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Windows 11 access denied error dialog box.
I can finally copy text from almost anywhere in Windows with this tiny tool

Unselectable text, no issues

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Sensors with ESP32 on a desk.
These 5 sensors come in every starter kit — and I don’t trust any of them

Your starter kit sensors are lying to you with total confidence.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 Android Manage Storage 89 percent used
I checked 3 years of phone storage use — I've been overpaying this whole time

I checked 3 years of phone storage use — I’ve been overpaying this whole time

Google's Project Ara modular phone concept.
Google almost made the phone everyone keeps asking for now, and it wasn't the Pixel

So, you want a modular phone? Google almost made one.

4 ryobi power tools on wooden desk
4 power tool upgrades that matter more than buying a better tool

These power tool upgrades will save you more time and money than buying a higher-end tool will ever do.

Laptop showing windows tools open
7 pointless Windows tools Microsoft still refuses to remove

I bet you've not opened any of them recently.

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Characters from Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Fallout, and Lanterns.
7 new sci-fi shows you should stream this week

There's been a non-stop stream of sci-fi so far in 2026, and now is a great time to catch up on it.

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Sign in to Google Messages on a Galaxy S26.
I never trust the delete button in messaging apps, and you shouldn't either

Google Messages and iMessage let you delete messages before the other person sees them, but there's a catch.

Picture of an Excel sheet with the Excel logo in the middle.
I typed three semicolons into Excel and found its strangest formatting trick

Excel keeps a display layer and a data layer.

The PNY Elite X Type C flash drive plugged into a Samsung phone
My Galaxy can record straight to an SSD and I wish every phone could

No SD card? No problem.

aptoide app store home screen displaying top charts apps and games
I tried Android's first alternative app store from Google Play — and I wouldn't recommend it

Google finally let an alternative app store into Play. I tried it, and it's a mess.

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Source HDMI Benfei
HDMI carries far more than a picture, and these 5 features prove it

That one HDMI cable is doing a lot more than sending you a picture.

TV pin out on Raspberry Pi Zero
The $15 board everyone recommends now costs $60, so here's what to buy instead

The $15 Raspberry Pi Zero is real. Finding it for $15 isn't.

XREAL Beam Pro with a pair of XREAL Air 2 Pro AR Glasses
I stopped opening my laptop on airplanes after discovering AR display glasses

A pair of smart glasses might beat carrying a portable monitor.

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Windows system information displayed in command prompt.
I checked Windows 11's version number and found it still thinks it's Windows 10

Somewhere deep inside Windows 11, Windows 10 is still paying rent.

Characters from movies related to The Count of Monte Cristo.
6 movies you've already seen that are secretly The Count of Monte Cristo

These revenge epics may span different genres, but they all take inspiration from the same classic novel.

Popup window for adding a microsoft account to Windows 11
The reason Windows 11 requires a Microsoft account is actually pretty boring

Microsoft made the account the part that stays when the PC doesn’t.

Revolv
Google bought this smart home hub just to kill it

Nest saw something it liked and pounced.

Claude interface displaying a prompt and response without clarifying questions.
The delimiter trick that stops Claude from asking questions when you just want a quick answer

One prompt line stops Claude's endless clarifying questions.

A MacBook and a Dell laptop next to each other
Linux is great for laptops, but it still struggles with these 5 hardware features

Linux loves laptops until the fingerprint reader clocks in.

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