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The hidden cost of every notification you don't turn off
Each interruption looks free in the moment. Add up the recovery time and the real bill is staggering — here is how to stop paying it.
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The smartwatch feature nobody markets but everyone uses
It is not the heart sensor, the GPS, or the apps. The feature that actually keeps people wearing a smartwatch is almost never on the box.
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What a year of self-hosting taught me about the cloud
I moved my files, photos, and notes off the big platforms and onto a small box in my closet. The lessons were not the ones I expected.
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How to actually read more books without forcing it
Reading goals and tracking apps mostly produce guilt. The people who read a lot do something quieter — and far more forgiving.
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The supply chain learned its lesson. Then it forgot it
After years of disruption, companies swore they would build resilience. The latest data suggests the old habits came right back.
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The desk setup that ended my afternoon slump
It was not the standing desk or the ergonomic chair. A few cheap, unglamorous changes did more for my afternoons than any gadget.
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I tested seven power banks on a single charge. Only two survived
The rated capacity on the box is a polite fiction. We measured what these batteries actually deliver, and the gap was bigger than expected.
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A quiet rule change just reshaped who owns your data
It arrived with no headlines and a forgettable name. Its effect on the data companies hold about you is anything but forgettable.
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Edge computing grew up, and the cloud noticed
For years the edge was a buzzword in search of a use case. Now it is quietly running things the central cloud was never well suited to do.
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One-pot dinners that don't taste like compromise
The one-pot meal earned its dull reputation honestly. A few small changes turn it from a chore you tolerate into food you actually look forward to.
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