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Paramount+ is definitely a streaming service with a library big enough to make browsing its catalog for a movie to watch feel productive and indecisive at the same time. You didn't sign up for a scavenger hunt, but we did—challenge accepted.

Netflix on a weeknight is a classic trap. You open the app on the hunt for a movie to watch, and soon 30 minutes go by and you're still reading blurbs like you're doing homework. Well, school's out.

SMART monitoring tools can tell you whether your SSD is at 100% health or dipping below that, but they can't prove that the files already stored on your NAS are still correct. That's how you end up with a seemingly healthy array and folders upon folders of broken files.

Home Assistant is smart home software that's designed to put local control and privacy first. For the most part, it's very good at doing so, but if you use Home Assistant to send notifications to your phone, those notifications may not be as private as you might believe.

Game of Thronesredefined the landscape of television. George R.R. Martin'snovels provided the inspiration for HBO's most-watched show of all time. From its blockbuster nature and epic scope to its shocking plot twists and strong character development, Game of Thrones became appointment television during its eight-season run. House of the Dragon, the show's first spin-off, is very similar to its predecessor, but with more dragons. Game of Thrones' second spin-off,A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has taken a different but effective approach to Martin's universe.

You might not know that Microsoft has a full-featured task management tool, like Asana, Trello, Motion, and AirTable. It's called Microsoft Planner, and even though it's getting a new design and more features, you still can't use it.

If you’re trying to keep fuel costs down without diving headfirst into full EV life, hybrids are where a lot of smart buyers are landing. EV momentum has cooled lately, while hybrids keep gaining ground, now making up about 22 percent of new vehicle sales in the U.S., according to federal data.

You've probably connected smart devices like fridges, toothbrushes, light bulbs, TVs, and internet-connected CCTV cameras to your home Wi-Fi without a second thought. But do you know what they're up to? Most of the time, they're just idly waiting for your command. Sometimes, they're up to no good.

It’s no secret that the Apple Watch is widely considered the best smartwatch for iPhone owners. That doesn’t mean it’s the right fit for everyone’s needs, nor is it the only game in town. Whether you’re after longer battery life, greater durability, or a lower price, you have options that aren’t an Apple Watch.

The world of Raspberry Pi accessories is vast and wonderful. Thanks to the Pi's form factor, the community (and businesses) have come up with add-ons that make these tiny computers so much more versatile than anyone could imagine.

Even if you've never heard of the VP8, VP9, or AV1 video codecs, you've probably had a better video streaming experience because of them. The organization behind the AV1 project, the Alliance for Open Media, is now turning its attention to audio with plans for a revamped Opus codec.

SSDs have gotten faster, but hard drives, for better or worse, haven't. There's a reason why they haven't, and that's mostly due to to the way they work. So any attempts to make hard drives faster would need to get around that.

Did you know that Microsoft makes a lot of apps that they don’t include pre-installed with Windows? I know, it’s hard to believe, especially with how bloated Windows 11 has become. Here are the three apps that I wish Microsoft would include with Windows 11.

Hybrid SUVs are supposed to deliver the best of both worlds—lower fuel costs and long-term dependability, but affordability often comes with compromises. In 2026, however, the cheapest hybrid compact SUV on the market is challenging that assumption. The Kia Sportage Hybrid undercuts many rivals on price while posting reliability scores that rival, and in some cases surpass, the long-trusted Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.

Even though Linux might only hold a tiny part of desktop market share, its influence goes much further than the small number of regular people who use it every day. Most of the infrastructure in the world, such as web servers, run on some form of Linux. Software developers commonly use Linux for their work, and certainly the people who work on Windows are not only aware of Linux, but are intimately familiar with it.

Google Gemini is supposed to maintain a record of your conversations, so you can search through them later or use them as context in new chats. Unfortunately, Gemini's chat history is disappearing for some people.

Spring is right around the corner, which means it's time to lay pre-emergent and get ready to take care of your yard. With the right Ryobi tools, you won't just be maintaining the grass and trying to keep it alive; it'll thrive.

I still have some CDs from two decades ago that work just fine, but I know better than to assume that this will be the norm for all my CDs and DVDs. The fact of the matter is that CD-Rs and DVD-Rs, much like any storage media, can be susceptible to data loss, and your old files could be in major danger.

It's the perineal problem on desktop computers: a Downloads folder that's out of control, full of sundry items with varying levels of importance. Mine is no exception, but I managed to write a simple Bash script that can handle it for me.

How do you create a rock-solid development environment on Ubuntu? I'll show you how to do it in just a few minutes with VS Code and Docker Desktop.