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MUO - Technology, Simplified. Menu Sign in now Close PC & Mobile Submenu Windows2 Linux Android Apple Technical Submenu Tech Explained Security Software Submenu Productivity Internet Creative Screen Submenu Entertainment Streaming Home Submenu Smart Home Home News Sign in Newsletter Menu More Action Sign in now Productivity Android Smart TVs Networking Windows 11 Entertainment Close Data Backup This Linux command is the only backup tool I'll ever need By  Afam Onyimadu Google Keep The best Gemini upgrade I've found this year was hiding in Google Keep By  Saikat Basu Performance Tweaks I paid for fast RAM and it was throttled by default for months — one BIOS setting fixed it By  Manuviraj Godara 1 Smart Home Your smart home is killing your Wi-Fi — here's the solution nobody talks about By  Chris Hachey Wi-Fi I found the hidden Android setting that stops your phone from dropping to dead Wi-Fi By  Brandon Miniman Streaming This beloved classic is leaving Netflix, and the binge window is closing fast By  Dan Selcke Wi-Fi Hotspot I stopped setting up my hotspot the default way and got noticeably faster speeds By  Gavin Phillips This Gemini feature made all my other AI apps feel obsolete I ran a DNS benchmark and found a resolver I had never heard of I tried the most minimal browser I could find and it changed how I work I don't get why anyone would pay for YouTube Premium when this cheaper subscription exists 4 smart home devices that work much better on Zigbee or Thread than Wi-Fi I let Claude organize my chaotic Obsidian vault and found connections I'd completely forgotten I tried these 6 new Excel functions and they saved me a ton of time HDMI is fine, but it doesn't have this sleek DisplayPort feature There's a full Linux server dashboard hiding in your browser — and it's already installed More Must Reads See More Link aggregation sounded like free internet speed until I learned what it actually does Posts By  Oliver Haslam 4 beginner Docker mistakes I made that took my homelab offline — and how I fixed each one Posts By  Afam Onyimadu I audited my Samsung's pre-installed apps and immediately disabled these — my phone felt lighter after Posts By  Pankil Shah PC & Mobile See More I disabled Windows Prefetch to save RAM — I was actually making my PC slower Posts By  Pankil Shah I replaced 6 official Android apps with open-source alternatives — they're all much better Posts 1 By  Oluwademilade Afolabi 5 Windows benchmark tools that fit on a USB stick and need zero installation Posts By  Rob LeFebvre Latest This Gemini feature made all my other AI apps feel obsolete Productivity

Never thought I'd say this, but here we are.

Posts By  Shimul Sood I ran a DNS benchmark and found a resolver I had never heard of DNS

But does that mean I should switch to it?

Posts By  Gavin Phillips I tried the most minimal browser I could find and it changed how I work Browser

Spoiler: it does almost nothing, and that was the point

Posts By  Abhijith N Arjunan I don't get why anyone would pay for YouTube Premium when this cheaper subscription exists YouTube Premium

YouTube Premium doesn't tempt me, but YouTube Premium Lite is the perfect sweet spot.

Posts 1 By  Brady Snyder 4 smart home devices that work much better on Zigbee or Thread than Wi-Fi Smart Home

Don't bog down your network.

Posts By  Chris Hachey I let Claude organize my chaotic Obsidian vault and found connections I'd completely forgotten Obsidian

Stop organizing your Obsidian notes — Claude reads my months of scattered docs and finds the patterns I missed.

Posts By  Jorge Aguilar I tried these 6 new Excel functions and they saved me a ton of time Microsoft Excel

Join in on the Excel fun.

Posts By  Adaeze Uche HDMI is fine, but it doesn't have this sleek DisplayPort feature Computer Monitor

If you need to daisy-chain displays, HDMI won't cut it.

Posts By  Brady Snyder There's a full Linux server dashboard hiding in your browser — and it's already installed Linux Tips

It's just waiting for you to find it.

Posts 1 By  Oliver Haslam I stopped paying for ebooks after finding the sites that lend them for free and legally Ebooks

There's no need to spend a fortune on ebooks when these options exist.

Posts By  Brady Snyder Frame generation was broken for me until I switched this one setting Nvidia

Do not use the Nvidia app’s Preset B. Repeat: DO NOT USE PRESET B.

Posts By  Dave Meikleham The new BitLocker exploit everyone's freaking out about probably won't affect you Cybersecurity

Sounds scary, but you probably don't have to worry

Posts By  Josh Hawkins Google finally lets you adjust TV settings with Gemini — here’s who can actually use it Google TV

Finally, some AI features that are actually useful

Posts By  Dave Schafer My Home Assistant dashboard finally looks as smart as my home Smart Home

My smart home finally stopped looking homemade.

Posts By  Yadullah Abidi This free Windows app made Task Manager look like a toy — I don't use the default anymore Windows

And it tells me exactly what's going on in my computer.

Posts By  Manuviraj Godara The best sci-fi show of the past decade isn't on Netflix, HBO, or Disney+ Streaming

When it comes to scope, no other sci-fi series on TV can match For All Mankind.

Posts 2 By  Dan Selcke I gave up my smartwatch screen and my sleep and health data immediately improved Fitbit

I was an original Apple Watch user, and wore one for a decade. Now, I'm all-in on passive health and fitness tracking.

Posts By  Brady Snyder I still miss the Windows Mail app — this is the closest replacement I’ve found Email Apps

Windows Mail fans, try this.

Posts By  Pankil Shah The new Boox Go 10.3 is an eReader I genuinely don't want to put down eReader

Thin, sharp, and dangerously easy to get attached to

Posts By  Mahnoor Faisal I replaced my weather app with a live lightning map and watched a storm build before it arrived Weather

Forecast apps told me what to expect, but Blitzortung showed me what was already forming

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