Windows needs help. Recently, I reviewed both the Lenovo Yoga 7 Slim Ultra and the Yoga Pro 7i. Despite both having one of the latest Intel Core Ultra processors with […]
I canceled these 5 monthly subscriptions by self-hosting on hardware I already owned
I’m not a fan of having dozens of software subscriptions leeching my bank account every month, and I’m sure you’re not either. Open-source software might not always be the better […]
I plugged my headphone amp into Ethernet, and streaming finally sounded right
Streaming music puts millions of songs in our hands at a low monthly cost, but it encourages the use of wireless protocols with serious bottlenecks. When streaming high-resolution lossless music […]
Android has a hidden private space for apps, and it ships turned off
If you’re like me, you lock your phone and call that good enough. Still, if someone picks up your unlocked phone, every app you use is right there, along with […]
Self-hosted media servers aren’t as hard as Plex makes them seem
Plex’s recent push toward subscriptions and remote ad-supported streaming has many people looking for a way out, but the idea of running your own media server still scares them off. […]
I stopped rebuilding the same Excel pivot every week after learning this one trick
If you’ve ever managed a weekly report that lives inside an Excel pivot table, you know the rather cumbersome drill. You refresh the data, the pivot updates, and then you […]
Copying files to a USB stick is for beginners — pros back up like this
When was the last time you actually backed up your data? Most people would say never, and they’re not worried about data loss because all their photos, videos, and documents […]
Google warns EU data-sharing rules will hand your private info to cybercriminals within weeks
Summary DMA would force Google to share anonymized search data, letting rivals and AI challenge its monopoly. Google warns shared data and Android permissions for third-party AI could spike fraud […]
Stop treating your Echo Show like a Dot with a screen — it does so much more
The Echo Show sits on my kitchen counter, and for a long time, I asked it to do exactly two things: set a timer for the pasta and tell me […]
After 16 years, this blue-collar sitcom pulled off the rare perfect reboot
The history of television is littered with failed revivals of old TV shows. That ’90s Show, a revival of That ’70s Show, flamed out after a few seasons. A reboot […]