Turmoil at reddit You may have noticed that some of the subreddits you frequent are inaccessible at the moment. No, the site wasn’t hacked, though it is turning on itself in protest of the firing of Victoria Taylor, a high-ranking administrator and Director of Talent who coordinated the sometimes complicated process of reddit’s Ask Me…
Pushing Silverlight over the Edge Microsoft will not support its own Silverlight web plug-in in Edge, the next generation browser that was formerly known as Project Spartan. Instead, the company is going all-in with HTML5 specifications, the company confirmed in a blog post. “Support for ActiveX has been discontinued in Microsoft Edge, and that includes…
Low noise, high performance I have to admit, even though I’m rocking a pair of very capable GeForce GTX 780 Ti graphics cards, some of the fancy GeForce GTX 980 Ti options have me thinking about upgrading. Specifically, EVGA earlier this week announced its dual-BIOS GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified that’s built for overclocking, and…
Three builds in a week Windows Insiders who signed up to the Fast ring for Windows 10 Technical Preview builds probably thought they’d at least have time to exhale in between new releases, and for most part, that’s been true. However, after releasing two builds back-to-back earlier this week, Microsoft has now made available its…
Several months ago, Maximum PC ran a story in the January 2015 issue that was called “Maximum PC, Minimum Effort: The lazy guy’s alternative guide to being a tech guru” It was supposed to be a cheeky article about PC maintenance with the occasional satirical twist, but sadly, it didn’t work. What we ended up…
A specialized headset for a specialized mission At A GLANCE (+) Spec Ops Sturdy, well-designed headset for gamers; individual controls for 5.1 audio channels; comfy as hell over long periods; line noise reduction. (-) Semper Rigidum Mic doesn’t detach; headset doesn’t detach from remote either; fixed mic distance. When you think about hardware required to…
On this week’s show, we talk with the crew behind Street Fighter V, have a thorough discussion on Batman, and share our excitement over Rocket League (Out next week on PS4!). Also, our apologies for the technical issues with this episode, we’ll look into it for next time! If the clicking sounds are too bothersome,…
An Intel Compute Stick with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installed Don’t feel like carrying around a notebook on your next business trip? You might want to take a look at the Intel Compute Stick, a computing solution that can be carried in a pocket or purse. Even more, it can plug into an HDMI port on…
Top Deal: Maybe one day our PCs will run on smiles and good intentions. Until then, a solid power supply is still needed. Well, any old power supply could get your rig up and running, but a solidly built one will ensure it runs as it should, and decrease the risk something going up in…
Taking money from the cloud The world is rapidly changing, no doubt about it. Gone are most video rental stores, like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, replaced in large part by streaming options like Netflix and Hulu. There’s a lot you can do in the cloud these days, and if you live in Chicago, get ready…