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If you're regular about your file backups, you're already miles ahead of most of my friends and relatives, so well done. But are you sure you're not trusting those backups a little too much?

Three years after Christopher Nolan's epic movie first opened in theaters, Oppenheimer is returning to cinemas next month for a special rerelease.

Fire TV devices are finally getting an overhauled home screen, with easier navigation and faster performance. The update was announced back in January, and it’s now rolling out to TVs.

Google Home smart speakers used to be the clear-cut winners in the virtual assistant device category. However, if you’ve been using Nest smart home devices recently, you’ve probably noticed a significant drop in quality. This has been happening to a lot of people for a long time, and the company knows it.

Getting older can sometimes limit our ability to do basic tasks like turning on a lamp behind the couch or going down a flight of stairs to lock the door. Smart devices can make those tasks more accessible even to older adults with new limitations, so I put them to good use to help my parents.

Did you buy a new iPad and wonder what to do with your old Android tablet? Or are you finding that your new iPad isn’t a solid replacement for it? I’ve been there—and here’s how I use both my old Android tablet and my new iPad Air M2 side by side.

Smart homes let you control your devices remotely, but the true power comes from automation. Having your lights turn on when you walk into a room beats having to pull out your phone or tap a button on a dashboard. It's easy to fall into the trap of creating automations with the wrong focus, however.

Not too long ago, I was convinced my Wi-Fi problems had a simple solution: buy something bigger. So I did what a lot of people do. I went out and bought the biggest, fastest router I could find. And to be fair, things improved. Speeds were better, connections were more stable, and I felt like I’d made a smart upgrade. But it still didn’t reach every corner of my house the way I needed it to. Dead spots lingered. Certain rooms still felt like they were stuck in 2012. Turns out, I didn't need faster internet. I needed a better network.

I don't know about you, but my 3D printers cost a lot of money and I'm always paranoid that they'll break down and fail at the worst moment.

When Android tablets exploded in the early 2010s, they struggled to compete with the iPad. Manufacturers just didn’t know what would get someone to choose an Android tablet, so they tried a bunch of weird stuff. Let’s take a look back.

It might be hard to imagine, but there was a time when every TV didn't have the ability to install streaming apps, meaning that unless you were willing to give up your existing TV, there was a need for a streaming attachment. This was still an open market, so no one knew exactly what to expect.

KDE Plasma is one of the best desktop environments for Linux, and it’s used in Kubuntu, KDE Neon, Fedora KDE, and other distributions. Now, Plasma 6.6 has arrived with some new features and usability improvements.

The git command-line tool has so many options, subcommands, and other features that it’s easy to miss out on some of the best. These features are lesser-known, but will help you take shortcuts and make the most out of Git.

If you're a new homeowner getting ready to start projects or maintain your home, you'll need some capable new power tools. And while there are multiple brands to choose from, Ryobi is a fan favorite for its affordability and being readily available at Home Depot.

Luxury car prices have been creeping up fast, and a lot of buyers are starting to tap out. People still want the comfort and polish, but not everyone’s willing to swallow a full luxury-brand payment to get it.

Do you spend your life in the terminal? Are you always on the hunt for leaner, faster, and better ways to improve your workflow? I am, and I wish to share one neat little app that saves me a great deal of time when navigating the depths of my file system.

Everyone uses RAID, right? I don’t—at least, not in the sense that you’re thinking of. While a striped array is the most common version of RAID, I actually use a non-striped parity system in my storage server, and I really wish more companies offered that ability.

Using Linux, especially as a server, often means dealing with new errors and resolving them. Most of them are easy to fix with just a web search. But some errors may require that you do some digging. In this guide, I'm sharing some Linux commands that will help you diagnose and solve those kinds of Linux errors.

I've been using Jellyfin as my primary streaming application for a long time now. While I don't regret that switch, there are some specific qualities of Netflix and other streaming apps that I miss, and problems I didn't expect to be such, well, problems.

Linux is popular with developers, and for good reason. This system has the greatest selection of software tools, but it can be hard to pick a distro. Here are some of the best ones for coders, from beginners to experts.