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The Xbox Kinect failed as a gaming accessory, but it's ridiculously useful without an Xbox
Who said you need an Xbox to use a Kinect?
I gave my old tablet one permanent job, and now I use it every day
I barely used my iPad until I turned it into a smart home controller.
I don’t want the headphone jack back, give me this port instead
It's time for dual USB-C smartphones to go mainstream.
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Samsung has a completely different way to control your smart home
You get more out of your app than you realize.
The classic books getting new screen adaptations in 2026 and beyond
Between Pride and Prejudice, East of Eden, and everything coming down the pike, we're drowning in adaptations of classic literature.
Your Ryobi charger’s blinking LED is trying to tell you something
Your Ryobi battery charger LED lights notifies you of more information about your battery than you think.
I replaced Windows File Explorer with something that makes folders feel obsolete
Searching by tags turned out easier than remembering where I put it.
Obsidian just got a major upgrade, and you barely need to touch the app anymore
The same Obsidian vault, now scriptable.
My USB flash drive now boots Windows, Linux, and runs recovery tools — all at once
One USB flash drive to rescue any PC.
I stopped clicking cookie popups, and I didn't have to accept anything
My browser's cookie jar is closed.
Self-hosting got a one-click app store, and it doesn’t need admin rights or Docker
An app store for your homelab, with a license catch.
These work-from-home gadgets and routines doubled my productivity
I use these gadgets and routines to make my WFH setup more productive.
The 'excellent' Bose QuietComfort 2 headphones are already 39% off ahead of Black Friday
Well, that didn't take very long.
I turned a spare phone into a distraction-free comic reader for $0
I installed Challenger Comics Viewer on my old Android handset and was highly impressed with the results.
Samsung and Google have a huge battery lifespan gap hiding in the fine print
Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones have similar battery sizes and rated battery life, but there's another metric you might have overlooked.
Flagship PC hardware is getting harder to justify, and Nvidia isn't helping
My recommmendation: skip flagship GPU purchase till 2027.
I pointed a Wi-Fi analyzer app at my home network and finally fixed my dead zones
A quick iPhone scan mapped signal dips room by room, revealing a misplaced Nest unit and surprisingly simple fixes.
Double-clicking a picture on Windows finally feels simple again
The nicest thing about qView is how little of qView you actually see.
There are two versions of what happened after Return of the Jedi
Which one is "better"? That's up to you.
One UI 9 has a hidden feature that gives you control Android should've had years ago
Samsung finally lets you cut an app off from the internet, but it's buried behind seven taps and a menu.
I thought I needed a laptop to manage my homelab until I tried these 3 Android apps
Getting connected, managing VMs, and opening their consoles all from my phone
These Windows settings are the cheapest RAM upgrade you can get in 2026
Task Manager’s full memory bar probably isn’t the problem you think.
The best version of YouTube is the one Google doesn't give you
Unhook allows you to consume YouTube content without any distractions.
