Android’s adaptive features love to sell themselves as invisible helpers. From what I understand, they are supposed to learn your habits, adjust in the background, and keep apps from treating […]
I was running a homelab with no backups for two years — this container fixed that the same day
I ran a self-hosted setup flawlessly for two years, even though underneath it was one giant ticking bomb. It held thousands of family photos, Docker and database configurations, with no […]
I found out my Android was throttling my fast charger until I flipped one setting
A faster charger should mean faster charging. But my Galaxy S25 Ultra charged at the same pace whether I used a standard adapter or one rated for three times the […]
This 10-year-old AMD CPU still crushes modern games at 1080p — and I paid a fraction of what a new one costs
It’s hard to believe that AM4 is nearly a decade old. The platform was initially introduced in September 2016, and quickly grew on to become one of the most popular […]
I stopped buying phone stands after learning how cheap 3D printing really is
A phone stand seems like the most pointless thing to spend money on twice, yet most of us keep doing it. Every time a model changes or a stand cracks, […]
Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode fixes the biggest issue with mobile gaming
Summary Foldable Gaming Mode splits unfolded screen 50/50: top shows game, bottom becomes a system-level virtual gamepad. Customizable haptic virtual gamepad (layouts, sizes, themes); hides when a real controller connects. […]
Netflix made the most creative crime thriller in years and almost no one remembers it
Netflix doesn’t lack for fantastic thrillers, but there are few that can be compared to The Guilty, a 2021 movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a cop desperate to save a […]
Android 17 finally solved the app-switching problem with one simple feature
I’ve been using a new Android 17 feature for a few weeks now (one of many new Android 17 features), and it’s quietly changed how I use my phone every […]
Your Android keyboard is collecting more data than your browser — here’s how to stop it
Your keyboard is probably the app you use the most. Your search queries, messages, emails, notes, and everything else goes through the keyboard app. Still, when it comes to doing […]
These three words changed how I use Claude forever
I use LLMs for a ton of things, but every so often — on some random, unremarkable day — I learn they can do something I never imagined they could. […]