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Android phone displaying Google My Ad Center with controls for personalized ad topics and brands.
Getting embarassing ads on Android? This setting tells advertisers to stop tracking (or to start from scratch)

Tired of awkward, hyper-specific ads popping up on your phone? Here is how to wipe your Android ad profile and silence cross-app trackers.

Ryobi High Torque Impact in front of a tire
Can a Ryobi impact wrench actually remove lug nuts? I tested two to find out

The perfect tool for home mechanics.

PowerToys FancyZones displaying custom zones for placing a selected Notepad window in Windows 11.
I let this Microsoft tool arrange my windows for me, and I barely resize them anymore

FancyZones makes custom window layouts easy to create, save, reuse, and tweak, even if you use more than one monitor.

A Raspberry Pi sitting on a laptop.
This $20 computer behind my router solved the most annoying problems on my network

I had no idea what my devices were doing.

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I replaced Pi-hole with this easier, free, and open-source alternative

Pi-hole gets all the attention, but this free, open-source alternative might actually be the easier, smarter choice for the average Joe.

task-org and google tasks and keep
This open-source app replaced two Google apps I'd used for years

Tasks.org brought back a feature Google killed in Keep

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Xteink X4 Classic E-Ink sleep screen showing Pickleball happening now and Optician next beside a Dante bust on a shelf.-1
I built a tiny E-ink desk buddy that shows my next calendar event

Ink and you'll miss it.

A plant pot with a soil moisture sensor connected to an ESP32.
5 beginner-friendly ESP32 projects that pay for themselves

Save more than you spend.

Moto Razr Fold outdoors on a deck railing.
3 foldable phone myths I believed until I bought a $1900 Moto Razr Fold

It's time to reevaluate what you think you know.

Cheap Yellow Display Tamagotchi showing the evolved green Chair Goblin at level 2 with 23 percent health and frail take a break status.
I turned this ESP32 into a Tamagotchi nobody asked for

My goblin isn't all I'm keeping alive.

Jean Smart as Deborah Vance in Hacks.
4 award-winning shows to watch on Netflix, Apple TV, and HBO Max that also made history this year

Several shows made history at the 2026 Emmys. Here's what you need to know.

A Seagate external desktop hard drive enclosure.
6 common habits that silently kill external HDDs before their time
SSD

Your external hard drive is more fragile than you think

Google Photos and Samsung Gallery on S24 Ultra.
4 Google Photos replacements that give you privacy without the self-hosting headache

You can ditch Google Photos without compromising on convenience.

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I ditched my spam-call app and switched to Samsung Galaxy's free alternatives

Have your phone automatically deal with all those annoying spam calls.

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The Linux terminal open on a laptop screen running Ubuntu 20.04.
I outgrew Ubuntu for a reason—immutable distros are the better first choice

Linux, but without the ultra-granular, chaotic base.

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The Samsung Galaxy A21s phone showing it's battery usage of different apps.
I forced my 6-year-old Galaxy phone to last a week on battery—here's how

Easy tweaks, longer battery, less time plugged in.

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Private DNS screen on a Morotola Razr Fold.
I added a second DNS server at home, and it fixed issues that had nothing to do with the internet

I thought my home network was unreliable, but one DNS change fixed it

Characters from Untold Johnny Football, Neighbors  and Roommates.
4 straight-A college movies on Netflix to watch for back-to-school fun

Netflix is missing the frat-house classics, but a viral sports doc, a dorm-room feud, and a pair of campus party comedies are on the syllabus.

Photo of an Android phone displaying Google News Top Stories while lying on a desk next to a coffee cup
I ditched my news subscriptions after finding this buried Google feature

There's an easier way to tailor your news and topics of interest.

Now Bar on Galaxy phone lock screen
Samsung's Now Bar does what Google's AI features can't

Samsung is beating Google at it's own game with the Now Bar.

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