The Cool Down

Handywoman demonstrates simple fix for common toilet problem: 'Extremely helpful'

A running toilet is not only annoying, it's also expensive. Here's how to easily fix a running toilet and save money.
The Family Handyman on MSN

Leaky shut-off valve? Here’s how to fix it

Some plumbing problems definitely call for pro-grade expertise, but fixing a water shut-off valve leak isn’t one of them.
YouTube on MSN

How to replace a toilet fill valve

If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some ...
ACHR News

Replacing the Power Element of a TXV

Replacing a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) can be tricky at times. If the valve is in a tight location, removing and installing it can be problematic. If the valve’s connection is brazed, care ...
Polygon

Valve's Steam Machine has one big advantage over the old Steam Box

After the first Steam Machine launched in 2015, Valve gained a reputation for releasing hardware and leaving it to die, alone and unsupported. It's an accurate representation. Valve launched the Steam ...
Ars Technica

Valve’s Steam Machine looks like a console, but don’t expect it to be priced like one

After Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine living room box earlier this month, some analysts suggested to Ars that Valve could and should aggressively subsidize that hardware with “loss leader” ...
IGN

How Much Will the Steam Frame VR Headset Cost? What Valve Says About Price

When simply looking at a spec sheet, the Steam Frame roughly stacks up to the Meta Quest 3, with comparable internal specs and the ability to run software locally on the headsets themselves. They ...
GamesRadar+

Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules"

Valve's new Steam Machine is set to bring PC gaming to living rooms everywhere when it launches next year, but is it a fierce new console rival that'll compete directly against the likes of ...
TechRadar

Valve's Steam Machine could be more powerful than we think – it'll outgun 70% of gaming PCs on Steam anyway

Valve says the Steam Machine will be faster than 70% of PCs on Steam The company has its hardware survey to help judge where to pitch the spec of the incoming mini PC A Valve engineer shared this info ...
Engadget

For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...
GamesRadar+

Valve says "the Steam Machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home," but I feel like that's missing the point

The Steam Machine is destined for the console colosseum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Upon announcing the grand return of the ...
GeekWire

Analysis: Valve’s new Steam Hardware projects are a potential challenge to Microsoft and Meta

In the wake of the success of the Steam Deck, a portable gaming PC aimed at a casual audience, it was inevitable that Valve Software would dip its hands back into the hardware market. It just wasn’t ...