Before The Queen’s Gambit became one of Netflix’s biggest shows in 2020, Scott Frank had already made a very different kind of series for the streamer. Godless, released in 2017, […]
I cancelled Spotify, Audible, and Kindle Unlimited for apps my library already pays for
Spotify, Audible, and Kindle Unlimited can run well over $400 a year, more if you’re on Spotify’s Duo or Family tier, and every single thing they do, streaming music, audiobooks, […]
Linux taught me these 5 commands first, and I barely use any of them anymore
When I started using Linux, I memorized several commands and used them so often that they became muscle memory. But several years down the line, I don’t reach for most […]
Windows Sandbox gets much safer once you disable the conveniences Microsoft leaves on
There’s this Windows Sandbox habit that I’m not so proud of: when I run an executable, or anything else I don’t completely trust, I basically sit and watch. The fact […]
This is the Windows 11 video player I wish VLC would become
When it comes to playing videos on a PC, the majority of us would simply get VLC as a media player. You don’t have to pay for anything and don’t […]
EurekaMind 2.0 AI Note shows why you shouldn’t use your smartphone to record meetings
You know how most meetings could have been an email? Well, besides the time it would save, the other major advantage of email is that it’s already written down from […]
I stopped re-explaining myself to Claude and Gemini by giving them one shared memory
I pay for both Claude and Gemini, and for months I opened each one the same way, with a paragraph explaining my background, what I’m working on, and how I […]
Power tool brands want you locked into batteries, but this one system breaks you free
Household tasks can be complicated. They aren’t all emptying the dishwasher or doing the laundry (which can be challenging in its own right if you don’t know how to read […]
It’s not an accident that Tom Cruise’s forgotten classic is having a moment after 23 years
Tom Cruise is easily one of the biggest movie stars alive today, and he’s been at it a long while. From Risky Business and Top Gun in the 1980s, to […]
I use Claude Code every day and these 5 tasks have nothing to do with coding
Claude Code may be marketed as an agentic coding tool, but that description massively undersells it. It can read and edit files, run shell commands, and work across the tools […]