I used my TV’s built-in speakers for years before taking the leap and building a Dolby Atmos home theater. I started off small, buying affordable bookshelf speakers in JBL’s Stage2 […]
The VRAM question finally has a real answer — and it’s not what GPU marketing suggests
For years, VRAM has always been a major constraint for gaming. VRAM caps have grown astronomically in the past decade alone, jumping to over the baseline of 8GB, mandating some […]
The free Roku app replaced my remote, headphone adapter, and on-screen keyboard
The sometimes-problematic Roku remote disappeared for most of a week. Not dead batteries, not wedged in the couch cushions where I’d already checked — actually gone, the kind of gone […]
I dumped hours of shopping reviews into Gemini Notebook and it cut through the noise
I needed a fitness tracker and smartwatch under $200. I did what I have always done. A dozen browser tabs, a few prompts in AI chatbots, and some YouTube review […]
Microsoft 365 Family is the cheapest terabyte in tech, and nobody buys it for the storage
Among the many subscriptions I currently have active, Microsoft 365 seems to offer the most value. It not only includes 1TB of OneDrive storage on the Personal plan, but also […]
I bought the wrong NFC tags because I missed one tiny specification
NFC stickers sell a dime a dozen. Packs of 10, 20, even 50 can be picked up on Amazon for pocket change. I wanted to scatter them around the house […]
4 free RustDesk features that make a TeamViewer subscription the worst deal
I’ve mainly used TeamViewer as my go-to remote desktop tool for family tech support. However, with its aggressive push to upgrade and limitations, I needed an alternative that was less […]
I turned Ryobi’s budget tools into workshop staples by swapping in their premium batteries
Several of my Ryobi tools sat unused for most of last year. None of them broke. They quit early, bogged down under load, or felt weak enough that I reached […]
4 free DNS servers that each win at one job Google’s and Cloudflare’s don’t
Google DNS and Cloudflare DNS are popular for good reason. They’re faster and more reliable than most ISP-provided DNS servers. But that doesn’t make them the ultimate choice, at least […]
5 services you should set up before you expose your home server to the internet
Building a home server is fun, and it’s a great way to learn something new. From hosting your own cloud storage to streaming media across your devices, a server can […]