Physical media is making a resurgence, especially in home theater circles. Rather than pay for streaming services in perpetuity, some buyers are realizing that owning higher-quality 4K UHD Blu-ray discs […]
After this update, your Windows PC will demand a 48-digit key, and most people can’t produce one
Windows PCs have supported automatic device encryption for a couple of years now. For this to happen, though, your PC had to meet strict hardware requirements, and you needed to […]
5 gadgets you can power through Ethernet and skip the wall outlet
The outlet is never where you need it. It’s not up in the ceiling where an access point should sit. It’s not behind the wall panel you want to mount […]
4 ridiculously useful Excel tools Microsoft barely tells you exist
Excel has been around for decades; somewhere along the way, Microsoft buried a handful of genuinely brilliant features so deep in menus that most people never stumble onto them. These […]
These 5 sensors come in every starter kit — and I don’t trust any of them
Every Arduino or ESP32 starter kit ships with a few common sensors that you’ll see scattered across the internet in beginner projects. They’re brilliant for learning how sensors work, how […]
I checked 3 years of phone storage use — I’ve been overpaying this whole time
Most flagship phones these days often have similar specifications, so you don’t look much at the hardware, but at the brand. However, one thing that I still stop and think […]
Google almost made the phone everyone keeps asking for now, and it wasn’t the Pixel
Google is no stranger to smartphone hardware. It makes Google Pixel phones today, and before that, Google partnered with companies like HTC, Samsung, LG, Asus, and Motorola to make Nexus […]
7 new sci-fi shows you should stream this week
TV trends come and go, and right now, we are in the throes of a science fiction revolution. Just this year, networks have aired a lot of brand-new sci-fi series […]
I typed three semicolons into Excel and found its strangest formatting trick
I keep a content calendar that ranks what I pitch next, and the ranking leans on columns nobody else needs to see. Every cell in that sheet carries a number […]
I tried Android’s first alternative app store from Google Play — and I wouldn’t recommend it
If you have ever thought of degoogling your Android phone, you know how hard it is to give up the Google Play Store. Its ease of use and security are […]