The Roku Streambar I have in my bedroom started buffering in the evenings when I wanted to just chill and watch some TV. The obvious checks came up clean. Roku’s […]
A single open-source developer built a better file manager than Google’s entire team
Like most other Google-built apps, Files by Google has become the go-to file manager for many Android users. In their defense, Files by Google is a decent option, but calling […]
I built an ESP-powered internet-outage alarm I can’t miss for just $5
Internet outages are one of the most silent reasons why everything around you can suddenly stop working, and you won’t figure out why until you either walk over to your […]
RAM prices are still crazy, so I had ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini build me a $1,500 PC — only one nailed it
Building a PC in times like these is hard — rising RAM and SSD prices have made it so that the majority of a build’s budget is gone before you […]
I didn’t realize Google Lens could do all these — it replaced 5 apps on my phone
I barely took any notice of Google Lens for years; it was just another icon cluttering my search bar. Sure, I once used it to translate a sign from Russian […]
I removed the bloatware my carrier hid on my phone and got 5.8GB of storage back
When you buy a smartphone, you should own it. It’s a basic principle, but one that phone brands and cellular carriers rarely follow in practice. Buy an Android phone, and […]
I disabled my browser’s background processes and cut CPU usage in half
My laptop’s fan used to kick in barely ten minutes after I sat down to work. While the sound of the blazing fast fan spinning beneath the keyboard, I used […]
I finally made my Windows desktop useful and it only took one tiny app
I’ve never been a fan of a desktop full of icons, so I prefer to hide them for a clean look. But that also means the most accessible space on […]
I self-host almost everything but email is the one thing I refuse to
I started my self-hosting journey a few years ago, and the rule for the services I host is that if it works on my end, it works, period. My email […]
I disabled automatic driver updates and my Wi-Fi speeds finally stopped disappearing after each Windows update
Windows updates are supposed to improve a PC in the background, but mine developed a habit of leaving the Wi-Fi connection technically alive yet practically useless. The signal stayed strong, […]