limited time I had with this limited device. If you aren’t familiar, a complete walkthrough on this channel is where I go through every feature I can on a new device so you are better

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Huawei Matebook 13 Complete Walkthrough: One of the Best 13-Inch Laptops For The Money

Huawei’s flagship laptop from last year the Matebook X Pro is still one of the best made and most bang-for-your-buck laptops you can buy in my opinion. Here at CES though, they just launched a new, less expensive version in the Matebook line up–with some comparable specs that make it worth taking a look at. This is the Huawei Matebook 13 and since I was given some time with it, I managed to do a complete walkthrough on it. If you aren’t familiar, a complete walkthrough on this channel is where I go through everything I can on a new

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Best Gaming Desktop Under $1000

While I travel too much and need a gaming laptop to edit my videos on the road, you can actually get something just as powerful and for a lot less money by getting a desktop. So I figured for anyone looking to get themselves a gaming desktop that packs the most power for the money I’d try and find the best gaming desktop under $1000. And I think this might be it. Check out the cheapest price I could find on the computer here if interested. This video was made in partnership with AMD, but all thoughts and views are my

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Razer Blade 15 Mercury White Complete Walkthrough: Limited Edition Power

Razer sent me a package I was a little surprised by–the limited edition Razer Blade 15 in Mercury White as they call it. It’s pretty limited edition frankly, so I figured even though it’s similar to the Razer Blade 15 I did recently, there might be some of you out there that might want to check out how the device looks in the new finish. So let’s do complete walkthrough on the Razer Blade 15 Mercury White. If you aren’t familiar a complete walkthrough of mine is where I try and go through every feature I can on a new device

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The Best Monitor Mounts (& How to Mount Your Monitor With Them)

Looking to get multiple monitors for your desk setup? Instead of just putting them on a stand, why not get a proper monitor mount for them and make them infinitely adjustable at a moment’s notice and clear up more desk space. Now the word mount I feel has a connotation that it involves a lot of tools and is difficult to do. But, a company whose TV mounts I always recommend (and just happen to be one of the top selling on Amazon, as well) just started making computer monitor mounts so I figured I’d check them out in this

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Best Antivirus Software in 2018?

Someone recently asked me about the best antivirus software in 2018, and honestly, I wasn’t quite sure which one to recommend–there are a lot of them out there. Turns out though, there is one that seems to be at the top of each list according to a ton of sources. So I decided, I’d check it out myself and run some tests and see how it does. From PCMag to TechAdvisor, to TechRadar, there seems to be one antivirus program that is mentioned at the top of every list of the best antivirus software: Bitdefender. Looking into it, it even

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Acer Predator Helios 500 Complete Walkthrough: Upgradeable 17″ Gaming Laptop

Acer recently launched their newest gaming laptop in their Predator Helios lineup. This time it’s a powerful, overclockable 17.3 beast called the Predator Helios 500. They were kind enough to let me test it out so I figured I’d do a complete walkthrough on it. If you aren’t familiar, a complete walkthrough on my channel is where I go through as many features on a device as I can to help you be better informed should you be thinking about buying one. Hardware With that said, there is a lot to go through so let’s get started with the hardware.

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