Hard drive prices make no sense right now, and buying the wrong NAS drive can cost you twice as much
I walked around a Best Buy a few days ago and looked at hard drive prices, specifically internal ones. Although…
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I changed how I buy SSDs after learning why most drives hit a wall during heavy workloads
As a PC builder for over a decade, I’ve learned one thing: never trust advertised specs. Sure, PC components can…
7 tiny icons next to your USB-C port, and what they actually mean
If you’ve ever noticed the symbols next to your USB-C port and wondered what these hieroglyphs mean, you’re not alone.…
The operating system Microsoft actually wanted wasn’t Windows
Windows feels so welded to Microsoft today that the company’s operating system strategy in the late 1980s can seem almost…
Some SSDs borrow your PC’s RAM to stay fast, and I tested the tradeoff
I always considered “no DRAM” a deal-breaker when buying an SSD. I thought a cheap drive without that chip made…
One programmer left his initials inside every ZIP file you open
I’ve probably opened thousands of ZIP files without thinking much about the format itself. Double-click, extract, move on. Then I…
Proxmox isn’t the only hypervisor — there’s a better alternative
Proxmox VE has long been the go-to option for homelab enthusiasts, and with good reason. Its accessible web interface and…
Valve doesn’t need the Steam Machine to win
Valve has been on a bit of a roll lately. The Steam Deck was a massive success, and Steam is…
Your expensive GPU is probably sagging right now — here’s why it matters
It doesn’t take much to destroy your gaming PC, and the GPU is usually the first casualty. There are several…
Your phone can text without a cell tower, and you may already have the feature
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t own a cell phone nowadays. Even if they don’t use it as…