The Nvidia Shield TV is old, but every replacement still gets one thing wrong
…Recently, I picked up an Apple TV 4K , and as great as it is, it made me think there are still a few things no other streamer gets right. You see, most…
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A five-year-old GPU can handle modern games better than you think
Samarveer Singh May 4, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Gaming has been Samarveer’s greatest passion, and the Literature graduate in him takes immense joy in dissecting games for their themes, messages…
I stopped dismissing FreeBSD after trying out its modern distros
…Sure, you’ll need some technical finesse to survive the occasional curveball it may toss your way, but unless you’re running a wacky hardware combo, FreeBSD flavors are surprisingly easier to…
Nintendo Music's new CarPlay and Android Auto support makes every drive feel like Mario Kart
…This update makes it way easier to listen to Nintendo Music tracks when you're behind the wheel It's great to see Nintendo take its music streaming app seriously The addition…
Hardware support is still one of Linux's biggest problems, and it may never change
…It has Intel Lunar Lake processors, so the performance and battery life are great. And I loved almost everything about the experience. The problem is waking up from sleep. Every now and…
I stopped buying desk organizers once I realized Printables solved problems Amazon couldn't
…Printing accessories changes the math in a big way Cheap filament can beat small recurring purchases surprisingly fast There's also a financial shift once you start regularly printing your own accessories…
Local LLMs perform so much better when you teach them to ask before they answer
…Claude and ChatGPT are great at reading between the lines and inferring the underlying intent from a user's prompts. Even vague questions receive a serviceable answer surprisingly often. But that only…
I replaced my $100/year RSS reader with a free GitHub Pages aggregator
…I've dabbled in FreshRSS as well, and it's great, but I wanted something a little simpler and accessible from anywhere. Going down this rabbit hole led me to Liveboat. This…
The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes
…However, after finding his home at MakeUseOf in February 2019, he would eventually move on to its sister site, XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics…
Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition does something I didn't think Windows laptops could do
…Pros & Cons Very lightweight Great performance and battery life Premium feel everywhere Limited I/O variety Expensive for a 14-inch ultraportable $1890 at Lenovo $2050 at Best Buy Pricing and availability…