A lot of useful diagnostics remain buried behind submenus, and I sometimes open different settings pages and still struggle to find the information I need. But by leaning more on […]
I ditched Chrome for a 10MB browser and stopped dealing with its bloat entirely
Though it packs the benefits of being close to the Google ecosystem, I’ve always found Google Chrome for Android a subpar web browser. It often loads its agenda before loading […]
This movie out-John-Wicked John Wick three years before John Wick existed
Action movies come in waves. In the 1980s, brawny action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone held down the genre with their considerable charisma. In the late ’90s, The […]
Nvidia isn’t the only choice for local LLMs anymore, and my AMD test proves it
For years, AMD has historically lagged behind Nvidia for most AI-bound workloads. Nvidia has almost always been the more performant choice, even if this came at a premium, which still […]
You’re paying for lossless music your Bluetooth earbuds probably can’t play
Lossless music is as accessible as it’s ever been. Before, you’d have to seek out CDs to rip or buy truly lossless files from boutique digital storefronts to get it. […]
The web has a new answer to AI scraping: poison
AI scrapers are taking over the internet. That’s where your AI model gets its knowledge from; it sticks its AI claws into any information it can find and copies the […]
I stopped buying overspec USB-C cables once I matched them to my actual device wattage
It’s easy to fall for USB-C cable marketing. Higher wattage always sounds nice, especially when your devices support fast charging. But those 100W or 240W USB-C cables don’t do any […]
I added 512GB to my Android phone with a USB-C gadget smaller than my thumbnail
Smartphone storage is a struggle, especially on older models that may feature only 64GB or 128GB of space on-device. In fact, your phone’s official capacity on the spec sheet is […]
Obsidian still has no AI features — and that makes it the best AI notes app
Every note-taking app seems determined to become an AI app. Notion, Evernote, and OneNote all have AI built in, while Mem and Reflect were designed around it from the start. […]
Your car probably runs BlackBerry
I’d heard that BlackBerry software was what ran most of the world’s car dashboards. So I went looking for it in my own car, a 2023 Nissan Leaf, expecting to […]