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Happy Friday! To kick the weekend off, we've got a bunch of fun and far-out stories for you -- including a look at a crazy 2-in-1 custom gaming rig, an update on the ongoing billionaire space race, and a hands-on peek at the freshly-released Mac OS Monterey. Enjoy! |
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Can't decide if you're a PC gamer or if you're a console gamer? Well, you don't have to make a choice. The folks at Modding Cafe have created a Franken-gaming system that combines a high-end desktop gaming PC alongside Sony's latest PlayStation 5 gaming console, making it compact and easy to switch between the two. It really is the best of both worlds.
Modding Cafe's desktop tower stuffs in a watercooled ITX motherboard outfitted with Intel's Core i9-11900K processor and Asus' ROG Strix RTX 3080 graphics card for a high-end custom gaming PC experience. On the PlayStation side, you also have a watercooled console to help keep temperatures in check when the unit is housed inside the desktop tower. RGB gaming lighting, see-through tempered glass panels, and a compartmentalized case design complete the mod job. |
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In a brazen display of one-upmanship, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is aiming to beat Amazon founder and Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos to space. Each company has spent recent years developing its own space tourism service for suborbital rides to the Kármán line, an area 62 miles above Earth that's widely regarded as the edge of space.
Last month Bezos announced he'll be riding aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on July 20 in what will be the company's first-ever crewed mission following 15 test flights of its suborbital space vehicle.
But in a surprise move that may leave Bezos bristling, Branson announced on Thursday, July 1 that he'll be riding aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered VSS Unity for a similar ride to space, with the mission window opening on July 11. |
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A public beta version of the new version of MacOS, known as MacOS 12 Monterey, is ready to be downloaded now. It's an exciting day for enthusiastic Mac fans looking to preview some of the new features that were announced at WWDC. Unfortunately, some of the highest-profile features are missing from this version, such as Universal Control.
Universal Control was the biggest surprise of the new features, allowing MacBooks, iMacs, and iPads to all wirelessly connect without even requiring a setup. The devices can then all be controlled by a single set of inputs, such as a MacBook trackpad and keyboard.
Also missing in both the developer build and the public beta are functioning versions of QuickNote, Focus, and Shared With You. That doesn't mean it's not worth installing, though. MacOS Monterey is the successor to Big Sur, and it comes with a number of features that Mac fans have been interested to try out. |
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TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES |
by Simon Hill and Andre Revilla |
With all the myriad methods of messaging available to us online and on our mobile phones, sometimes it's easy to forget that some older methods of SMS still exist.
Like the pneumatic tubes in mailrooms from days of old, the pneumatic tube of texting is sending an SMS via e-mail. If you're ever in a pinch and without your phone for whatever reason, here is a guide on sending a text message via e-mail. |
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