Tech updates from around the web

My old Microsoft Surface became the most useful screen in my homelab

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile have three different names for the fast 5G we actually want

Samsung Good Lock gave my Galaxy a feature I thought I needed a new phone for

The next big Wi-Fi upgrade is tackling something more important than speed

Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials

I disabled 3 smart TV privacy settings, and nothing broke. Here's what changed

Laptop makers finally have an excuse to stop soldering down RAM

The most underrated Ethernet feature has nothing to do with internet speed

TV's best sci-fi show is finally coming back to life, and no one is ready

This OS isn't Linux, isn't Windows, it runs on any PC you have lying around, and I used it for a month

I recovered 27GB of storage using a Samsung feature I'd been ignoring

I stopped using Windows' highest performance mode, and my PC is better for it

The most exciting Bluetooth upgrade in years has nothing to do with audio

The Social Reckoning is a reminder that the internet was built by people, and people have agendas

I self-hosted Jellyfin and used Tailscale to access my media library from anywhere

How to keep your router running during a blackout with a Ryobi battery

My Galaxy has an unexpected defense against doomscrolling

The fix for my awful streaming problems was hiding on my router all along

I tested 10 USB-C cables with a $45 tester, and a third of them were lying about what they could do

Turn an ESP32 into a surveillance detector that spots Flock cameras and Meta glasses

Perplexity has an open-source alternative now, and I'm hooked

One of Netflix’s smartest detective shows is leaving before Halloween

5 terminal tools that make Linux easier without forcing you to become a programmer

This new sci-fi mystery thriller is already breaking records on Netflix

I gave my smart home its own DNS and finally stopped my privacy settings from breaking it

The most ignored port in your house is on the back of your router

I gave a decade-old PC NVMe storage without replacing the motherboard

I found a much better way to use my Android phone from Windows than Phone Link

10 years later, people are still buying Nvidia's Android TV streamer because of this

My offline music library finally has Spotify-style lyrics, without Spotify

These Ryobi tools are worth owning even if you never do DIY

I can’t use a Galaxy phone without swapping this Samsung app for a Google one

I tried the aluminum foil Wi-Fi trick everyone swears by, and here's what actually happened

I swapped 5 built-in Windows apps for open-source ones for a month, and only 3 survived

Google's Dreambeans finds stories on its own, and it's the first AI app I want to keep

Google Maps remembers more about your life than you probably realize

An old phone already has the 5 things a Raspberry Pi home-server project makes you buy separately

Cloud gaming is the future, but Nvidia's GeForce Now isn't it

Your RAM has been running at 2014 speeds since the day you built your PC because of one switch

This firmware update will make your 3D printer less capable than the day you bought it

I replaced Files by Google with an uglier app, and I'm not going back

I replaced NextDNS with Control D and I'm not going back

I jumped from the Apple Watch Series 7 to the Series 12, and these 7 upgrades made it worth it

5 ESP32 projects worth building that have nothing to do with fixing your Wi-Fi

I stopped leaving Google Maps to research places; Ask Maps does it now

I stopped chrome from restoring my old tabs, and it made a huge difference

This Google Photos feature gave me 10GB back for the files I actually need

My next Windows PC won’t need hours of app installs thanks to this one file

Switching from Spotify felt impossible until I found this app

I wrote 12 lines of code and made my keyboard do things Windows won't

Anthropic says Claude can work with Android apps now, so I tested it against Gemini

I used Google Messages for years without realizing this feature existed

Android 17's new feature showed me exactly why my phone slows down every afternoon

These Pixel 11 features are enabled by default, but I would disable them right away

These are the apps that made my Android eReader better than a Kindle

Apple Watch finally has the fitness score Galaxy and Pixel users have had for years