Plex Pass is expensive, but it's the only streaming app my family actually uses

I like simplicity in my life and my family agrees

Apple, Google, and Amazon are deliberately fracturing your smart home mesh

The big three have ruined the future of smart homes.

I love NotebookLM, but its biggest update yet is making it feel less like itself (for better and worse)

Losing the plot a bit, huh?

The Googlebook could finally bring Linux to mainstream users, if Google gets out of its own way

Valved proved it was possible, but Google can be the true catalyst

I've been building x86 PCs for more than a decade, but I'm not sure my next computer will be one

There's a real chance that consumer PCs could be Arm-based in the future.

Home Assistant is way more than a smart home dashboard, and here's what I actually run on it

With the right apps and integrations, Home Assistant is an absolute powerhouse for tinkering enthusiasts

Vivaldi does three things Chrome refuses to do, and I'm never going back

Vivaldi's Tab Stacks and web panels provide advanced tab management and the mail client puts it way ahead of what Chrome offers.

The Hisense U7SG might be the last TV upgrade you need for a while

This article is sponsored by Hisense

Windows' new AI Terminal sounds useful, but it also proves the command line is where Microsoft fell behind

Other terminals have done what Intelligent Terminal advertises for years now.

Your next SSD might be SATA again — here's why that's not a problem

The market forces have made SATA SSDs relevant again