You can’t install Windows 11 on any machine with less than 4GB of RAM, but there’s a whole slew of Linux distros that not only run comfortably within those constraints, […]
Your smart switches won’t work in half of American houses, and it’s all because of this wire
I’ve got smart dimmer switches in my home office, my gym, the kitchen, and most of my basement, and in three years not one has failed to turn on. That […]
These registry tweaks made Windows 11 finally feel like the OS I actually wanted
Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14th, 2025, yet nearly 30% of Windows users are still on the now-discontinued OS — including a few folks at MakeUseOf! […]
Every phone maker stopped putting this chip in, but Motorola didn’t
I’m used to watching smartphone features vanish with barely a goodbye. Removable batteries disappeared, headphone jacks followed, and microSD slots have been shuffled toward cheaper phones. These are all part […]
ASUS wants you to own your AI instead of renting it from the cloud
Summary ASUS’s new ProArt P14, P16, and GR1X use Nvidia RTX Spark to run demanding AI workloads locally. Up to 128GB of unified memory enables 120-billion-parameter models, 4K AI video […]
I turned Claude into a brainstorming partner by fighting every idea it gave me
I used to think getting better results from Claude meant writing better prompts. Give it more context, add more constraints, and explain exactly what I wanted, and I would get […]
This open-source smart home platform doesn’t need the cloud, and it’s surprisingly simple to set up
The most common smart home platforms all rely on some sort of third-party cloud infrastructure to some extent. But that’s a risk, especially if you live in an area with […]
6 new Netflix shows/movies you should watch this weekend
Another weekend is upon us, which means another chance to curl up on the couch and watch Netflix. As always, the streaming service is obliging with lots of new content, […]
Audacity is finally back and it barely looks like the app you remember
When it comes to audio recording, editing, and production, Audacity is always highly recommended, albeit with a caveat: it looks hideous. I even remember using an early version of Logic […]
I switched from Obsidian to this actually open-source app and I don’t think I’m going back
The idea of building a “second brain” fascinated me when I discovered Obsidian a few years ago. I spent years constructing my knowledge base, creating thousands of interconnected notes across […]