Fix these Windows settings controlled by your organization

One of the more frustrating errors you may encounter on your Windows PC is “Some settings are managed by your organization.” You generally see it in the Settings app while checking for Windows updates. Now, this error notification is perfectly acceptable if you use a managed PC at work or school. But should you see it when you’re the sole owner of your Windows computer? Unlikely.

John Doe
New York

I’m building a PC with a back-connect motherboard, so I’ll never have to thread cables behind the tray again

Assembling a PC is perhaps the most exciting undertaking an enthusiast looks forward to, right from the moment they buy the first component that goes into it. I've been through that same exhilarating feeling countless times, and each time, the journey has been as rewarding as the first.

Eino Puro
Finland

I ditched expensive cloud storage subscriptions for a $0 Nextcloud server on an old laptop

Cloud storage subscription prices are steadily increasing, and my free-tier account cannot keep up with the limited space. Google Drive is more generous than any other service, but even the 15GB limit starts to feel restrictive when you start uploading documents, images, and other files. I’ve tried to be selective,...

Elijah Evans
New Zealand

This Ugreen NAS battery backup just hit its lowest price, and your data will thank you

There's nothing worse than a power outage wrecking your favorite tech products or, even worse, wiping out your data. It's not common, but it can happen, which is why you should protect your products with a battery backup if you can.

Eeli Pulli
Finland

The best Galaxy Z Fold 8 deal is still up for grabs

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now available at retailers and wireless carriers. Preorders for the phone have been outstanding, and the reviews are pretty solid for the most part. We enjoyed our time with it, praising the overall design.

Jane Smith
Los Angeles

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

That cover art is almost certainly AI too. | Image: Fenix Flexin It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song "Rubberz." His comments follow the producer Medasin's videos claiming that an AI tool called Treblo (formerly...

Sophia Wilson
Atlanta

The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff

Restart, a games media website launched in late 2024 that was sponsored by Walmart, has laid off its "entire editorial team," according to a Friday post from Brandy Berthelson, the site's former editor-in-chief. Other staffers have also posted about being laid off. Restart is operated by Moonrock, a content marketing...

Zinzi Huppertz
Netherlands

I opened my Obsidian vault in this open-source alternative, and it does what Obsidian needs three plugins for

Obsidian is probably one of the best note-taking apps out there, but it's not open-source, which is fine, there are perfectly good reasons for that. But a part of the Obsidian user base has always wanted a properly open-source alternative, one that isn't half-finished or abandoned. So when SoloMD popped...

Jane Smith
Los Angeles

I stopped using free VPNs after I learned what they do with your traffic

If you type “free VPN” into any search engine, you’ll get a wall of options. They might even sound good, with promises not to log your traffic, to stop your ISP from snooping on your browsing, and other claims of private browsing.

Zackary Fortin
Canada

I turned my phone into an AI agent powered by my local LLM, and it installed software on its own

The phone in my pocket is the worst computer I own for running a language model, but arguably one of the best any of us own when it comes to what the hardware is capable of. It has sensors, notifications, messages, files, and a touchscreen. What it doesn't have is...

Siiri Huhtala
Finland

I upgraded my NAS to 10 Gigabit and immediately discovered the bottleneck nobody warns you about

I wanted 10 GbE networking at home. I (probably) didn’t need it, but I wanted 10 GbE and I was going to get it. The first piece of networking equipment with that speed wasn’t a client device, but a managed network switch. Then came a Synology DS1621xs+, with 10 GbE...

William Garcia
Boston

This forgotten Pixel feature is the one I want Google to bring back the most

When I think back to features I really liked about earlier Pixel smartphones, one key feature always comes to mind: Active Edge.

Elisa Velasco
Spain

This free PS Vita homebrew app turns Sony’s forgotten handheld into an Xbox Cloud Gaming device

Sony gave up on the PlayStation Vita console in 2019. The homebrew community continues to release new apps and games for the legacy handheld console. The biggest challenge with the PS Vita is the lack of games exclusive to other platforms. The PlayStation Store on Vita has been dead for...

Okan Ayaydın
Turkey

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