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10 Hacks Every MacBook Pro User Should Know
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Apple has a MacBook for everyone. The Neo is a great value for anyone who wants a laptop for light […]
I finally understand why Microsoft made TPM mandatory
Five years ago, Windows 11 landed as a free upgrade for millions of Windows PCs, just as Windows 10 was a free upgrade. However, there was a catch: Microsoft had […]
8 Excel PivotTable mistakes that end up giving you wrong numbers
You know how you build a PivotTable in Excel and then quickly eyeball the numbers to check whether they add up? It can be frustrating when they don’t, especially when […]
The last piece I added to my home DNS stack turned out to be the most important
Earlier in 2026, I finally got around to setting up my own DNS. The whole point was that I wanted to boost my privacy. I swapped out Cloudflare, ditched my […]
Amazon wants to design its own chips for Kindles — but don’t expect Apple Silicon
Summary Amazon will design its own chips for Kindle, Fire TV, Echo and other devices, moving away from external processors. The primary goal appears to be cost-cutting, not a major […]
The best free movie app I’ve found was hiding behind my library card
There are only so many hours in the day, so why would you want to spend any of them bored? Sure, there is a time and a place for some […]
Your Android phone keeps a log of every notification you accidentally dismissed — this is how to access it
I don’t know about you, but I get a ton of notifications on my Android phone, and they’re not always important. I’m constantly swiping them away, fast, to get to […]
My smart-home dashboard runs my whole morning now, not just the lights
My Home Assistant setup didn’t begin with lofty ambitions. I just wanted to stop fumbling around in half a dozen smart home apps and wanted a unified dashboard where I […]
I found a free map app that works with no signal — and no subscription
I have a simple test for navigation apps now: what happens when my phone stops pretending mobile data is a human right? A lot of maps are brilliant until the […]