I'm a Windows expert — here are the 7 key things you should check on a new gaming PC

Right-click your taskbar, then click "Task Manager." The first page that shows up, Processes, will give you an overview of ...

One PC building firm has an answer to harsh DRR5 price hikes: BYO RAM – and it's not a bad idea

Maingear has revealed a new scheme to give the buyers of its prebuilt PCs a possible workaround for the increased cost of these computers due to RAM price hikes – it's called BYO RAM. I guess that ...

Bring your own RAM? This new strategy for buying a PC hurts

On the same day our staff imagined this as a possible trend for 2026, Maingear comes right out and proves that we’re not crazy. But also, this is crazy.

Maingear Takes On Rising DDR5 Prices With BYO RAM PC Builds

Maingear is offering a creative, potential solution for the ongoing memory crisis, that may save PC buyers a few bucks.

Out of all the new hardware that has passed through my hands in 2025, nothing has made an impact like a certain Wi-Fi 7 router has

Specifically, it's the TP-Link Deco BE68 (or BE67, if you buy it at Amazon) and continuing with the theme of specificity, ...

Make your aging computer feel brand new with Windows 11 Pro, now just $10

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro proves that you can still get something important for just $10. This license makes a dusty old ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...