Credit: Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/Dimitri Otis/Stone, Frazao Studio Latino/E+ via Getty Images In a recent story posted on Instagram, Instagram head Adam Mosseri revealed the social media platform is banning smart […]
Why Athletes Need Sugar and Carbs in Their Diet
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Do you have a sense that avoiding carbs is eating “clean?” Do you figure that anything with bread or flour […]
I stopped using Gemini Notebook for PDFs and found 5 better uses hiding in plain sight
Gemini Notebook (NotebookLM) built its name as the AI tool that reads your PDFs so you don’t have to. That’s true, but it’s still a bit of an undersell. It’s […]
I checked my old files and found corruption silently destroying them before I ever got a warning
One of my favorite photos that I had kept for years wouldn’t open. The filename was right, and the size seemed unchanged, yet it was somehow corrupted. Even though I […]
That sluggish Windows 11 feeling isn’t a performance problem — it’s this outdated registry setting
Windows 11 has become the OS everyone seems to dislike, yet can’t let go of. Sure, Linux is a good alternative, but you miss out on a lot of essential […]
6 Shakespeare adaptations you didn’t know were Shakespeare adaptations
Christopher Nolan’s new movie The Odyssey is based on Homer’s 2,700-year-old epic poem. There have been a lot of adaptations of The Odyssey over the past couple millennia, and some […]
3 Linux distros that run on 2.8GB of RAM when even the ‘lightweight’ ones choke
I’ve usually trusted the word “lightweight” on a Linux distro’s homepage. Pick anything with that label, drop it on old hardware, and it should run fine, or so I assumed. […]
I have 9 NFC tags in my house and put them all to good use — here’s what each does
Nine programmable stickers are hidden around my house right now, and not one of them cost more than a dollar. They sit under a desk, inside a cabinet door, on […]
My decade-old laptop was dying until I ditched Chrome for these lightweight alternatives
I refuse to let go of old technology. Sure, nostalgia plays a big part in why, but more so, because I believe old hardware can still be used or repurposed. […]
I desperately needed a second monitor while traveling and found one in my carry-on
I’m so reliant on two monitors to stay productive while working that returning to one laptop screen while traveling feels like being back in the Middle Ages. Since I work […]