I built an offline research system, and cloud AI doesn't feel necessary anymore
…also give me more control over how or if I go online, and some of them integrate perfectly with each other… The problem with using cloud AI for research I’m not…
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PowerToys just added a feature that replaced my third-party app launcher entirely
…open the Command Palette using Windows + Alt + Space , search for an app setting or command, and press Control + K to pin it to the dock instantly. It will always be there for…
I dropped Roku for Google TV, and losing the ads alone was worth it
…Google TV also gives you more control over how you get to content. Its watchlist works across the TV, the mobile app, and Google Search, so you can save something when you…
NotebookLM has stopped feeling like NotebookLM, and I'm still deciding if that's a win
…you kept control. But the finding, which is the part that decides what even makes it into your field of view, was now being done by the same AI that NotebookLM had…
Windows XP wasn't better, it was just simpler — and Windows 11 forgot that lesson
…Gaming is one, search is another, and it's also more secure. But Windows XP represented a simpler era, back when users were truly in control. And that's what I liked…
Recall is one of Windows 11's best features this year, but almost nobody will use it
…It continuously captures snapshots of your screen and uses on-device AI to make them searchable in a way that feels... unnatural. Instead of having to hunt for files, or dig through…
4 Pixel AI features I miss every time I use another Android phone
…Moreover, the entire transcript is searchable for keywords, and I can directly copy text from it to search the web while Recorder runs in the background. For on-device AI implementations that…
Sonos users are vibe-coding their own apps, and I tested the best 3
…community members had vibe-coded Sonos controllers. With AI assistance, many people built sleek, local-first Sonos apps. I tried out four of them. Each taught me something different about what happens…
I ignored Claude Code's subagents until I realized what I was missing
…This also helps you control costs, since you can route simpler tasks to cheaper, faster models like Haiku instead of burning through Opus tokens on something that just needs to search a…
I built Claude's Dreams feature myself using Mem0 and Codex, and it changed how I code
…you can easily control what it remembers Giving an AI absolutely everything about you is less useful than it sounds.