Tune AirPods sound on iOS 27 without chasing presets
Apple’s new equalizer is useful precisely because it is modest. It does not turn an iPhone into a recording console, and it does not offer a library of elaborate profiles. It gives…
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I dropped most desktop apps for browser tools, and I regret waiting
I used to install an app for every new task. My PC got crowded with software I barely opened, and I never questioned it. Then a few browser-based tools got good enough…
A practical field guide to cheaper AI coding workflows
Cheap AI coding is easy. Cheap AI coding that still ships correct code is the actual problem. The teams I have watched waste the most money on AI tooling are the ones…
An ESP32 retro pixel clock that earns its parts list
The makerspace corner of the internet has not gotten tired of putting clock faces on things that do not need them, and that is mostly fine. Some of those projects are honest…
Where Windows 11 hides its per-event sound picker dialog
Windows 11 is louder than most people want it to be. The default event sounds are fine for a fresh install, and they get old fast. There is also a wider problem…
Chrome privacy settings cut what your VPN cannot hide
I kept my VPN on for most of a year because I thought it was doing the work of about five different privacy tools at once. It is not. A VPN (virtual…
iQOO Z11 is the mid-range phone most buyers will actually like
I have been testing the iQOO Z11 for two weeks. The headline number is Rs 34,999 for the base 6 GB / 128 GB model, and that price is the entire reason…
A weekend and a jailbreak later, my Kindle reads home state
I had a Kindle Paperwhite doing duty as a Home Assistant (an open-source home automation platform that talks to lights, switches, thermostats, and other smart devices) dashboard for a few months. It…
I switched to Samsung Internet on Android and I have not gone back
I have been a Chrome loyalist on Android for ten years. I owned the Pixel, then the Samsung, then the OnePlus, and the browser was always Chrome. When I picked up the…
Four Docker containers that earn their keep on an old phone
I have a home lab. It runs about thirty containers across two x86 boxes, and I reach them over Tailscale (a mesh VPN that lets devices on different networks talk as if…