Growing up at the end of the last century, I had acquired a healthy DVD collection before streaming services came along, and all my favorite movies and TV shows were […]
Samsung’s best features aren’t even turned on — here’s what you’re missing
I’ve been using my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for over two years now, and I still find myself stumbling across features I never knew existed. After finally trying a few, […]
I measured which browser really eats the most RAM, and the meme is out of date
We’ve all done it at least once. I at least know that I’ve repeated the old joke over and over that Chrome eats more RAM than a puppy left alone […]
Google Photos has an unsung rival, and it might actually be better
Google Photos is great until you hit its 15GB cap, shared across Gmail, Drive, and Photos, which fills up faster than you’d think. Yes, you can optimize how Google Photos […]
My important files back themselves up now, and it took less than an hour to set up
Some of the most important files on my PC are my article drafts, research work, coding projects, and my images, and losing them means redoing days or even weeks of […]
I switched between Kindle, Kobo, and Boox — only one felt worth staying with
While I was once part of the “paperbacks over digital reading” clan, the lack of shelves and the overwhelming amount of books I had accumulated (plus the ones in my […]
Your old tablet is a few steps away from becoming a free smart display
Have you ever been looking around in a closet or a basement and found an old device that you’d forgotten you owned? You uncover the box and think, “Oh yeah! […]
The saddest, funniest spy show ever made is buried on Prime Video
Between shows like The Night Agent, Jack Ryan, and the excellent Slow Horses, TV doesn’t lack for spy dramas. But there’s practically nothing out there like Patriot, a wildly underappreciated […]
Claude’s cheapest API mode costs pennies per task — and most people don’t know it exists
If you’ve built anything with Claude’s API, you already know token costs add up fast, especially once you’re sending the same system prompt, the same reference document, or the same […]
SUM is good, SUBTOTAL is great, but this Excel function beats them both
We all start with SUM. It’s simple and reliable—until your data gets messy. Once you begin filtering or hiding rows, SUM no longer reflects what you see. That’s when SUBTOTAL […]