I used AI to fix my biggest Windows 11 annoyances in minutes
…AutoHotkey is powerful, but it has limitations. Simply ask your AI model of choice: "Could you write an AutoHotkey script that [does whatever it is you want to do]?" If it responds…
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I don’t want a thinner laptop. I want a better one
…Where thin laptops start to fall apart The first place where it feels particularly limiting? Memory. In most thin laptops, you can't swap out the RAM because it's soldered to…
The reviews don't lie: These are the 5 best laptops for engineering students
…Who should buy the MSI Prestige Flip 14 AI+? If you spend more time away from a wall outlet than near one, the MSI Prestige Flip 14 AI+ is an easy pick…
Google Search is turning into an AI assistant—and it doesn't want you to leave
What is search, anyway? At Google I/O this week, Google made that question even harder to answer, as Search absorbed more of Gemini’s AI capabilities and moved further beyond the…
Need a laptop for college? I tested dozens to find the 7 best options
…Who should buy the Acer Swift 16 AI? If you're looking for a great college laptop, the Acer Swift 16 AI is ridiculously easy to recommend. It's light enough to…
ChatGPT and Claude tried to book my dinner. It got clunky fast
…The same tool calls and limitations that both help and hinder Claude’s Resy connector apply to similar AI integrations. Ask ChatGPT or Gemini to book a dinner reservation, and they'll…
I tried Claude Design for half an hour. I’m already locked out for a week
Anthropic has been churning out new AI products at an astonishing rate, and its latest--Claude Design--is perhaps its most impressive. It’s shaping up to be impressively expensive, too. Released…
Windows 11 is packed with AI now. Here’s how to take back control
…With a standard Microsoft 365 subscription, you get a limited number of "AI credits" to spend each month. Personally, I do a lot of writing in Word—I wrote this very article…
Googlebooks are the first anti-personal computers
…But with an AI-first system like the new Googlebook, your skills may begin to atrophy. Is this AI-first system efficient? Sure. But it’s that efficiency that changes the…
RAM prices are soaring. Framework may not survive it
If you want an ongoing tally of how bad the "AI" bubble is for consumers, all you need to do is look at RAM prices. Laptops, game consoles, and cell phones are…