In the ongoing quest to do strange, and seemingly impossible things withMicrosoftExcel, Redditoru/awesomegraczgie21posted a demonstration of a functioning,playable raycaster in the form of a first-person maze gamerunning entirely through Microsoft Excel using its Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming language. Specifically, this maze tech demo is seen utilizing raycasting to support transparency and per-column texture mapping. Transparency is noted as being done from the player’s view outward (close-to-far rendering), and a simple collision system is used to keep the game functioning within the constraints of its walled maze....

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has just announced a newDisplayPort 2.1a standardwhich supports multi-resolution combinations and doubles its passive cable length from 1 to 2 meters. The new DP54 ultra-high bitrate (UHBR) cable introduces the UHBR13 specification and succeeds the DP40 specification which uses the UHBR10 standard. The new standard will be taken advantage of by different electronics, but will mainly be beneficial for ultra-widescreen and multi-display setups. The newer DP 2....

According to reports from theWestern Digital community forumsince October 8, it seems that a significant portion ofWestern DigitalNVMe SSD users are suffering from looping Blue Screens of Death as of theWindows 1124H2 update, thanks to a misconfigured NVMe Host Memory Buffer. The models most commonly impacted seem to be WD Blue SN580 and WD Black SN770, which rely on HMB. Host Memory Buffer for NVMe storage drives allows the drives in question to use system RAM as additional cache, usually about 64MB— but 24H2 has been seen allocating as much as 200MB, which seems to cause the instability....

SSDs are slowly becoming the optimum choice over HDDs. But one thing that has stood in its way is the uncertain lifespan. If you’re considering switching to SSD, you could be left wondering about its durability. On average, SSDs are meant to lastas long as 10 years. But this is just a myth as various factors come into play when determining its actual age. Reportedly, several researchers have concluded that the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) of a customer-rated SSD is1 million hours, which is a significantly large time....

If you have ever examined the motherboard, you may have seen multiple Integrated Circuit (IC) chips soldered onto the motherboard.One of the IC chips contains the lines of code that hold the BIOS. Just looking at the motherboard, you may not be able to locate the BIOS chip. Depending on the motherboard manufacturer, there could be any markings on the board that indicate the BIOS chip, such as M_BIOS, B_BIOS, UEFI BIOS, etc....

For many users, OneDrive has become their preferred online storage platform. Its user-friendly interface makes it easy for users to sync files and folders between their computer and the cloud. But, like any other application, OneDrive can also be prone to system errors. Some users have shown concerns that sometimes the application fails to start up. There might be several reasons why this issue might prop up. In some instances, this could be caused by an outdated or corrupt OneDrive,incorrect Group Policysettings, or more....

We use PDF format often to check a document’s layout before printing. But, it’s frustrating when we can’t save a file as a PDF. Sometimes, we might get a message“The export failed due to an unexpected error”when trying to save a doc file as a PDF. Probably, you’ve wondered what has caused this issue. Well, the Save as PDF problems can occur on both PCs and mobile phones. Moreover, there can be tons of reasons why we can’t save a file in PDF format....

Microsoftis preparingWindows 11against the next major cybersecurity threat: quantum computers. In ablog post, Microsoft announced that Windows 11 Canary build 27852 and higher now support post-quantum cryptography, through PQC algorithms, allegedly securing them against quantum computers' unmatched crypto hacking power (against traditional crypto algorithms). Specifically, Microsoft has upgraded SymCrypt (Microsoft’s cryptographic library) to support ML-KEM, and ML-DSA (on top of PQC) through its Cryptography API: Next Generation libraries and certificate and cryptographic messaging functions....

HKEPCreports that PC Partner, a Hong Kong-based company, will relocate its headquarters to Singapore, creating PC Partner Singapore PTE Ltd. The company, which makes GPUs for brands like Zotac, Inno3D, and Manli, is also reportedly shifting its production facilities to Indonesia. Apparently, the GPU maker shifted its base and production in time for the launch of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards, swerving any expectedhigh-tech export controlsimposed on China by the U....

We loveRaspberry Pihandhelds and they just keep getting cooler — in this case, it’s minty cool. Makers Jackw01 and Soaporsalad have created a really cool Pi-powered gaming handheld they call the “Pi Tin”. This tiny gaming handheld uses aRaspberry Pi Zero 2 Wand is designed to fit in a case small enough that it can be swapped out for an Altoids brand mint tin. The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is a fairly capable gaming machine....

Bambu Lab, one of the fastest-growing manufacturers ofconsumer-grade 3D printers, is facing two patent infringement lawsuits in the U.S. Stratasys, a leading name in industrial 3D printing technology since 1988, filed the lawsuits on Aug. 8 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. Both lawsuits accuseBambu Labof infringing on patents held by Stratasys. Stratasys names six companies associated with the umbrella Bambu Lab name, demanding a jury trial for the cases....

Locomotion is a nuanced beast whether you’re nature working out two legs on a human or a human working out three legs on a robot. In this case, we’ve got two humans known as theHacker Twins,Mark and Jeff, who have assembled this cool 3D-printed tripedal robot that operates using three legs. Technically, this is only their most recent tripedal robot, which is much larger than its predecessor. A wide variety of boards could control a robot like this....

Voicemail is a handy feature that lets you record a voice message if the other person fails to receive the call on time. However, sometimes you can’t access this feature and get an error message like “Voicemail error, Try again Later.” Generally, iOS 12 or higher users encounter this error message when setting up Voicemail for the first time. Or, if the cellular signal is weak, there are chances that this error may pop up....