Boox finally built the e-reader Kindle Scribe promised but never delivered
…to highlight the note-taking and e-book reading aspects. It's a new level of freedom, and while it's no good for YouTube videos, considering E Ink refreshes at 15…
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VS Code is no longer the default for me – here is the tool that finally broke the habit
…In my old setup, I would constantly switch between files and wait for the sidebar to refresh or for the search results to populate. In Zed, I leaned heavily into the multi…
4 tricks I use to stop Android Auto from heating up my phone like crazy
…Unlike some people, I've never received a temperature warning on my device while running Android Auto, but based on my research, getting hit with one is relatively common, especially with older…
I ran local AI models on a six-year-old laptop with no GPU, and they actually worked
…On a laptop that's now six years old and never shipped with discrete graphics in the first place, it was refreshingly surprising to see these models work so smoothly. The larger…
Don't waste your PC upgrade budget until you've fixed these 3 things first
…Flagship cards are mainly built for 4K gaming, but if you plan to pair it with a 1440p monitor for competitive play, you need an ultra-high refresh rate monitor to get…
You don't need a 4K monitor to make DLSS 4.5 worth it
…Alienware AW3423DW Refresh Rate 165 Hz Screen Size 34 inches Display Technology OLED Response Time 0.1 ms Curve Yes This monitor offers great brightness, contrast, and amazing picture quality and is…
Most gamers still avoid frame generation, but they're missing the point
…It's just adding extra frames on top to make motion look smoother on a high refresh rate monitor. When you start using the feature this way, you realize it's not…
The best PC components are rising in price, but the good, cheap alternatives are still staying cheap
…It's why I have an RTX 4090 right now paired with a couple of high refresh rate OLED monitors. But I can't recommend a flagship GPU to someone building a…
Winpodx is like a Linux Subsystem for Windows, and it's just as exciting (and useful) as it sounds
…Winpodx is essentially WSL's Linux counterpart On the surface, Winpodx may seem like any ol’ virtualization utility designed to emulate Windows-flavored apps on Linux. But compared to its rivals, Winpodx…
CachyOS has a one-click Windows VM button, and dual-booting feels completely outdated
…Even with those limits, the old compromise feels less necessary Most users do not need the old escape hatch The important thing, though, is that the existence of edge cases doesn’t…