Summary Xfinity Shield turns compatible Xfinity Gateways into motion sensors using existing Wi-Fi signals and connected devices. Wi-Fi Motion is opt-in and disabled by default, but Comcast may disclose generated […]

The most exciting TV shows usually have actors in exciting jobs: detectives, police officers, firefighters, lawyers, doctors, and more. But this isn’t always the case. Sometimes, a show does something […]

Summary Microsoft is testing a faster, customizable right-click menu with Windows Insiders, but hasn’t announced a public release date. Third-party app extensions can clutter the context menu and cause it […]

Notepad used to be one of the simplest tools in Windows. Like, it was a digital notebook where you could write stuff simply. But with every update it’s received in […]

The outlet behind your couch and the outlet behind your router terminate at the same busbar in your breaker panel. That shared copper is the entire trick behind powerline networking. […]

I have a terrible habit of doomscrolling, and one notification is all it takes to pull me in. So, I did the obvious thing: I turned off most of my […]

My ever-useful Android Auto setup never really goes beyond Maps, Spotify, and whatever text app I’m using that week, and for a long time I assumed that was all the […]

I’ve relied on AI tools to learn since they’ve been available! The interactive approach that tools like Claude use has always felt better than going through a full textbook — […]

I have plenty of ESP32s deployed around my house, acting as command centers for various lights, sensors, and automations. And in my quest to create the ultimate smart home, I’ve […]

Reading fantasy novels is fun and absorbing, but the genre has its problems. For one thing, some series are so long — e.g. Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Wheel […]