Everyone defaults to Google Maps, but Apple Maps won me over in the car
For about five years, I worked as a field sales engineer and business development manager, and some weeks I logged…
Year: 2026
Billions of Windows programs still begin with one man’s initials
Open almost any Windows EXE in a hex editor, and you’ll likely see MZ as the first two characters. Go…
My favorite Grammarly alternative checks writing entirely on my device
Grammarly uses an online service to check my writing. This sends every draft, awkward email, and half-formed idea off-site. I…
I disabled 3 smart TV privacy settings, and nothing broke. Here’s what changed
I’ve become increasingly wary of how much information my internet-connected devices collect, and I recently turned my attention to my…
Your Android is running background tasks you never approved and this one setting kills them
I pulled up my phone’s battery stats last week and noticed something odd. Apps I hadn’t opened since morning were…
How to use Firefox’s built-in PDF editor to sign, annotate, and edit documents
Use the Firefox PDF editor to fill, highlight, draw on, and sign PDFs on Windows and Mac, save a safe…
Microsoft Edge Using Too Much Memory or CPU? 8 Ways to Fix It in Windows 11
Edge eating RAM or CPU on Windows 11? Use Edge’s Browser Task Manager and 8 built-in fixes—sleeping tabs, extensions, hardware…
Surface Laptop Ultra firmware update fixes screen flickering and reboot issues
Microsoft’s October 22 Surface Laptop Ultra firmware update fixes flickering, slow reboots, and random restarts — but not ghosting, and…
How to Fix ‘Retrieving Data. Wait a Few Seconds and Try to Cut or Copy Again’ in Windows
Seeing ‘Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again’ in Excel or Remote Desktop? Here’s…
File Explorer Preview Pane Not Working in Windows 11? 8 Fixes (Including ‘This File Could Harm Your Computer’)
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