My wife and I are constantly trying to reimagine our home. We bought a home that the previous owners lived in for nearly 35 years, so there were some immediate […]
Samsung Good Lock gave my Galaxy a feature I thought I needed a new phone for
I wanted to find a way to make my Samsung Galaxy better at multitasking. It’s already great at running apps in split-screen, or even pop-up view, and despite my Galaxy […]
I built a subscription-free lossless music library with this affordable USB accessory
Subscription fatigue is real, and I’ve been slowly building a digital music library to lessen my reliance on streaming services like Apple Music. In parallel, I’ve assembled a physical media […]
I ditched both 7-Zip and WinRAR for this alternative for this one reason
7-Zip and WinRAR have a reputation for being irreplaceable. And feature-wise, they both are. Anyone using a Windows PC probably has one of the two installed, if not both. I’ve […]
XPipe makes managing a home lab feel like it should
I love my home server setup, but daily use involves some friction, context switching, and mental overhead that I prefer to avoid. For instance, I may need to remember an […]
The next big Wi-Fi upgrade is tackling something more important than speed
Wi-FI 8 isn’t coming to make your downloads faster, and while that sounds like the opposite of what we want from a new Wi-Fi standard, it’s exactly how the newest […]
I learned what Windows “Reset this PC” actually keeps, and it’s not what I expected
Resetting a Windows PC isn’t as complicated as it used to be, mostly because Microsoft gives you some flexibility here. You can either reset the PC while keeping your data, […]
I changed 3 Android settings and stopped carrying a power bank everywhere
My Galaxy S25 dropped from 80 percent to 52 before lunch. The screen had been off all morning. I checked the battery menu, but the apps listed there accounted for […]
I kept using a phone that stopped getting updates for a month, and here’s what actually broke
Most Android phones and iPhones now come with five to seven years of OS upgrades. During that period, your phone receives the latest OS updates and security patches. But what […]
I switched my soundbar from optical to HDMI and finally got real Dolby Atmos
I have a couple of soundbars in my home, and both of them have a Dolby Atmos logo printed proudly on the box. So, as an audiophile, I assumed that […]