Today's NYT Strands Hints (and Answer) for Friday, April 3, 2026

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Friday, April 3, 2026 with the theme “Smooth(ie) operator,” read on.
Hosted on MSN

GIMP 3.2 gives Photoshop another run for its money, with new editing tools and interface improvements

GIMP has been one of the most popular alternatives to Adobe Photoshop over the years, even though it still has some lingering usability problems. The latest GIMP 3.2 update is fixing some of those ...
TweakTown

Five Command-Line tools that fix Windows problems faster than clicking through settings

Learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware. Sometimes when something breaks in Windows, I skip the Settings app and go straight to Command Prompt. Five built-in commands handle the bulk of ...
HotHardware

Microsoft Updates Windows 11 ISO Tool, How To Install It Without A Microsoft Account Or Internet Connection

If your Windows install is feeling creaky and you want to freshen up, or if you don't have Windows at all, the fastest way to fix things up is to simply do a clean install. Back up your important ...
GitHub

It scans your Steam library, non-Steam shortcuts, installed Proton tools, and Wine prefixes, then shows everything in an interactive table you can search, sort, and act on.

Proton is a compatibility layer built into Steam that lets Windows-only games run on Linux. It is built on top of Wine and includes a collection of patches and performance improvements. Each game can ...
Computerworld

Yes, you can run Windows on a MacBook Neo

Remember the good old days of 2020 when Apple’s then-new M1 Macs were setting fresh records for Mac performance? You might also recall when those same Macs were described as being the fastest PCs to ...
pcguide

Microsoft adds internet speed test tool to taskbar in Windows 11, but it’s no different from a desktop shortcut

Microsoft has started rolling out its new March 2026 update for Windows 11. While the update mainly focuses on security fixes, Windows 11 users are also getting a few small additions. One of them is a ...
Entrepreneur

5 AI Tools to Run a 1-Person Business While You Sleep (While Millions of ChatGPT Users Flee to Claude)

Last week, one AI company told the U.S. government it would not allow its technology to be used for autonomous weapons. Hours later, its biggest competitor signed the exact same deal. Now users are ...
SlashGear

5 Underrated Tools To Improve Windows 11 Gaming Performance

Windows 11 has been out for a few years now, and while it offers genuine improvements over previous Windows versions, it also comes with a fair amount of baggage. For PC gamers, that "baggage" means ...
Medical Xpress

AI cancer tools may rely on 'shortcut learning' rather than genuine biological signals

Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being developed to predict cancer biology directly from microscope images, promising faster diagnoses and cheaper testing. But new research from the ...
Ars Technica

GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games

For a while now, Mac owners have been able to use tools like CrossOver and Game Porting Toolkit to get many Windows games running on their operating system of choice. Now, GameSir plans to add its own ...
TechRepublic

9 Windows 11 Features You’re Probably Not Using (But Should)

9 Windows 11 Features You’re Probably Not Using (But Should) Your email has been sent Windows 11 hides powerful built-in tools in shortcuts and settings. Discover nine underrated features that boost ...