I’m a certified TV calibrator, and I tested the LG C6 and LG G5 OLEDs side-by-side to see which is better value — and I was surprised by the result
I’ve now fully tested the LG C6, the brand’s mid-range OLED for 2026, and can say it deserves every bit of its five-star rating. It delivers superb picture quality, with authentic contrast and punchy, natural colors, delivering a gaming experience that’s up there with the best gaming TVs. While I expect the C6 will be […]
Batch or Stream? The Eternal Data Processing Dilemma
any time in the data engineering world, you’ve likely encountered this debate at least once. Maybe twice. Ok, probably a dozen times😉 “Should we process our data in batches or in real-time?” And if you’re anything like me, you’ve noticed that the answer usually starts with: “Well, it depends…” Which is true. It does depend. But “it […]
Windows has a better Notepad hiding on the Microsoft Store — and it’s free
I use Windows Notepad the way most people do: paste something in, strip out weird formatting, glance at a config file, and close it. That’s the deal. It’s not glamorous, but for years it’s been sufficient. Then Microsoft apparently decided sufficient wasn’t ambitious enough. Since 2023, Notepad has picked up tabs, session restore, spell check, […]
Hear me out: MagSafe has failed to reach its potential, but the foldable iPhone Ultra could revive it — here’s how
It’s fair to say that MagSafe is a much-loved part of the Apple ecosystem: ask owners of any of the best iPhones what they think of it, and you’ll likely get a unanimously positive response. The magnetic attachment system lets you wirelessly charge your iPhone, attach accessories to its back, connect it to stands and […]
As a fitness editor, I thought I knew what I liked in a gym shoe — but after using the VivoBarefoot Motus Strength II for one month, I’m not sure I’m ever going back
I thought I knew what I liked in the best gym shoes. As someone who tests fitness kit for a living, I really liked shoes like Under Armour’s Tribase Reign or Adidas’ Dropset Control series, both of which helped lock my feet down during big lifts such as squats and deadlifts, and have enough cushion […]
I installed Linux on my gaming PC and stopped dual-booting Windows for good
I hate Windows. Full stop. I have to use it for work, like many of you, but it’s just a mess to use. It’s become a product that continues to treat us all like the thing being sold instead of the customer. There are ads in the Start menu, telemetry that’s hard to disable, and […]
Cricut’s $99 craft cutting machine helped me feel creative again
I’ve always been skeptical of products that claim to help you lead a more creative life. But one recently won me over. I’ve spent three weeks with the Cricut Joy 2, a smart cutting and drawing machine that made it easy for me to get back into making stickers, cards, bookmarks, and more. The small […]
I used NotebookLM to explain my own project, and it was better than my notes
I’ve been working on a book for longer than I’d like to admit. The notes exist as chapter outlines, themes, reference books, saved tweets, and half-formed ideas, all stored in an Obsidian vault. But bouts of procrastination, returning to my project feels like a meeting of a man and an alien. I thought I simply […]
I’m looking forward to using the new Philips Hue smart light sports sync feature during the World Cup — as long as it doesn’t signal goals too early
Philips Hue are getting a new Sports Live feature for the World Cup It will sync Hue smart lights to the action during games You don’t need any extra hardware, just the lights and the Hue app As a long-time Philips Hue user, and a big fan of this brand of smart lights, I’m looking […]
The RAM crisis is not just a PC nerd problem anymore
I live in a privileged tech bubble. My PC costs more than my car, and said system sports 64GB of DDR5 RAM. While my four 16GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance memory were hardly cheap when I picked them up two years ago, re-buying these modules at the time of writing would cost an unhinged amount. […]