I swapped a cluttered collection of smart home apps with a custom Home Assistant dashboard to manage my entire home ...

You can use the power of GDI+ in Windows Forms to create owner-drawn controls with rounded corners and custom gradients (see my Desktop Developer column in last month's issue). That's exciting, but it ...

Programmers spend a lot of time doing the same things over and over again. No amount of IntelliSense can overcome the number of for loops I need to write each year. But, sometimes, it's best to bundle ...

Discover the best software in 2026 to map mouse buttons for custom shortcuts and commands. Enhance productivity or gaming ...

With Windows' hidden feature, called GodMode, you can create a custom control panel, giving you access to your most important settings and tools. Sharon Profis Former Vice President of Content, CNET ...

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Control surfaces (input devices with sliders, encoders, buttons, etc) are often used in audio and video editing, where they provide an easy way to control editing software. Unfortunately even small ...

Apple Watches are gaining support for custom Control Center controls. Starting with watchOS 26, controls that are available in the Control Center gallery on an iPhone are automatically available on ...

Fan Control is an excellent free utility that lets you create custom fan curves, monitor temps, and quiet your system.