Windsurf 2.0 beats VS Code and Cursor at their own game
…Whether I’m using GitHub Copilot or another extension, there is always a slight friction between the editor and the AI. It’s a classic editor with a smart sidecar. Cursor is…
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I tried replacing VS Code with Cursor, Antigravity, and Windsurf for a month and one clearly dominated
…heavily customized VS Code setup was peak productivity. I had the keyboard shortcuts mapped to muscle memory, a perfectly curated list of extensions , and a refusal to believe the AI editor hype…
I integrated Claude with Adobe without paying for Creative Cloud, and it took my graphics workflow to the next level
…Setup is the usual route - Customize > Connectors > Browse > Adobe for creativity > install. Related I replaced Figma with Claude Design, Replit, and Google Stitch for a week — and only one kept up with…
Microsoft responds to feedback with long-requested Windows 11 features, including taskbar tweaks and improved file explorer
Patrick O'Rourke Mar 20, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
I asked Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT to build a customer landing page, and only one nailed the brief
…The following prompt was delivered to all three models, verbatim: "Create a customer landing page for a pre-built custom PC business." ChatGPT produced a placeholder "Forge PC" is lackluster, and unlikely…
CarPlay’s ChatGPT integration is way more useful than I expected
Patrick O'Rourke Apr 17, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
Your Kindle doesn't need to be hacked to escape Amazon's walled garden
Samir Makwana May 20, 2026, 7:00 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…
I replaced PuTTY, Notepad++, and WinSCP with modern tools, and I wish I had sooner
…Even if you only use it as a text editor I still think Notepad++ is an excellent text editor. For the longest time, it was an obvious choice for anyone that wanted…
Claude Code replaced my bloated PC optimization tools with custom scripts, and my Windows PC has never been happier
…Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as an editor-at-large, a role he has held for more than 7 years. A lifelong tech enthusiast who has built three gaming…
3 open source creative apps that convinced me to ditch Photoshop
…I already used it before canceling Adobe, but it felt different relying on it as my primary editor. GIMP is a cross-platform raster graphics editor built on the GEGL image processing…