Unless you are a keen photographer, phones have become the main camera for most people nowadays. I haven’t used a dedicated camera for holidays in years, and most of my product photos are taken with my phone (currently, the Pixel 8 Pro). Apart from the convenience of having an all-in-one device, phone cameras have become…
Using a TV as a computer monitor is absolutely possible with the right connections and settings. Modern TVs offer excellent display quality and features that can rival dedicated monitors. I personally used a cheap 43” 4K Samsung TV for a couple of years before moving to my Samsung C49RG90 49-inch super ultrawide monitor. In the…
With the New Year upon us, many people will be on a weight loss mission as part of their New Year resolution. I lost a lot of weight in my late 20s, and I found that smart scales were a great way to track weight and maintain motivation. I used to weigh myself every day,…
Creating the perfect Spotify equaliser settings is a subjective task, as it largely depends on personal taste, the genre of music, and the hardware used for listening. However, I can guide you through some general tips and how to adjust the settings in Spotify. Let’s dive in. Accessing the Spotify Equaliser The steps to access…
[Update for 2024] I originally wrote this post back in 2020 when affordable multi-gig switches were somewhat of a rarity. It was then updated in 2022 as the market had changed a lot, and I stated that Wi-Fi 6 was driving the need for multi-gigabit. As we approach 2024, we have reached the point where…
I have reviewed several speakerphones in the past few years, including the Poly Sync 20+ smart speakerphone and Audeze Filter personal conference speaker. These are handy devices to have, and I find they are best suited for people who use laptops for video calls, as they provide significantly better audio quality for both the microphone…
The Netgear Nighthawk RS700S was officially announced in the US back in March for pre-order with Q2 shipping, making it the first WiFi 7 router to ship. The UK launch was slower, which I assume was due to regulatory reasons. It is now finally available to buy from both Netgear and Amazon for a princely…
In the increasingly crowded marketplace of robot vacuums, the technologies that power these nifty devices have become more advanced and varied. When it comes to navigation and mapping—key features that differentiate a sophisticated robot vacuum from a glorified dustpan—two technologies seem to stand out: Camera vSLAM and LiDAR Mapping. As someone who has dived deep…
BitTorrent remains one of the most popular peer-to-peer file sharing protocols, allowing fast downloading of large files by retrieving pieces of content from multiple sources. While I personally use UnRaid running on a TerraMaster NAS with its community applications for easy Docker application management, many people still like to use a normal Linux distribution, and…
Following up on my previous post about identifying websites that scrape content and finding out their IP and hosting provider, this article covers stopping those websites from scaping your content. As a reminder, the negative impact of scrapers is up for debate. In theory, Google should ignore these, and if you do a site search…
If you run a website that publishes a lot of content, then you will almost certainly experience other websites scraping your content and trying to publish it as their own. This can have a negative impact on your rankings within Google or other search engines. In the past, I have had issues with a scraper…
The Twinkly C9 Bulbs were announced at the start of November and pad out the growing range of outdoor smart festive lighting that Twinkly has become famous for. I am posting this review a bit too close to Christmas than I originally planned. Unfortunately, due to problems on my end, the lights were returned to…
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