The 2025 Roku Streaming Stick Plus gives you an HDMI plug on one end and a USB-C port on the side. That is the whole list. Streaming sticks skip the […]
Windows has had a real hypervisor built in for years, and most Pro users have never opened it
Windows has had a built-in hypervisor for years, but you may never have enabled it even though it’s included with the Pro version you purchased. This tool remains on the […]
DisplayPort’s free adaptive sync beats HDMI’s licensing mess, and here’s why it matters
HDMI 2.1 brought a ton of improvements and additions, most importantly support for VRR (Variable Refresh Rate). Unfortunately for us mere mortals, HDMI 2.1 is gated behind modern tech. Its […]
I swapped Chrome for its de-Googled twin on my Galaxy Z Fold 8, but one thing made me hesitate
Chrome sends what I type in the address bar straight to Google before I even hit enter, so when I heard about Cromite, a Chromium fork that strips that connection […]
I stopped forcing Excel to be a database after finding this open-source middle ground
For years, I’ve taken the lazy path to data management, saving everything in increasingly more complicated Excel sheets and pretending they were databases. Pivot tables stacked on pivot tables, VLOOKUPs […]
I use Claude Code without paying a dime to Anthropic
Claude Code is undoubtedly one of Claude’s best products. And we’d rightfully assume that you cannot use the AI coding tool without a paid Claude subscription. Nevertheless, I’m sure you’d […]
4 things a $200 Android can do that an iPhone still can’t
Paying more for a phone should mean a smoother experience, and with hardware, it usually does. A $200 Android cannot match the iPhone in processing power or camera lens quality, […]
8 underrated Prime Video shows you can binge right now from start to finish
Prime Video is the second-biggest streaming service on the planet, second only to Netflix. Since it started making original content in 2013, it’s amassed a deep library of quality content. […]
Android on an eReader sounds perfect — until you actually use one
As with most readers who’d had enough of buying new books with no place to keep them (and money to keep purchasing them), I eventually caved in and ended up […]
I turned off my smart TV’s always-listening mic, and I’m glad I did
While browsing my TV’s settings, I realized its microphone was always listening even when I wasn’t talking to it. That didn’t sit right with me, so I switched it off […]