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There you are in your home, home office, or full-time office. Maybe you’re a doctor, a lawyer, and suddenly your internet is down. These days it might as well be your electricity, and it might even feel like someone cut off the air conditioning on a hot summer day. Bottom line, it’s uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. … Read more
Life behind the wheel, there’s another way… Commuting its something we’ve probably all done for years. And let’s be honest, it just sucks. Sure, you’ve got podcasts and maybe your ride has lane centering and adaptive cruise if yer lucky. Regardless, do you really like staring at brake lights for over an hour and seeing … Read more
I’ve spent the last 120 days living with the UGREEN DXP2800. If you follow the NAS world, you already know the drama. UGREEN basically parachuted into the market with hardware that makes the big names look like they’re stuck in 2018. Here is how it actually handled my home lab setup. The hardware: Modern specs, … Read more
3 minute read Paying $20 a month usually buys you more access, not less. But the Pro plan feels like a money grab for less product. It is almost like that bag of Doritos that costs the same but is suddenly smaller or full of more air than chips. A recent viral thread on Reddit … Read more
2 minute read So you want your smart home gadgets to stop being so antisocial and start talking to each other. Good news, there are some great FREE tools that can help with that. Two of the most popular are Homebridge and Home Assistant. I’ve tried both, and here’s the honest breakdown. Homebridge: The Easy … Read more
2 minute read 4/1/2026 UPDATE: Apple has capitulated and released an update for iOS 18 devices, so it’s confirmed that anyone who hates iOS 26 Liquid Glass Apple doesn’t hate you back and will keep you protected. Anyone on older devices? Get a new one and Apple will “love” you once again. 😉 Everyone is … Read more
3 minute read Designers, are you feeling a weird mix of curiosity mixed with a lingering sense of dread when a new AI graphic tool gets announced? Has Google changed how you feel about bananas being “nano.” Does fight-or-flight kick in? Fight it and resist. Run away and pretend it never happened or doesn’t exist. … Read more
2 minute read If you read my last piece about Home security cams, you know I went into this “experiment” really hoping Reolink would come out on top. Better privacy, local storage, PTZ on the E1 Zoom, person and pet detection without a subscription. What’s not to like? Looking at the stats this looked like … Read more
2.5 minute read So, the story goes AI was going to handle all the things that humans didn’t want to do so we could focus on the fun and important stuff, right? So, now that we recall the marketing statement, what is really going on? So, there’s a study from a workforce analytics firm called … Read more
