It might be hard to believe, but the original version of Bluetooth — officially known as Bluetooth Classic Audio — is over two decades old. The wireless communication protocol linking […]
I turned my Android phone into a retro gaming console for free
As a kid, the first set of gadgets that truly drew me to technology were gaming consoles. While growing up, the PlayStation Portable was my favorite portable gaming console. I […]
I disabled DNS encryption on my router and got faster speeds across my whole network
A flaky home network is far from rare. Many people live with unpredictable Wi-Fi or slow connectivity. Sometimes, the problem is with your ISP, or Internet Service Provider, and they […]
You can fill a Roku with live TV, movies, and local news for $0
I’ve had a Roku Streaming Stick plugged into the back of my TV for years, mostly as a launcher for Netflix and whatever else I was already paying for. It […]
One programmer left his initials inside every ZIP file you open
I’ve probably opened thousands of ZIP files without thinking much about the format itself. Double-click, extract, move on. Then I learned that if you peel away the friendly folder icon […]
The best Roman drama ever made isn’t Gladiator — and it got cancelled for being too expensive
Every few months someone asks me for a Roman epic recommendation, and my answer’s always the same. Skip the movies. Watch Rome — not the city, the HBO series, two […]
Hulu’s best post-apocalyptic series barely cares about the apocalypse
Post-apocalyptic shows are a dime a dozen nowadays. From the remaining The Walking Dead spin-offs to The Last of Us, Fallout, Silo, and others, the concept of the end of […]
I checked whether Windows was maintaining my external SSD, and the enclosure got in the way
Projects that outgrow my laptop go into an external SSD. However, I assumed Windows maintains external and internal drives the same way. On the surface, nothing looked out of place, […]
Your laptop has one real USB-C port, and you’re probably using the wrong one
Your laptop probably has two or three USB-C ports, and they all look exactly alike. Plug a cable into any of them,and it works, which makes it easy to assume […]
There’s a free remote-desktop tool already sitting inside Chrome, and almost nobody uses it for the one job it’s actually built for
Remote desktop tools are very common. However, when they need one, most people look for a new tool to download, even though they already have Google Chrome installed. Google Chrome […]