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Excel tables do way more than format your data—7 things I actually use them for

Excel tables let you create consistent formulas, build smarter filters, create expanding drop-downs, and keep charts and totals up to date.

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4 overlooked Samsung apps I added to my home screen so I don’t forget to use them

Better than expected.

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LanCache increases my download speed tenfold, but only for these 5 tasks

Stories from LAN parties, office rollouts, and juggling multiple consoles that show why local caching pays off.

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These 4 apps transform your Galaxy Watch into something Samsung didn't design

Get more out of your Galaxy Watch with these great power apps.

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I'm finally hitting the 8GB VRAM wall, but here's how I'm hanging on

Practical tweaks and odd compromises keep an 8GB GPU in the fight, from texture trims to clever upscaling tricks.

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The 4 best Netflix movies to watch this week (September 28 - October 4)

A Harvard prodigy's dark turn, a cursed mirror, a Detroit rapper's origin story, and an amnesiac spy fill this week's Netflix movie nights.

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These 4 tiny Linux distros outperform Ubuntu on low-power hardware

4GB of RAM is more than enough.

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I discovered these hidden Google Maps features while waiting for my kids after school

My waiting time wasn't wasted.

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4 excellent movies and shows you'll enjoy more if you forget everything you know

Don't think about the books when you watch these movies and shows. It will allow for a more positive viewing experience.

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I built a Raspberry Pi that composes music based on the weather

Each storm gets its own theme song.

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Stop trusting Reddit's DNS recommendations—here's how to find the best one for your home

You can benchmark DNS servers and pick the best one.

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5 new movies to watch this week across Netflix, HBO Max, and more (September 28-October 4)

One of the summer's most shocking horror movies hits streaming this week.

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5 more beginner self-hosting projects you can run on any old PC

You don't need 32GB of RAM and 24TB of storage.

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Ryobi's $20 clamp fan is the most versatile tool in my garage—here's why I own three

One little tool full of uses.

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I changed one Galaxy Watch setting and notifications finally made sense

If your watch feels more like a distraction machine than a productivity tool, the fix is probably closer than you think.

A Beelink SER3 Mini PC held up in front of a screen showing the System Monitor app’s view of memory usage.
Linux swap files just saved my low-RAM PC from obsolescence

Avoid sluggish systems and frozen desktops with a quick-and-easy fix.

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Used enterprise DAS enclosures are the storage hack nobody talks about enough

Your next storage upgrade might be hiding in a dusty server room!

Winamp open on a Windows 11 laptop.
I built a smarter music player by modernizing Winamp with Claude's help

The llama whipped Winamp back into shape.

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The next Windows update might make your old printer obsolete (as in, you'll need a new one)

Legacy USB printers without IPP or Mopria support face network exile while built in drivers take precedence in updates.

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Streaming games from a NAS seemed like a great idea until I hit these 4 problems

Surprisingly doable, occasionally painful, always weird!

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