I love customizing my phone to make it feel more “me” than the out-of-the-box version the company gave me. Over time, I have tried multiple Android launchers and even installed […]
5 smart home gadgets where running an Ethernet cable is a complete waste of a Saturday
The conversation around Wi-Fi and Ethernet in the home usually boils down to a single piece of advice: when you can use an Ethernet cable, you should. Most people don’t […]
I deployed OpenClaw on a laptop and learned exactly where it hits its limits
One of the more popular locally hosted AI assistants would be OpenClaw. It’s a free and open-source AI agent that can make use of LLMs to generate responses. It also […]
I found two toggles buried in Android settings that were draining my phone overnight
For about a week, I was checking my Pixel 10 Pro’s battery screen more often than was healthy. Nothing looked broken. The phone got through most of the day. But […]
I stopped trusting CPU model names after seeing how much power limits actually matter
Often, the first thing most people look at when gauging a laptop’s power is the CPU, but the reality is much more complex: you can have two laptops with the […]
I printed the internet’s 5 favorite 3D models and ranked them all
There’s a certain category of 3D print that almost everyone makes eventually. It is not a sci-fi helmet, a miniature dragon, or an elaborate articulated toy. It is a small […]
I made my old doorbell smart without replacing it or touching the wiring
A wired doorbell gives you one sound, in one hallway, at one volume. That works until you are in a finished basement with the door closed, out in a three-season […]
6 new Netflix shows you shouldn’t miss this weekend (August 21–23)
Every week, Netflix releases more new shows and movies than any one person can keep up with. So every week, we’re here to guide you towards the best and brightest. […]
PCB design is easier than ever for me, and it’s all thanks to Claude
I’ve spent years poking at PCB design tools, and I always kept hitting the same walls: the software is powerful, but the learning curve is steep, and it would require […]
I switched to Firefox, but Google’s Gemini pulled me back to Chrome
I switched to Firefox because I was just ready for a change. Chrome wasn’t doing anything wrong. I’d just been using it for a while, and I wanted to try […]