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Article archive — page 5

Practical advice for testing your devices, fixing everyday problems and choosing your next upgrade.

Keyboard

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KeyboardJul 5, 2026

Why Is the Keyboard QWERTY? History, Layouts & Testing

Learn why keyboards use QWERTY, how typewriter mechanics, Remington, terminals, IBM PCs, and modern gaming boards shaped the keyboard, then test your own layout online.

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Hand holding a white keyboard key while testing keyboard repeat rate and repeat delay

KeyboardJul 4, 2026

Key Repeat Rate Test: Fix Keyboard Repeat Delay and Speed

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Mouse

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MouseJul 8, 2026

How Does a Computer Mouse Work? Ball, Optical & Laser

Learn how a computer mouse turns hand movement into cursor data: old ball rollers and encoder wheels, optical image sensors, laser tracking, DPI, polling rate, lift-off distance, jitter, glass-surface limits, and the browser tests that reveal how your own mouse behaves.

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Gamer hand gripping a wired gaming mouse with fingers on the buttons, ready to jitter click or butterfly click

MouseJun 30, 2026

Jitter Click vs Butterfly Click: Which Is Faster (and Which Gets You Banned)?

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Gamer holding aim in a PC game with a wireless gaming mouse after changing DPI

MouseJun 30, 2026

How to Change Your Mouse DPI Without Losing Your Aim

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Display

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Dark monitor showing grayscale gamma bars and a stripe-blend pattern for a monitor gamma test

DisplayJul 10, 2026

Monitor Gamma Test: Check Gamma 2.2 and Fix Washed-Out or Too-Dark Screens

Run a monitor gamma test, read the sRGB 2.2 pattern, and fix washed-out or too-dark screens with monitor presets, OS color profiles, GPU settings, HDR checks, and room-light control.

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DisplayJul 7, 2026

How to Measure Without a Ruler: 8 Accurate Methods (Phone, Card & On-Screen)

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Person leaning toward a computer monitor to inspect blurry, soft-looking text at a desk

DisplayJul 4, 2026

Why Does My Monitor Look Blurry? Scaling, Resolution & OLED Text Fringing (with a Live Sharpness Test)

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Gaming

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Player holding a white PS5 controller with both thumbs near the analog sticks in front of a TV

GamingJul 6, 2026

Controller Deadzone Explained: Test Yours, Mask Stick Drift & Find the Right Setting

A deadzone is the circle around an analog stick's center where input is ignored. Learn what inner and outer deadzones do, measure the value your stick actually needs with a 10-second browser drift test, use it to mask stick drift, and find where the setting lives in every major game and platform.

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