For about a decade, buying a Milwaukee battery required no research. The bigger the pack, the more power. The shorthand was accurate enough that it spread until it became the […]
Chrome still introduces itself as Mozilla, Safari, and Gecko — none of that is a typo
Every time Chrome connects to a website, it sends along a short line of text identifying the browser, operating system, and device it is running on. This is called a […]
Gmail’s threading feature is hiding your replies — and you probably haven’t noticed
Gmail groups your emails into threads by default. It seems like a small thing for getting an uncluttered inbox. But that same feature can also quietly bury replies, split conversations […]
Windows still won’t let you use this name for a folder — and DOS is why
Try this: right-click your desktop, create a new folder, and try naming it CON. Windows rejects the attempt with an error stating that the specified device name is invalid, then […]
Spotify’s AI DJ is cool, but this one runs on my own music on my machine
I’m a big fan of Spotify’s AI DJ, but it comes with one limitation: I can only play Spotify’s catalog. This isn’t such an issue, given Spotify’s massive library; however, […]
Game Mode is tanking your gaming performance — here’s what to use instead
Configuring Windows 11 for gaming can be a nightmare. You’d need to de-bloat the OS to free up resources, make some optimizations within Windows itself, among other changes. Some Windows […]
I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them with a $15 meter instead
If you’re anything like me, you probably have a drawer full of USB-C cables. USB-C was supposed to be the single connector to rule them all. Capable of powering everything […]
I turned on Vivid mode in Samsung’s secret display menu and now I can’t unsee how flat everything else looks
When I use my Galaxy phone, I want the screen to look as vibrant as possible. So when I saw that the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s screen was missing something, I […]
I no longer use my old iPad or Kindle for reading — here’s what I use instead
When I started running out of money and space for physical books, my parents got me a Kindle. I used it for years, then sold it when I got an […]
My Wi-Fi 6E router was sabotaging itself — band steering was the culprit
So long as your devices, such as your phones, tablets, and computers, support it, upgrading to a Wi-Fi 6E router should mean a performance speed boost. The addition of the […]