One thing I love about Nvidia GPUs, aside from their unmatched performance in the high-end segment, is their software suite. When you buy an Nvidia GPU, you're not just getting the raw hardware but also gaining access to an ecosystem of software features that promise to enhance your overall gaming experience. But after spending the past few years using both an RTX 3090 and a 4090, I've realized that not every Nvidia software feature actually helps. In fact, some of them have only made my PC perform worse.

Being out of office is great, until Microsoft Teams welcomes you back with 37 unread Microsoft Teams chats and channel threads. Half the time, you don’t have any option other than to spend your entire first day back catching up on everything you missed, while trying to filter out what’s actually important.

Getting started with Portainer felt like unlocking a whole new level of control over my Docker containers, but it also came with its fair share of growing pains. As easy as it is to navigate the web UI, I quickly learned that skipping the documentation and diving in headfirst led to some avoidable mistakes. These early missteps didn’t break my setup, but they did cause unnecessary confusion and wasted time. Here’s what I did wrong during that first week and what I’d do differently now.

I just got done playing Death Stranding 2, and it left me a sobbing mess at the end of fifty hours. An absolute masterpiece from start to end, Death Stranding is a must-play, generational experience, and I said as much in my excellent review of the PlayStation 5 exclusive game.

For the past few years, Apple has been doing exciting things in the computing space, delivering powerful products that are also extremely efficient. This is all possible thanks to Apple's own silicon, the M-series chip, which has really changed the way computing products are built.

A few weeks ago, I switched from Docker to Podman, as the latter provided some extra features for my containerization needs. That said, Docker is still a neat container runtime despite all its faults, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking to familiarize themselves with the nitty-gritty of containerization.

Slack is using AI to help business users quickly understand confusing company language and concentrate on their most important tasks. The communication platform announced that it will “soon” be adding a feature that explains workplace jargon, and an AI writing assistant for Slack canvases that automates repetitive writing tasks like summarizing conversations and note-taking.The AI message context feature will instantly explain messages that contain an acronym or unfamiliar phrase when the user hovers over them with their cursor. For any company jargon or terminology, Slack says the feature will draw on the vocabulary and conversation history of the user’s workspace to help break down project names, internal tools, or team-specific shorthand. The idea is to save the user time by avoiding having to manually look up these terms or bug a colleague for an explanation.The writing assistant coming to canvases similarly aims to streamline workflows so users can concentrate on more important tasks. It can generate project briefs based on Slack conversations, extract and assign action items, and rewrite content to fit different tones, such as formal or friendly. It can also provide a full transcript for Slack huddle meetings and highlight the key points raised.An AI-generated action item feature will soon summarize task requirements when users are mentioned in messages that include a follow-up, deadline, or request, helping to prioritize the users’ highest priority tasks. Slack is also introducing AI profile summaries that provide a quick overview of another user’s role and recent contributions to give users context about unfamiliar teammates at a glance. All of the features mentioned above are in the pipeline, but Slack hasn’t specified when they will be available.Slack has announced that two other features are now generally available, however. Users on paid Enterprise plans can access Slack’s Enterprise Search chatbot, which answers questions using information pulled from their workspace’s database, while AI-powered translations are now fully available to customers on Business Plus plans.

Starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, Microsoft made some big changes to how SMB shares work on Windows machines. To provide enhanced security, these shares now require SMB signing and for most Windows 11 editions (aside from Home), guest fallback is disabled, meaning you need to have a username and password to connect to SMB shares.

OPNsense and pfSense are both forks of m0n0wall and FreeBSD. While they may work similarly, there are some notable differences between the two firewall solutions. I made the switch from pfSense to OPNsense due to a variety of reasons, namely more frequent updates, a better user experience, and questionable support from Netgate, closing down access to various parts without paying.

Consumer location trackers often come with tradeoffs that include privacy concerns, data collection, and a sense that you’re constantly being watched. Russell Eveleigh wasn’t comfortable with those compromises, especially when it came to his son becoming a latchkey kid for the first time. So, he decided to build something better for his family: a beautiful, ambient location tracker powered by a Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Pico, running entirely on his own hardware.

When it comes to figuring out how to spend your gaming weekend, one of the best places to start is Xbox Game Pass, if you are subscribed to the service. If you are subscribed to Xbox Game Pass, you have access to an ever-changing catalog of a couple hundred games, available on both Xbox consoles and on PC via the Microsoft store. It might be hard to decide what to play with that many games at your disposal, but don't worry, I've narrowed it down to three games, with a nice mix of genres. Two of these games you could finish in a weekend, but the third you can play enough to know if you want to continue with it.

If you're looking to build a new PC with tons of power at a great price, the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is an absolute beast of a CPU, delivering on all fronts, but especially potent when it comes to games and creative projects. While this CPU used to cost a small fortune when it was first released, it can now be had for much less, with Amazon offering a discount that drops it down to just $275 for a limited time.