I’ve had my Roku Streambar, the soundbar-and-streamer combo Roku launched in 2020, humming under my TV since it came out. More recently, the picture flickered, the bar ran warmer than […]
Your next printer may install very differently on Windows 11
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve set up a printer on Windows, and it always went the same way. Find the manufacturer’s site, download an installer padded with […]
I paid for a VPN, but my browser was still giving me away
After paying for a VPN, we typically have a sense of security. But where your traffic comes from isn’t the only metric that advertisers and tracking networks rely on. The […]
I disabled my cloud services and switched to these open-source alternatives instead
One reason people don’t migrate away from big tech cloud services is the fear of clunky interfaces and the constant need for troubleshooting. This isn’t always the case with modern […]
I stopped over-prompting ChatGPT after reading OpenAI’s new guide, and my answers got better
Your prompt matters in determining how good an answer you’d receive from any AI model. Vague requests can put the model off and lead to underwhelming responses. Now, the answer […]
Samsung’s Device Care runs in the background constantly for nothing — but you can tell it to stop
Check your battery stats on a Samsung phone, and you may find Device Care near the top of the list. It is an odd name to see there, especially when […]
A glass company shelved this invention for 40 years — then Steve Jobs called
You’re reading this article on a screen, likely a phone but maybe a tablet. Covering that screen is an invisible piece of technology that you probably don’t think much about, […]
I thought every app on my PC was updated — this free tool found 36 that weren’t
Updates are something I take very seriously, partly because my work involves trying new features as soon as they roll out, but also because outdated software is a real security […]
I dropped my GPU temps by 7°C/13°F in five minutes without touching thermal paste
Your GPU’s thermal paste dries out after years of use, and it stops being effective. Now, most people are scared to replace the thermal paste, fearing they’ll either break the […]
My three-year-old Android feels new again after these tweaks
I have a three-year-old Galaxy S23 I use for testing, and somewhere along the way it had stopped feeling like a flagship device. It just wasn’t as snappy as the […]