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You’ve got a 3D printer, a spare Raspberry Pi, and a weekend to burn. It’s time to combine those three ingredients and get started on some fun projects, or at least take inspiration from them to start something of your own.

You’ve got a 3D printer, a spare Raspberry Pi, and a weekend to burn. It’s time to combine those three ingredients and get started on some fun projects, or at least take inspiration from them to start something of your own.

The car world has changed a lot in the past few years. Sedans used to rule everything, from daily drivers to high-end executive rides, but now SUVs dominate the streets.

The car world has changed a lot in the past few years. Sedans used to rule everything, from daily drivers to high-end executive rides, but now SUVs dominate the streets.

Volkswagen only started manufacturing the ID.4 electric SUV in the U.S. four years ago, but it's already moving on. The German brand is ending production of the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee factory in mid-April as it shifts to "higher-volume models that support sustained growth in North America." The model isn't selling as well as VW would like, in other words.

Volkswagen only started manufacturing the ID.4 electric SUV in the U.S. four years ago, but it's already moving on. The German brand is ending production of the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee factory in mid-April as it shifts to "higher-volume models that support sustained growth in North America." The model isn't selling as well as VW would like, in other words.

I recently received an email from Gmail, informing me that my Gmail storage was almost full. I didn't want to have to pay for extra storage, so I decided to clean out the junk instead. Using a few search operators, I freed up plenty of space in under five minutes.

I recently received an email from Gmail, informing me that my Gmail storage was almost full. I didn't want to have to pay for extra storage, so I decided to clean out the junk instead. Using a few search operators, I freed up plenty of space in under five minutes.

If you're considering deploying Pi-hole like I did, don't be like me and learn only after the fact that some things will stop working. Let me help you out and show you what you should be prepared for.

There is tons of stuff out there that's worth upgrading or overspending on. Other stuff, though, not so much. And depending on where you're getting your tech tips from, you might often hear the wrong advice on what you should spend money on. Here's a few things that you might not want to overspend on.

Sometimes you just want a Home Assistant project that you can get done over the course of a weekend and have something impressive to show off at the end of it. Here are some projects that you might want to try out this weekend.

If you're in the market for a computer these days, expect to be sold some form of AI. Windows computers come with a CoPilot button. Chromebooks advertise Gemini during setup. Like many of you, I'm tired of all of it, so I've decided to build my own privacy-oriented PC instead.

Ford and recalls seem to go hand in hand at this point. Last year alone, the automaker topped the charts again with a record 153 recalls impacting nearly 13 million vehicles, keeping its spot as the most-recalled brand for a second year running.

If you’re in the market for a new computer, it should be a mini PC, not a full-size desktop. Sure, in the past, full-size desktops were the gold standard, but that’s just not the case anymore. Here’s why I think a mini PC is the perfect system for nearly everyone.

Every few years, Google quietly removes something from Android that was doing nothing wrong. I've been using Android since the days of Ice Cream Sandwich, and I’ve lived through Google killing over a dozen apps and features that I used to love. Here are five such features that they dropped in favor of some subpar alternatives.

The best things in life are free. At least, that's how the saying goes, but it does seem a little ironic that the most practical, valuable tools on a computer are often created by someone who just wanted to solve a problem that was apparently beneath the notice of massive software developers.

For this weekend on Paramount+ (or into next week, for that matter), if you're looking for something new to watch, or maybe a show you've heard a lot of good things about but have never tried, then the selections below might scratch your binge-watching itch.

Linux has never been more user-friendly, but that doesn't mean there aren't still some things that give newcomers trouble. These are four things that new users should be familiar with before it causes a headache.

This weekend on Netflix, if you're not (or are done) watching Something Very Bad is Going to Happen or Anaconda and are in the market for something unique, chilling, or enlightening, allow me to politely direct your attention to the list below.

Just like there's millions of apps out there for your phone, there are also millions of browser extensions for your browser. And if you're sticking to open-source stuff, it can oftentimes get challenging. Here's some of my favorite open-source extensions I use on a daily basis.