Memorial Day is right up ahead and there are some impressive deals mixed in with the weaker ones. No worries, though, because I’ve gone through and found the most bang-for-your-buck deals across five categories: budget,…
From ChatGPT and Claude to Gemini and the others, AI models are trained to be nice–sometimes too nice. Indeed, AI chatbots can get so busy lavishing you with praise that they forget to give you…
When Spotify rolled out the ability to create custom playlists from AI prompts, I pretty much ignored it. Sure, I poked and prodded the feature upon arrival, but quickly discovered that unless you dropped in…
A couple months ago, I decided I would never buy another Ethernet cable, ever. If you’re like me, you have a box or drawer with dozens of cables. And while some cables have specific connections,…
Plex is pulling up the ladder on anyone who wants to run a home media server without a subscription. On July 1, the cost of a lifetime Plex Pass will jump from $250 to $750.…
One day, you might lose your laptop. It could be stolen or it could be misplaced. But if you’re reading this right now and you still have your laptop with you, the advice is the…
With the big AI providers cracking down on usage limits for their most powerful agentic features, it’s tempting to kiss our ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini subscriptions goodbye and go all-in with local AI–and it’s certainly…
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 gives Windows users lifetime access to the essential Microsoft apps for $29.97 through May 31. There’s something deeply satisfying about buying software once and then simply owning it. No subscription reminders or realizing…
A decade after Google launched Google Glass to spectacular failure, it’s trying again. And I think that the world (and I) will be more receptive to what Google’s online AI interpreter, Gemini, can do when…
The latest version of Firefox for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android brings a number of improvements to privacy protection, the built-in PDF viewer/editor, and the VPN feature, plus fixes for over 30 security vulnerabilities. Updates…