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There's a certain kind of dread when seeing a massive block of text fill the formula bar in Microsoft Excel. When everything is crammed onto one line, your eyes skip over the mistakes that end up breaking your data. Luckily, one simple keyboard shortcut fixes the chaos instantly.

While there is certainly no shortage of Christmas films to choose from, holiday-themed TV shows are harder to come by. But thankfully, Netflix has the perfect festive series that also just so happens to be a quick binge. In fact, you can easily watch it in one day. So, instead of trying to pick which Christmas movie to watch, you should check out Dash & Lily on Netflix.

Lexus has built its reputation on luxury, reliability, and durability—traits that set it apart from most other brands. But even within Lexus, some models rise above the rest.

Are you currently learning Bash? Have you seen things like $0 and $EUID and wondered what they mean? Or what the difference is between $UID and $EUID? I'll cover these and more: what they do and why they're important.

I don't spend any more time on Facebook than I need to, and even then I get exposed to countless AI slop videos in my feed. Given what I do for a living, I can spot them pretty easily. However, a worrying number of people in the comments don't seem to understand that they're looking at something that never happened.

OpenMediaVault 8 was released on December 24, bringing with it a Christmas wishlist of improvements, including a package base upgrade and an improved update interface. There is a little bit of coal in the stocking though if you're running OpenMediaVault (OVM) on older hardware.

Are monthly software subscriptions draining your wallet? Wondering whether you can replace your premium tools with free alternatives? Well, here are five free, open-source apps that don’t just match their paid counterparts—they often surpass them.

Do you have old hard drives lying around in a drawer doing nothing? I did—until I found a purpose for them. Here’s how I rescued my old hard drives and gave them a new lease on life.

I still remember with fondness when the only privacy concern I had when it came to my computer is that my dad would go sniffing through my files while I was at school. Which is why I had a BIOS and Windows login password! These days I have to worry about some random tech employee or a hacker browsing through my activity logs and files thanks to built-in spyware in big commercial operating systems.

I played by the rules when I first set up my subwoofer, but I wasn't satisfied with the sound. On a whim, I moved the subwoofer against the back of our double recliner, and now I really feel like I'm at the cinema.

It isn't every day that a new technology can be described as a paradigm shift, but Starlink is pretty close. Satellite internet, which used to be relatively slow and very high latency, is now competitive with broadband. My Starlink Mini has quickly become one of my favorite gadgets, and is my constant companion in my car.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation just rolled out Raspberry Pi Imager version 2.0.3. This brings a massive list of under-the-hood improvements focused heavily on performance, reliability, and security for the cross-platform utility. This update makes the imaging process less frustrating.

Microsoft has recently added native NVMe support in Windows Server 2025. I know what you must be thinking—about time, right? Better late than never, I suppose.

Google has officially agreed to pay $630 million to settle a massive class-action antitrust lawsuit regarding the monopolistic practices of its Play Store. If you ever bought an Android app or made an in-app purchase over the last several years, you might automatically qualify for a payout.

If you're looking for a gaming monitor upgrade, 4K seems like the obvious choice. While resolution definitely matters, it’s far less important than the underlying panel technology. OLED is the clear winner there—and if you can only afford either 4K or OLED, there’s only one right answer (hint: it’s not the resolution).

I've used a lot of apps in my time, but many fail to stand the test of time. A few apps, however, are discontinued not because they're no good, but because they're too good. This is sadly what happened to one of my favorite apps ever.

Messy Excel formulas are more than just an eyesore—they're harder to maintain. Every repeated cell reference and tangled parenthesis makes your work difficult to audit, edit, and share. That's why you should use the SWITCH function instead. It turns the clutter into a formula that is cleaner, faster, and easier to understand.

Verizon is currently offering a discount for its mobile and home internet customers who want to try out Google's YouTube TV streaming service. This is a nice perk for people already paying for Verizon service because it drops the price for the first half of the year.

Jaguar has quietly finished building its last gas-powered car. After decades of inline‑6s, V8s, and V12s, the company is officially closing the door on internal-combustion engines as it gears up for a new electric future.

On Linux, there’s always more than one way to do something. Whether you run a command, use a GUI app, or write your own program, there are plenty of methods to get things done. But each one can teach us something new about the operating system we use.