4 PC settings you've never touched that are silently costing you performance
…I prefer Fan Control , as it gives me a lot more control and features. You can dial in custom curves for every fan in your system, and even make them talk to…
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NotebookLM quietly became a slide deck generator, and it's better than it has any right to be
…I only had to click the Revise button and type the changes below a specific slide. For example, in the Two Pillars of Network Control: Flow vs. State slide, I wanted NotebookLM…
Your AM5 board has a hidden BIOS setting for even better DDR5 performance, and no, it's not EXPO
…Inside the memory controller and its training logic You may have seen references to address hashing or bank hash options tucked away under memory controller settings. It won't be available alongside…
I switched from VS Code's marketplace to Open VSX, and Microsoft's is the one falling behind
…The source code is publicly available, and this transparency extends to the publishing process as well. Extension authors can independently publish their extensions without being restricted by a single vendor-controlled ecosystem…
Your handheld's 75 FPS isn't real, and that's why aiming feels broken
…A jagged, spiking millisecond line indicates a volatile control engine loop. Related We have reached the GPU ceiling, and AI tricks like DLSS are how companies pretend we haven't Silicon alone…
Ubuntu dominates servers, but one choice killed it on the desktop
…Automatic updates are problematic for a number of reasons, but on a desktop, users want more control, and while they're fine in a server context, users usually like to decide if…
I stopped forcing every coding job through Claude and started using this instead
…With Aider, you can review diffs, accept or reject edits, and keep the output under control. It feels like a coding assistant that respects your workflow instead of trying to replace it…
I ditched iCloud for Immich, and my photo library finally feels like it's actually mine
…external libraries, full control over how and where files are stored, an open API to build against, and zero lock-in. I can move my data whenever I want, and configuring remote…
Switzerland tried to secure internet routing, but the industry just ignored it
…Scalability, Control, and Isolation On Next-Generation Networks, aka SCION, was born Scalability, Control, and Isolation On Next-Generation Networks, or SCION, came about at ETH Zurich around 2009, after Adrian Perrig…
Updating my SSD's firmware fixed a chronic Windows problem that nothing else did
…Everything from garbage collection and wear leveling to caching behavior and power states is governed by the SSD firmware. Any deficiencies or delayed updates mean your SSD is exposed to slow speeds…