PCIe 8.0 is really fast, but it might require a new connector
…The card-edge connector you'd find on a brand-new RTX 5090 is mechanically and electrically compatible with cards built for PCIe 1.0 back in 2003—over 20 years ago…
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Filament Manager is the boring AMS upgrade that actually matters
Jeff Butts May 22, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
I stopped paying for three productivity apps after Claude started doing their jobs better
…Related I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for The gap was smaller than I expected…
I ditched Claude Pro for free tools for a week — and one of them had no right being this good
…Related I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for The gap was smaller than I expected…
Remote 3D printing stopped feeling reckless when I added Home Assistant to the mix
Jeff Butts Apr 17, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
My old Pixel does more useful things for my home lab than my current phone ever will
Jasmine Mannan Apr 30, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Don't swap Docker for Proxmox's OCI support yet — the missing pieces matter more than the promise
Jeff Butts Apr 22, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
These 4 tools make using multiple monitors so much nicer on Windows
…He has covered evergreen content on mobile devices and computers for multiple publications over the last six years. You can find his work on AndroidPolice, GuidingTech and TechWiser. Whether it’s demystifying…
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
Samir Makwana May 1, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT Samir Makwana is a technology journalist and editor from India since past 18 years and his work appears on MakeUseOf, HowToGeek, GSMArena, BGR…
Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash costs 3x the model it replaced, and the era of cheap AI is ending
…Next year's budget model would cost about the same as the previous year, or it might even be a little bit cheaper. Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash has shattered that…