Summary US college students get 1 year of Google AI Pro free (verify via SheerID; auto-renews at paid rate afterward) Students outside US get 1 year Google AI Plus (Gemini […]
Microsoft is pushing users to switch to a newer, heavier Media Player app, but there are better alternatives
Summary Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 change that disables captions in Windows Media Player Legacy and directs users to the modern Media Player. The more modern player uses more […]
I gave my six-year-old Galaxy Note an update Samsung refused to give it
For the past few months, my old Galaxy Note 20 Ultra had become genuinely horrible to use. Its apps opened slowly, menus lagged and got stuck, and even basic tasks […]
I added Ethernet to a streaming stick that doesn’t even have an Ethernet port
The 2025 Roku Streaming Stick Plus gives you an HDMI plug on one end and a USB-C port on the side. That is the whole list. Streaming sticks skip the […]
Windows has had a real hypervisor built in for years, and most Pro users have never opened it
Windows has had a built-in hypervisor for years, but you may never have enabled it even though it’s included with the Pro version you purchased. This tool remains on the […]
DisplayPort’s free adaptive sync beats HDMI’s licensing mess, and here’s why it matters
HDMI 2.1 brought a ton of improvements and additions, most importantly support for VRR (Variable Refresh Rate). Unfortunately for us mere mortals, HDMI 2.1 is gated behind modern tech. Its […]
I swapped Chrome for its de-Googled twin on my Galaxy Z Fold 8, but one thing made me hesitate
Chrome sends what I type in the address bar straight to Google before I even hit enter, so when I heard about Cromite, a Chromium fork that strips that connection […]
I stopped forcing Excel to be a database after finding this open-source middle ground
For years, I’ve taken the lazy path to data management, saving everything in increasingly more complicated Excel sheets and pretending they were databases. Pivot tables stacked on pivot tables, VLOOKUPs […]
I use Claude Code without paying a dime to Anthropic
Claude Code is undoubtedly one of Claude’s best products. And we’d rightfully assume that you cannot use the AI coding tool without a paid Claude subscription. Nevertheless, I’m sure you’d […]
4 things a $200 Android can do that an iPhone still can’t
Paying more for a phone should mean a smoother experience, and with hardware, it usually does. A $200 Android cannot match the iPhone in processing power or camera lens quality, […]