I gave Home Assistant a physical color wheel, and now I flip through albums like it’s 2008
I loved my first Walkman to the point where I used it until it fell apart, but my favorite music…
Android batteries grew 5x since 2008, so why are we still charging every night?
The HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1) was the world’s first commercially available Android smartphone, released back in October 2008 with a…
These cheap power tools were meant to be temporary, but they’re still in my garage
For me, a cheap or budget power tool is one that runs between $30 and $100. Sometimes, I’ll manage to…
3 entertaining HBO Max documentaries to watch this weekend (October 23-25)
HBO Max is always producing quality content. I recently enjoyed Lanterns, the DC Universe show that played like a season…
This GEEKOM mini PC makes me wonder why people even buy desktops
I’ve been building PCs for over 20 years, so naturally, I get why people do it: it’s fun, and you…
How to check which local LLM run on your laptop or Desktop PC?
If you want to use a Large Language Model (LLM) locally on your system, its hardware should be capable of…
Your phone already has a Zapier-style automation tool built in, and it’s free
Zapier makes its money on one basic idea: an event in one app sets off a response in another. The…
My Galaxy has an unexpected defense against doomscrolling
I have a terrible habit of doomscrolling, and I won’t pretend otherwise. When I’m working, I usually keep my phone…
The fix for my awful streaming problems was hiding on my router all along
I pay for a 300Mbps internet connection, which should be more than enough for streaming movies, watching YouTube, and keeping…
If you compare laptop batteries by mAh, you’re probably doing it wrong
One key specification to look for when buying a laptop is battery capacity, often measured in mAh (milliamp-hours). The obvious…