Custom GPTs in ChatGPT are going away. Here’s how to save yours
One of the best — and most beloved — ways to make ChatGPT your own is quietly being put out to pasture. Custom GPTs, which let you create a customized version of ChatGPT with its…
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Gmail’s hidden trick: One inbox, endless custom addresses
For those who read this newsletter, you’re probably aware that Gmail can do a lot more than most people think. But there’s one neat trick you may not know about and it’s called “plus addressing.”…
How to tune your AirPods with a custom EQ in iOS 27
How to find and use the custom EQ for AirPods With your AirPods connected to your iPhone, enabling and adjusting the custom EQ is simple once you know where to look. Open the Settings app. Tap your AirPods…
Corsair’s custom PC case builder is fun, but the math doesn’t add up
I love PC building because I love customization. It’s one of the big reasons to build your own desktop, along with upgradeability and cost savings… though that latter point is out the window right now.…
Firefox finally gets custom keyboard shortcuts, delighting long-time fans
Keyboards are a type of archaic manual input device from the age before the iPhone, known for being popular with old people like me. If you’ve never encountered these antiques, you might be surprised to…
This custom ‘writerdeck’ is a gorgeous digital typewriter from another time
A “cyberdeck” is a portable, handmade computer inspired by William Gibson’s science fiction of the 1980s. It’s basically a cyberpunk laptop. A “writerdeck,” then, is a similar concept but only for writing text. I’ve been…
This custom Intel motherboard with 36 USB ports has gone viral
You can never have too many ports. Or can you? It looks like someone got tired of hunting for one more USB port on their motherboard… and just crammed every possible spot full of them.…
This new single-slot RTX 5090 is tiny, but needs custom cooling
Graphics cards have gotten really freakin’ big… so big, in fact, that one of the most interesting things about the new RTX 50 series is that some of the reference cards can fit in “just”…
Google finds custom backdoor being installed on SonicWall network devices
Researchers from the Google Threat Intelligence Group said that hackers are compromising SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances, which sit at the edge of enterprise networks and manage and secure access by mobile devices. The…
How to build a custom search box in Excel
Adding a search field to your spreadsheet can greatly improve data navigation and usability. In this guide, you’ll learn how to create a dynamic search box that filters data based on your input, using Excel’s…