I've written about how I've adjusted and how I interact with the software to improve its performance with each journey. Generally speaking, Android Auto is viewed by many as a way to view everything on the phone while on the move, effectively stretching the phone across the dashboard or infotainment screen. It's just like using a smartphone with widgets and apps galore. It's great to start with, but it can quickly feel overwhelming.

While my home lab grows, I've been trying to build a more resilient network at the same time. Some of that is handled by VLAN design, some by adding uninterrupted battery backups to my network stack, and others by physically separating traffic as needed. I also wanted faster links for the backbone of the network, even if many of the devices on it are still limited to gigabit speeds.

Every Linux veteran has a war story about breaking their system mid-update and spending an afternoon nursing it back to health. It's become a rite of passage for anyone who's been on Linux for a few years or more. In 2026, this should no longer be an acceptable expectation. The way updates work on conventional Linux installs is that files are overwritten on your running system. Recently, I've learned there's a problem with that.

When it comes to control planes and management UIs for Docker containers, you’ve got plenty of options to choose from. Between its sheer number of container tools, built-in CI/CD pipelines, and support for everything from Docker and Podman to K8s, Portainer is the most common option out there. But if you prefer minimalist UIs, Dockhand and Dockge are just as reliable, with the former being my favorite ever since I ran into it a few months ago. But if you’re willing to install community plugins, you can even use Cockpit to control your Docker runtime.

Anyone who actually builds complex decks for a living knows that a good presentation requires a delicate balance of data density, visual hierarchy, and precise formatting (things AI historically struggles to grasp).

We've seen Axiom Space and Prada's collaboration on the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit. Now the company has revealed the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) that astronauts will wear underneath it when Artemis IV returns humans to the Moon in 2028.The LCVG is the all-important base layer that will keep the crew cool and comfortable while inside the AxEMU and on spacewalks. Cold water is circulated through tubes embedded in the suit to whisk heat away from astronauts' bodies. And, should the primary system fail, there is a backup, unlike older cooling suits. The LCVG also houses the ventilation system that su …Read the full story at The Verge.

Retro-gaming is always on trend. So I took out a PS Vita with an OLED panel from a drawer and set it aside to check whether it still worked. Thankfully, the PS Vita was still in good shape, charging smoothly, and I gave it a thorough clean. It’s a shame that Sony abandoned the Vita in 2019, even though it still packs capable hardware.

Smart homes feel like a chore sometimes. The passive irritation of the maintenance can slowly build up over time. Let's say you buy into the modern Matter over Thread ecosystem and mount sleek new motion and door sensors around your house. Within eight months, you start getting a barrage of low-battery notifications, and you're constantly buying multi-packs of CR2032 or CR2450 coin cells just to keep your automated house alive.

As much as I love to tout Linux as the way forward for computing, I do have to admit that it's not perfect. Sometimes, the tech to do what you want just isn't there yet, and you have to rely on workarounds. For example, people using Firefox on Linux with an Nvidia GPU had to rely on the nvidia-vaapi-driver to get the job done. Now, Firefox is finally adding Vulkan rendering, thus removing the need for the workaround.

It hasn't even been a full year since Microsoft dominated PS5's charts with its cross-platform strategy, and the company has already done a 180. During Sunday's Xbox Game Showcase, the company announced that some of its biggest hitters will be Xbox exclusives, which begged the question: will Microsoft stick to its cross-platform plan and release the games for other platforms after a few years?

The coolest thing about 3D printing is that if you want every appliance in your home to look like it time-traveled two centuries back from the future, you can. Sure, it may not be the easiest thing to do in the world, but if you're determined enough and have enough resin sitting around, it's possible. And what better way to get started on your quest than by making this awesome Cyber Loop Lamp? It's not the easiest project to make, but it's definitely one of the coolest.

This should surprise no one, but a paid Claude plan doesn't just get you limits that are a bit less brutal than the free tier. You also get access to a lot of features that Anthropic keeps behind the paywall. If you're on the free tier, or have a paid Claude account but are frustrated with just how fast you burn through your quota, the good news is that the open-source community has your back.