It’s amazing how our perception of quality changes as we enjoy higher-resolution formats. Back in the day, I thought movies on DVD played great on my old-school TV. That was […]
This tiny camera habit made my phone photos instantly better
My work requires me to take more than a dozen photos every day. This can be a full wide photo of my ultrawide monitor, or a closeup shot of another […]
I was buying the fastest SD cards for the wrong reason
I’ve bought a huge number of SD cards over the years, and my method for doing so hasn’t really changed. Find the biggest numbers on the packaging, and buy that; […]
I replaced Windows troubleshooting menus with these 5 PowerShell commands
A lot of useful diagnostics remain buried behind submenus, and I sometimes open different settings pages and still struggle to find the information I need. But by leaning more on […]
I ditched Chrome for a 10MB browser and stopped dealing with its bloat entirely
Though it packs the benefits of being close to the Google ecosystem, I’ve always found Google Chrome for Android a subpar web browser. It often loads its agenda before loading […]
This movie out-John-Wicked John Wick three years before John Wick existed
Action movies come in waves. In the 1980s, brawny action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone held down the genre with their considerable charisma. In the late ’90s, The […]
Nvidia isn’t the only choice for local LLMs anymore, and my AMD test proves it
For years, AMD has historically lagged behind Nvidia for most AI-bound workloads. Nvidia has almost always been the more performant choice, even if this came at a premium, which still […]
You’re paying for lossless music your Bluetooth earbuds probably can’t play
Lossless music is as accessible as it’s ever been. Before, you’d have to seek out CDs to rip or buy truly lossless files from boutique digital storefronts to get it. […]
The web has a new answer to AI scraping: poison
AI scrapers are taking over the internet. That’s where your AI model gets its knowledge from; it sticks its AI claws into any information it can find and copies the […]
I stopped buying overspec USB-C cables once I matched them to my actual device wattage
It’s easy to fall for USB-C cable marketing. Higher wattage always sounds nice, especially when your devices support fast charging. But those 100W or 240W USB-C cables don’t do any […]