With laptop prices up, here’s what’s actually worth paying for
This isn’t the best time to be thinking about buying a computer. High memory prices have driven up the cost of almost everything. But if you need a new computer, then go for it —…
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Is your USB port slowing down your Wi-Fi adapter? Here’s the answer
A Wi-Fi USB dongle is the easiest way to add new Wi-Fi hardware to a computer. Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 adapters promise data rates of well over one gigabyte per second. This is why…
Windows 11 will soon tell apps how old you are. Here’s how it works
Microsoft is building automated age verification directly into Windows 11 in the form of system-level APIs that will share your verified age with registered apps. To be clear, the system won’t pass your exact age…
OpenAI’s Astra model has AI researchers spooked. Here’s why
Another day, another major frontier AI release, except this particular OpenAI model is causing more jitters than usual in the AI community. GPT-6 Astra, which OpenAI describes as its most advanced model to date, was…
Claude Fable 5.1 sometimes guesses rather than searches. Here’s the fix
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…
I’ve worked remotely for 20 years. Here’s what’s always in my laptop bag
One morning I’m working out of my home office, the next I’m working in a bustling coffee shop, and the next I’m working out of a fast food joint near my kid’s school. Being a…
Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies
In July, OpenAI admitted that one of its agents tasked with completing a cybersecurity experiment broke out of containment and hacked AI dataset platform Hugging Face. That incident, which got a full accounting from OpenAI…
Windows 95 turns 31 years old. Here’s what made it a phenomenon
Just over 31 years ago, on August 24th, 1995, Microsoft began selling Windows 95 in the US. At midnight, many computer shops across the US opened their doors to sell the first Windows 95 floppy…
Don’t like your Windows network name? Here’s how to change it
The first time you connect to a network on a Windows PC, the operating system will create a network profile and assign it a name. For Ethernet networks, Windows uses names like Network 1, Network…
Peacock just raised prices again. Here’s how to pay less
Remember back in 2020 when Peacock cost just $5 per month? Those days are long gone. With a new round of price hikes, Peacock Premium now costs $13 per month or $130 per year, up…