There are quite a few note-taking apps available for PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets. Each has its pros and cons, and picking which is best often comes down to personal preference. That's the case with most software, and even though I prefer the Apple ecosystem, I do prefer Microsoft 365 for word processing, spreadsheets, and other office productivity apps. So, I really wanted to enjoy using OneNote, but there are five reasons it simply can't replace Apple Notes for me.

Image: Neon The director of Anora talks about representing sex work onscreen and how sticking the landing of a film means thinking about it first. Continue reading…

After getting a new 3D printer, the first thing you will want to do is start your first project. But one question still remains. Which 3D modeling software will you use? While you can find thousands of 3D models online that are available to download, if you want to make your own design, you will need to use a 3D modeling program.

The PlayStation 2 is a nostalgic console to many people, but emulating it can be difficult. If you don't mod your console and dump the BIOS, you won't be able to emulate games through the likes of AetherSX2. Now, it turns out that it's possible to download and extract a BIOS from the official PS3 firmware with just a little bit of work.

Home labs are perfect when you need an experimentation hub to deploy, test, and tinker with self-hosted services. While Jellyfin/Plex/Emby, Pi-hole, Wireguard, pfSense/OPNsense, and Vaultwarden/Bitwarden are often considered the quintessential apps for any home server, youll find a myriad of useful services once you dive into the self-hosted rabbit hole. So, here are five amazing applications you can try running on your home lab.

There's been plenty of good news for Linux gamers on Steam over the past few days. We saw proof that Valve was working on an Arm64 Proton layer, and Valve announced a partnership with Arch Linux to help with Steam Deck development. Now, the gaming giant has made native Linux gaming a lot easier by allowing developers to set the runtime to allow better compatibility.

The DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone. | Image: DJI DJI, the world’s largest drone company, is suing to avoid being seen as a tool of the Chinese government. On Friday, it sued the US Department of Defense to delete its name from a list of “Chinese Military Companies,” claiming it has no such relationship to Chinese authorities and has suffered unfairly as a result of that designation.Since DJI was added to that list in 2022, the company claims, it has “lost business deals, been stigmatized as a national security threat, and been banned from contracting with multiple federal government agencies,” and that its employees “now suffer frequent and pervasive stigmatization” and are “repeatedly harassed and insulted in public places.”It also alleges that the DoD would not offer the company... Continue reading…

The Stoke Voltaic Nomad Cooking System (left) and Joulle Kettle Pot. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Sometimes you just need a portable electric cookset. Maybe it’s during a major power outage when everyone’s huddled together over the warm glow of the family power station. Or maybe it’s at a tailgate party or picnic. In my case, it’s anywhere I decided to park my van over the last few months while testing two cooking systems from Stoke Voltaics.Most portable cooksets are powered by a liquid fuel like propane. It’s inexpensive and readily available in canisters of all sizes. But sometimes you’d rather not deal with an open flame, pollutants, and the noise and smell that comes with it. Stoke Voltaics’ gear is powered by electricity, which can be easily supplied by a solar generator and replenished by the sun.I tested the company’s new $... Continue reading…

There are a lot of different options when it comes to monitors, but if you're looking to get the most screen real estate without it taking up a lot of space, then going with an ultrawide monitor is going to be an ideal solution. Of course, there are lots of ultrawide monitor options too, but we think this one from Samsung is going to be a great choice thanks to its excellent colors and fantastic performance numbers.

If you use your email account often, you'll frequently send emails to the same contacts whether it's keeping up with meeting agendas for a specific group or looping family members in on the latest happenings. While you can manually add recipients as relevant every time that you want to send a group email, it can be a long, tedious job. Fortunately, Microsoft Outlook has a more efficient way of completing the task.

If you've been looking to update your home theater setup, this 77-inch LG OLED smart TV is going to be the perfect way to go. Not only do you get a massive screen, but you're also getting excellent colors, along with fantastic software that makes it easy to navigate and watch all your favorite TV shows and movies. Furthermore, while this model usually comes with a retail price of $3,500, it can now be had with a fantastic discount that knocks $1,500 off for a limited time.

Excel is a fantastic piece of software that's very powerful, and you can use it to automate parts of your life on a day-to-day basis. There's a bit of a learning curve, but most of those things that Excel can do can be enabled with templates, meaning that you won't need to do much to get it working.