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Review: The Acer Swift Edge 14 AI is lighter than a MacBook Air with a gorgeous screen

This new type of smart lock unlocks the door before you even reach for your phone

This interactive terminal tool makes managing containers actually fun

I forced Windows to stop wasting power on idle apps, and my battery life doubled

I finally quit the big 3 cloud providers for this Swiss alternative

This security feature might be slowing down your Android phone (and how to disable it)

This $30 solution helped my robot vacuum finally get over my floor transition

You should grow past SUM and start using this Excel function instead

The smartest detective series on Netflix right now isn’t the one you think

Don't fall for this "free streaming stick" scam

I stopped paying for lag-reduction apps after changing these Windows 11 settings

I replaced Notion with a plain text file and I'm more organized than ever

Your router has this setting disabled by default, and it's slowing everything down

I stopped using my phone’s default browser and switched to this privacy-first app

I stopped paying for Canva after finding this free alternative

This Firefox extension saves me so much time every day

I stopped wasting time on formatting in Word once I found this app

No document management tool beats this self-hosted minimalist option

6 things you're not doing with your phone's NFC reader

I turned my old Android phone into webcam for my PC

3 power tools I bought and completely stopped using

The path forward for movie theaters now runs through YouTube, and this movie proves it

There's a hidden clipboard history in Windows and it's changed how I work

This is the one security camera I don't recommend to anyone

I run this one PowerShell script on every Windows install, and it changes everything

This is the best DNS I've used—and it's not because it's fast

6 home networking mistakes almost everyone makes as a beginner

Disabling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth doesn't save as much battery as you think

Your phone's USB-C port can do more than charge it

This $60 tool from Amazon replaced half my toolbox

Your next "HDMI" cable might actually be a USB-C

Changing your password every 90 days is outdated advice

This small Spotify update is a big deal for book lovers

I changed how I search on Google, and it actually works better now

Don't run your Ethernet cables next to power lines — here's why

Your 100W charger is useless if your USB-C cable doesn't have this spec

I stopped fighting messy Excel charts once I found this hidden pane

I've blocked every IoT device from the internet with this simple router rule

These prompts show how insanely helpful Gemini Personal Intelligence can be

I installed these 6 lightweight Linux tools on a cheap mini PC and turned it into a silent home server

I customized my Android’s Always-On Display using this free app

This five-year-old GPU refuses to go away, and it's only going to get more popular

5 hidden features in Apple Notes that make it a power-user tool

I stopped using widgets on my Pixel 10 Pro — and I don't miss them

This Windows 11 modding tool blows every alternative away