Auto I replaced the F-Droid app and immediately wished I’d done it sooner
My open-source rabbit holes now have much nicer signage.
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I left Google Chrome for Firefox and took everything with me
Switching browsers isn't such a hassle anymore, thanks to powerful migration features and cross-platform availability for extensions.
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I ditched Gboard for a keyboard with hexagons, and it cut my typos in half
I went with a slightly more unconventional keyboard.
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Pixel isn't better than Samsung — it's just more locked into Google
Pixel simplicity comes with strings.
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Your Wi-Fi router already has a VPN built-in, but it doesn't work the way you'd expect
It's still extremely useful—it just won't be routing any of your traffic to the other side of the world.
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Your ISP’s DNS is the bare minimum while these 3 free alternatives actually do something useful
Your ISP DNS is fine, but you could switch to a much better alternative, for free.
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Your TV’s “Filmmaker Mode” still isn’t the best setting for movies—here’s what I do instead
Ditch the dim defaults of Filmmaker Mode and use these manual settings to get perfect, color-accurate movies in a normal living room.
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I never use Chrome with its default settings and these 4 changes are why
Chrome's defaults are built for Google, not for you.
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These are the best Obsidian alternatives for people who hate building a "second brain"
If Obsidian feels more like a configuration chore than a scratchpad, these simple note-taking tools will get out of your way
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I made one perfect Windows install, and now I clone it whenever I need a fresh PC
VMware linked clones turned one carefully prepared system into five task-specific PCs without five Windows installations
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F-Droid is ugly, but that's a problem you can fix
F-Droid no longer looks like a hobby project
