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Documentaries are one of Netflix's most consistent genres. Whether it's a two-hour movie about a cold case or a five-episode series about the downfall of a cartel leader, Netflix subscribers in the U.S. have shown that they love and appreciate documentaries. The November slate of Netflix documentaries looks promising, and I have a feeling you'll see a few of them in the streamer's weekly top 10.

Logitech's G PRO X TKL wireless gaming keyboard is currently available on Amazon for $150. While the current regular retail price isn't listed, this is significantly lower than the $220 listed price, making it a strong value for a tournament-grade peripheral. The tenkeyless layout saves valuable desk space, which is crucial for low-sensitivity FPS gamers who need room to swipe their mouse across the pad.

Thanks, RAM shortage. GPU prices are now worse than I can ever remember them being, and recent rumors just made them even worse.

There are several puzzles that I complete each morning over breakfast, including Connections and the Guardian crossword. Wordle used to be part of that list, but I grew bored with it. I decided to see if I could vibe-code my own game based on a simple word game I'd made up back in college.

Cheap tools cause headaches and add unwanted stress when you're trying to finish a DIY project or construction job on schedule. That's why it's best to stick with quality products like DeWalt's 20V Max XR Cordless Jigsaw, which is tough enough for professional work and offers wireless convenience for precise cuts.

Despite its name, Android Auto is very different from Android on phones. You can't replace the home screen launcher, sideloaded apps aren't available, and Google services are even more tightly integrated. Thankfully, alternate options are starting to pop up, and I tried one.

Most Linux distributions exist for sensible reasons: to make your computing experience easier, safer, or faster. All fully serious stuff. But sometimes, the community has a sense of humor—or a deep sense of malice—and builds operating systems for stranger reasons. I went out looking for weird Linux distros, and here are some of the most baffling ones I came across.

You may have a lot of devices in your home that don't have any smart features. That doesn't mean that they can't become part of your smart home. There are plenty of clever ways to make dumb devices smart without too much cost or effort.

I have used Tor for years to bypass censorship and access privacy-focused services. It is a powerful tool, but browsing the hidden web requires a specific setup and strict security habits. If you want to access a .onion address safely, follow these steps.

Apple may have some serious competition in the smartwatch market, but when it comes to innovative features, the Apple Watch still has a few tricks up its sleeve. While Samsung and Google have made significant strides with their Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch lineups, several clever features still give Apple an edge. From practical tools that make traveling easier to clever ways of keeping track of conversations and staying connected with loved ones, Apple's wearable has plenty to offer.

The term "CPU bottleneck" is familiar to every gamer. I don't think I've met anyone who wasn't into games and still cared about these alleged "bottlenecks." As a gamer myself, I'm here to say: please stop. You probably don't even have a CPU bottleneck.

Smartphone prices have climbed steadily over the last few years, making a $200 discount on a current-generation flagship feel genuinely significant. This Google Pixel 11 is $699 right now, bringing the base model down to a more affordable price that anyone can take advantage of. It's only $100 more than the midrange Google Pixel 10a, so you know you're getting a good deal.

From thrillers to triple-A, big-budget blockbusters, Paramount+ has an impressively strong catalog of movies to keep you occupied. For those with more of a craving for some non-fiction, the platform's list of documentaries is stronger than you might expect, exploring some of history's most charismatic, impactful, and dangerous people.

Your printer showing offline is usually a software or network glitch, not a dead machine. Before you panic, follow this exact fix sequence to get it back online on Windows or Mac.

It's almost the end of the year, and it might be a good time to do a purge of your browser extensions. The sad reality of not being able to browse the modern internet without an ad blocker or without a video codec plug-in sucks. While you can absolutely set up a self-hosted one on your system, most average users are probably just going to install uBlock Origin (or something similar) as an extension on their browsers. If you use the Internet often, especially on desktop, you probably have a number of browser plugins that go beyond ad blocking. Plugins are the best thing to happen to the internet since frames and marquee tags went out of style. But as with everything these days, there's a hidden danger: outdated plugins that could cause some trouble(if you’re not careful).

The perfect lighting can be the difference between low-quality videos that don't get views and viral content people can't get enough of. You can't afford to cut corners, and creator tools like the Evershop Overhead Ring Light will help you craft professional videos with accurate tones and colors.

Digital life is all about convenience, but we often overlook it by not using it effectively for our needs. While a physical wallet is something I carry most days, it's often filled with things that work better when digitized. This not only saves space in my wallet but also comes in handy in an emergency when I forget to bring it with me.

Ubuntu hasn’t been in better shape for gaming, probably ever. And for casual players with single-player libraries, it’s finally starting to feel like an actual alternative to Windows. But after I moved my gaming PC over, I realized the remaining issues aren’t just annoying little hiccups—they are the exact reasons why most gamers are still stuck on Windows.

A Kindle can offer a lot of convenience, but it can't match the magic of a real physical book. By installing KOReader on my jailbroken Kindle, I was able to make a lot of tweaks to the font, spacing, and headers and footers of my eBooks to make them resemble real books as much as I could.

I own an RTX Spark laptop, and it's not the one I grab when I want to run local AI. That job goes to the Asus Zenbook A16, a Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme machine with 48GB of RAM that costs about half as much as my 32GB OmniBook Ultra 16. It's not the faster of the two, but it loads the models the RTX Spark won't, it weighs barely more than half as much, and it's the laptop I'd tell most people to look at first.