Netflix ended free password sharing a few years ago, requiring customers to sign up for their own accounts, add themselves as a paid extra user on an existing account, or […]
A Dictionary of Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang, From ‘Alpine Divorce’ to ‘Zoomer Perm’
Credit: René Ramos/Lifehacker/jirsak/Studio Romantic/Adobe Stock/Paper Trident/iStock/Getty Images If constantly being mogged by sigmas has you feeling like a fuhuhluhtoogan, and you have no idea what any of that means, you’ve […]
Why I Always Check the Wet Bulb Temperature Before Exercising Outside
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Working out in the heat can be merely unpleasant, or it can be dangerous, depending on the day—and there’s a […]
10 Hacks Every Discord User Should Know
Discord is one of those apps that has helped kill off good ol’ internet forums. If you look hard enough, you can find a Discord server for most any niche […]
I batch-rename, convert, and merge files with a free tool I should have found years ago
I was helping someone who had been using an older version of Adobe Acrobat Pro for over a decade. Recently, none of their merged PDFs were working with Chrome or […]
Windows 11 update deadline looms, and your PC’s security could be at risk
Summary Windows 11 24H2 support ends Oct 13, 2026 — after that, no security or monthly updates. Without upgrading, your PC won’t get patches, becoming an easy target for malware […]
I enabled Windows 11’s hidden speed boost and every app opened noticeably faster
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 […]