Knowing how to model a part in CAD or 3D design software is one thing, but no matter how skilled you are, if you’re working with a particularly complex part, […]
I kept all my passkeys in one place until a security expert explained what I was risking
Several months ago, when I set up my first passkey, Windows Hello saved it even before I could finish thinking about it. The process was fluid, the kind of thing […]
My laptop was plugged in, but Windows was still holding it back until I switched this setting
When I sit at home, I have my laptop plugged into the wall outlet. That should mean that my laptop is giving me full power at all times, and in […]
Jellyfin gets much better when you stop using the default app
As a fan of both Plex and Kodi media players, I shied away from trying out Jellyfin for far too long. As it happens, there are many advantages to this […]
This Google Maps trick replaced my parking notes and timers
I used to leave myself three separate reminders every time I parked: a note in my phone’s notes app, a countdown timer for the meter, and a quick photo of […]
I set up a self-hosted security camera server that costs almost nothing to run
I’ve never liked the idea of security camera footage from my apartment sitting on someone else’s servers. On top of that, Ring, Nest, Arlo, and all other major vendors want […]
I disable 6 Windows green settings on every laptop, and I never get any weird hardware glitches
When I set up a new laptop, I now go through Windows’ power-saving settings one by one. This is a habit that people generally skip. The power-saving settings reduce power […]
I downloaded everything Google knows about me and queried it like a database
I knew Google had a lot on me. I didn’t expect it to show up as several gigabytes of raw files that basically amounted to a relational database of my […]
These 4 Samsung features are slowly ruining your battery — here’s how to disable all of them now
Samsung devices have a lot of really great features. From Edge Panels to the desktop-like DeX, Samsung offers the kitchen sink on their Galaxy devices. But some of these features […]
I benchmarked a 5-year-old AMD APU against modern integrated graphics and the results surprised me
The Ryzen 5600G was (when it was released back in 2021) a fantastic little CPU that happened to have one of the most powerful integrated graphics solutions on the market. […]