3 HDMI settings I always change to unlock my TV’s full potential
…TCL 65-inch Class 6-Series 4K Mini-LED UHD Smart Roku TV See at Best Buy Related Forget OLED — mini-LED is the real future of displays OLED is great, but…
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Your motherboard's USB ports aren't all the same — and the wrong ones are bottlenecking your PC
…Whether your board is old or new, you'll have at least three different USB ports in a combination of: USB 2.0: 480 Mbps USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen…
No, vertically mounting your GPU does not destroy performance — here's what actually happens
…By and large, modern GPUs are engineered with far more thermal headroom and flexibility than older designs, and they are built with both configurations in mind, as long as you ensure a…
Owning the latest GPUs from both Nvidia and AMD made me realize that software matters more than hardware in 2026
…That's not a controversial take anymore, just the reality of how performance is delivered now, and the quality of your upscaler effectively decides what resolution and frame rate you can run…
My Windows PC is unusable without these third-party tools, and Microsoft doesn't care
…However, the first-gen QD-OLED panel has a trianglt subpixel layout which doesn't work well with Windows ClearType. This isn't an issue in games, but I spend around 6…
Your PC probably has an unused M.2 slot, and it's the cheapest upgrade available
…Add wireless connectivity to your old PC Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters Unlike modern motherboards, not all older models had onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, especially the lower-end ones. PC builders…
I tried an open-source Figma alternative, and its AI does what Figma's can't
…Here, I brought over an old practice design from Figma, and it kept everything intact down to the pixel. What it does as an editor I was pleasantly surprised I went in…
5 home networking choices I regret making
…It's truly one of the best quality-of-life improvements I've made to my home network, but getting gigabit speeds on my main desktop wasn't an issue with its…
I built a second brain with Claude and NotebookLM, and they finally work together
…Create an itinerary for a 12-day Vietnam trip, add tips for my 2-year-old, and as I'm planning for May-June, give relevant advice too. Save the entire file…
Your smart TV is screenshotting everything you watch, but here's how to block it
…Once you see the TV as a data collection device with a panel attached, the whole category starts to look a lot less innocent. Related I stopped my smart TV from tracking…