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How magnets went from "computer poison" to being in everything
<p>Being born in the '80s and growing up with computers from the mid-80s and onward, some of the earliest computer lessons that were drilled into me involved a warning about magnets: keep them far away from any computer!</p><img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/shutterstock_2309661427.jpg' />
Your Android phone is secretly sabotaging your Bluetooth speaker
Do you have a Bluetooth speaker that sounds great on everything except your Android phone? Why would this happen? Is it the speaker? Is it your phone? The answer is probably the Bluetooth codec they've decided to use.
I've spent 10 years fixing Windows PCs: These are the most common problems I run into
Ten years of fixing other people's computers teaches you patterns fast. The same handful of problems show up again and again, and most of them aren't hardware failures or anything dramatic. Those small decisions seem fine at the time, but they snowball. By the time someone calls me for help, I usually assume it was a user error, not some unfixable Windows issue. The
Windows is lying to you: Why your '2TB' drive only shows 1.8TB
Have you ever installed a new drive or bought a new phone, only to find that you're missing a few gigabytes from your storage. Granted, it's only a few gigabytes—you'll get 476GB out of the 512GB you're supposed to have. But it's an important enough difference to just ignore it.
5 upgrades for your garage to 3D print this weekend (Aug 21 - 23)
<p>If you’re lucky enough to have a garage, you’ve not only got a place to park your car but a place to keep things you don’t want in your house, like tools, bikes, and other outdoorsy items.</p><img src='https://static0.howtogeekimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/08/bambu-lab-printer-hotend-with-the-ptfe-tube-visible.jpg' />
3 ways your Ryobi tools are holding you back
It's no secret that Ryobi gets a lot of hate on forums and social media, but for the average homeowner or DIYer, they're more than enough. There's a reason it's one of the most popular power tool brands in the US. That said, there are instances where your Ryobi tools could be holding you back.
My theme switch was running 3164 animations
This is the first time that I'm properly getting into theme switching, so I built the dark and light mode for my component library in the most obvious way that I could find. The goal is to transition background-color, border-color, color and box-shadow on every element. But this felt a bit slow and sluggish, so I used document.getAnimations() to see how many that actually runs, and the result is 3164 animations on a page of 1544 elements.After some playing around, I found out that startViewTrans
useState vs useReducer 🚀
useState is perfect for managing simple local state while and useReducer is go to alternative when the state logic becomes complex and deeply nested How it Works:Arguments:It accepts two arguments - reducer funtion and inital state.Return: It return a pair in an array - current state and dispatch function.dispatch function: dispatch function is used to update the state just like updater function in the useState.Quick Syntax:const[state,dispatch] = useReducer(reducer,initial State).
Nextcloud is the do-everything Microsoft Office alternative that beats all the open-source options
Most people who switch away from Microsoft 365 end up trading one subscription for a pile of disconnected free tools. Nextcloud is actually so much better than that. Nextcloud replaces many services and apps, like file storage, document editing, video calls, shared calendars, project boards, and a lot more under your control.
Felony charges for citizen deleting phone data at US Border
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CIA funding helped keep NeXT afloat in the 80s
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Exclusive: Study to pinpoint AI's regional, job-specific employment impact
A government-funded study analyzing the impact of youth employment instability caused by the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) on delayed marriage, childbirth, and other societal trends will ...<img src='https://images.pexels.com/photos/3959001/pexels-photo-3959001.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1200' />
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Next.js Server Actions vs Route Handlers: When to Use Each
Are you still manually writing fetch('/api/user') boilerplate for every simple form in your Next.js application? If so, you are likely over-engineering your codebase.Since the introduction of the App Router, Next.js has provided two powerful ways to handle server-side logic: Server Actions and Route Handlers. While both run on the server, they serve fundamentally different purposes. Choosing the wrong one can lead to bloated code, unnecessary complexity, and even security pitfalls.The good news
AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late
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We Rebuilt the Linux MicroVM Stack on Apple Silicon
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Demand for AI skills surges in nontech jobs as high tech layoffs persist
AI is reshaping more than workers' digital skills; technological advances are transforming entire professions and changing ...<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1659077189365-e4234205cfac?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTd8fFRlY2glMjBKb2JzfGVufDB8fDJ8fDE2NTkyMDU2ODg&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&w=1080' />
AI is Pushing Older Workers Out of These Jobs (Are You Next?)
While data indicate certain older employees are leaving the workforce at higher rates, many over age 50 are leveling up their AI skills to stay competitive.<img src='https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1648878704898-7d80790e3e35?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwyMzg1fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTF8fFRlY2glMjBKb2JzfGVufDB8fDJ8fDE2NDkwMjY0Njk&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&q=80&w=1080' />
Super Cruise costs $40 a month, but 60% of GM owners skip it
GM has sold hands-free highway driving capability under the Super Cruise name since 2017, marketing it as one of the most capable systems on the road. New GM buyers get three years of Super Cruise with select vehicles, but once that trial ends, most don't pay to renew the feature each month. Only 30 to 40% choose to keep it, according to a company announcement GM ma
Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Finding Joy in Your Writing
In April 2015, Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Final Destination 5, The Thing) shared a series of…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »