Remember when you had to defragment your hard drive regularly? With traditional HDDS, this made sense because files could become fragmented into small pieces over a period of time. The mechanical read head then had…
Kids are cute. Kids having their very first day of school are absolutely adorable. (Same for teens on the cusp of graduating into adulthood, but don’t tell them that.) Not cute: You accidentally enabling the…
Even though Microsoft Defender is more than enough security on its own, its reputation has taken a bit of a hit this year. Over the last few months, vulnerabilities like RedSun and RoguePlanet were discovered…
Ad-free streaming used to be one of the biggest benefits of cutting the cable TV cord. Now it’s become a luxury. Inspired by some new research into the growing price gap between ad-supported and ad-free…
Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud backup: It’s one of the more polarizing features within Windows, an annoyance as much as a utility. It’s getting better, fortunately — or at least it looks that way. Windows Latest is…
TL;DR: Get lifetime access to an AdGuard Family Plan for up to nine devices for $11 (MSRP $169.99). It blocks ads and trackers, helps protect against malware and phishing, and includes parental controls. The deal ends today, September…
While I was waiting for OLED monitor prices to plummet, another revolution quietly happened underneath my nose. Mini-LED monitors, a luscious OLED rival, are surprisingly cheap now? Like, “you can find plenty under $300 and…
Microsoft now bundles updates for drivers, the .NET Framework, and firmware together with the regular security updates that go out on Patch Tuesday every month. This consolidation brings one huge advantage to Windows users: your…
If you’re an experienced Claude user, here’s a phrase you know all too well: “Let me check rather than guess.” It’s one of those little Claude-isms that pops up every so often in Claude Code…
Need to rearrange the pages in a PDF without uploading the file to an online service? PDF Arranger lets you do exactly that. With multi-page PDF files, you may sometimes need to rearrange the pages.…