The best GPU upgrade for 1080p might be no upgrade at all

At 1080p, there's only so much a faster GPU can do.

I use Claude to reframe my creative workflow, and it turned out to be the best creative partner

Better creative work started with better conversations.

6 Jellyfin settings that transformed my media server from frustrating to genuinely premium

Open-source, free, and remarkably premium

Your smart home devices will outlast the companies that made them if you ditch the cloud

Stop buying smart home gear that dies when the company does.

This Pixel app is so good I canceled my pricey transcription subscription

Google Recorder is free.

I turned my smart TV into a dumb monitor, and every app got better overnight

Google TV was holding my TV back

3D printing finally clicked when I stopped chasing downloads and started fixing annoying little things

The best 3D prints are often boring fixes for small daily irritations, not the flashy models that top download charts.

I moved my passwords, 2FA, and passkeys to Vaultwarden, and it became more useful than I ever expected

Vaultwarden is more than a self-hosted password manager, and it made web security much easier to manage for me.

I ditched Google Authenticator and Proton made 2FA simple again

Proton's encrypted authenticator is free to all

Linux gaming works without touching the terminal, and that matters more than any benchmark

Gaming on Linux used to feel daunting, but these days, you can do it completely without the terminal, and it changes everything.