Tech updates from around the web

QR code scams are stealing from 26 million Americans — here's the ten-second check that stops them

I added a floating taskbar to my Android phone and cut app-switching almost completely

Windows added a feature Linux users have had for decades — and most people still don't know it's there

I forced Pixel onto 4G for a week, and the battery difference was ridiculous

A developer rebuilt Notepad without the AI, and now it's exactly what the original was

I called file copies “backups” for years — Restic proved me wrong in a weekend

I stopped syncing Chrome data and freed up 40% of my CPU

Your Android keyboard remembers more than you realize — here's where it all goes

I turned my Android into a custom macro controller using a free app

I swapped Task Manager for a 17-year-old free app that runs circles around it

Windows’ New menu was useless until I added my own files to it

My old Android phone runs real Windows games locally, and wrapper is why