Charge your phone from a brand-new 20,000mAh power bank and do the arithmetic. If your phone has a 5,000mAh battery, that brick should fill it four times. Instead, it manages […]
Linux makes old computers feel faster, not actually faster
Linux is often hailed as a magic fix for performance issues, especially on older hardware. Dust off a decade-old laptop, slap on a Linux distro, and suddenly your machine will […]
I doubled my Claude Pro usage without paying for Max
Though Claude’s paid subscription offers many other benefits, most people subscribe to Claude Pro for higher limits than the free version provides. When I switched to Claude Pro, I thought […]
I disabled Android’s app hibernation and got instant notifications back
Telegram had developed an irritating habit of showing me notifications only after I opened it. I do not use the app regularly, but I still expect messages to arrive when […]
Stalkerware is built to hide on your phone — here are the signs it’s there
Stalkerware is designed to stay hidden. If someone installs it on your phone, you probably won’t see a suspicious app appear on your home screen or receive a warning telling […]
Don’t trash your old Kindle — 5 genuinely useful things it can still do
My 2018 Kindle Paperwhite had a clear path to the junk drawer once I got my Colorsoft last holiday season. Then Amazon pulled Kindle Store access from every model released […]
Never plug these appliances into a smart plug — it’s a bigger risk than you think
Ever-creative and useful smart plugs are one of the cheapest ways to make an old device feel new. Plug in a lamp, a fan, or a string of holiday lights, […]
Your Codex logs might have already killed your SSD without showing a single warning sign
If you’ve been running OpenAI’s Codex CLI on a long-lived dev machine, there’s a good chance your SSD has been quietly bleeding out. A bug in Codex’s diagnostic logging system […]
Samsung was my default Android pick for a decade — the phone that changed my mind wasn’t the obvious one
I’ve always used a Samsung phone. After using so many of its phones over the years, from Ultra flagships to foldables, I know the brand inside out. I know what […]
I ignored this Android file manager for years — power users had it right all along
I’ve been using Material Files as my default file manager for the longest time. However, the app does have its issues. For one, it directly deletes any files without sending […]