4 Windows 11 “features” I turned off to make my PC feel truly mine again

After years of sticking to Windows 10, I finally switched to Windows 11 a while back. This was a forced upgrade since I wanted to use my new OLED display’s HDR capabilities to the fullest, and also because Windows 10 entered EOL status back in October 2025. I a**umed I would have to make peace with some amount of bloatware and the questionable design choices in Windows 11, but I was wrong. With debloating tools and Windows mods making it possible to remove almost everything annoying about the OS, I didn’t have to suffer in silence. I could also disable data tracking, advertisements, tips, and suggestions, and whatever else Microsoft calls its shady data-collection tactics. Only then did Windows 11 start to feel like an OS working for me instead of the other way around.

Michael Johnson
Chicago

I replaced cloud LLMs with local models running off a Proxmox LXC, and the performance trade-off was worth it

Whether it’s Perplexity’s reliable and transparent nature or Claude Code’s programming capabilities, there’s no denying that cloud-based large language models can be a godsend for productivity. Most cloud LLMs ship with beginner-friendly UIs, and the fact that you don’t have to put in extra work just to get them up...

John Doe
New York

I built my own smart TV setup with a monitor and a cheap device, and it turned out better than I expected

A smart TV is generally the default choice for anyone who wants a screen for casual gaming, streaming, and everything in between. Some of the upper-end options make things easier by pairing solid speakers with a good display, but the day-to-day experience doesn't tend to be dramatically different from that...

Emily Brown
Houston

Microsoft and Nvidia tease “a new era of PC” as a potential Surface refresh looms

It looks like Microsoft and Nvidia are working on something really big.

William Garcia
Boston

Lenovo’s Yoga Pro 27UD-10 proves that premium monitors can do more than just display pixels

It's getting harder and harder to find a monitor that doesn't have some flavor of OLED panel, which is a good thing because the technology is getting better and better. That leaves monitor manufacturers having to differentiate in other ways, like this Lenovo Yoga Pro 27UD-10.

Michael Johnson
Chicago

Acer’s launching a Linux handheld for streaming your PC games

The Acer Nitro Blaze Link might run on Linux, but it's no Steam Deck. Acer says it's a "streaming-first handheld and companion device," like a PlayStation Portal for your PC. Announced ahead of Computex on Friday, it's launching in Q4 2026 with a 7-inch (1920 x 1200) display, Wi-Fi 6,...

Olivia Miller
Seattle

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia’s new N1X laptop processors

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with an RTX laptop at CES 2025. | Image: Getty Images It's the world's worst kept secret that Nvidia is about to announce its own Arm-powered laptop chips at Computex this weekend, and now Microsoft, Nvidia, and Arm are all openly teasing the announcement. The Windows...

John Doe
New York

Home a**istant kept wasting power on my home lab, and this tiny change fixed it

I love Home Assistant, and it's become an essential part of my smart home ever since I first tried it a couple of years ago. Recently, however, I was having an issue with my home lab, where Home Assistant is installed, which was constantly being loud for reasons I couldn't...

Daniel Martinez
Dallas

Microsoft’s rumored Windows 11 revamp initiative is confirmed with a movable Taskbar

For a few weeks now, we've been throwing around the term "Windows K2." On the surface, it sounds like a whole new version of Windows, but the truth is, it's a little more scaled back. A while ago, an insider claimed that Windows K2 was Microsoft's initiative to redirect attention...

Galina Sakić
Serbia

Claude Design’s Canva integration just saved me hours of editing, and that’s why I’m ditching my old workflow

Canva and Anthropic have been working together for a while now, and if you've used the two in tandem via the Canva connector, you already know how interesting the pairing can be for ideating and generating visual designs through Claude on its chat interface. The collaboration has steadily deepened over...

Iiris Huotari
Finland

Magic Pointer won’t save the Googlebook because Google still doesn’t understand what PC users want

Google recently made waves with its announcement of the Googlebook platform. Bringing together elements of Chrome OS and Android, along with a lot of AI features, it's the company's latest attempt at winning over laptop users, after Chromebooks mostly gained traction in the entry-level education market.

Sophia Wilson
Atlanta

SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

The Pentagon awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build missile-tracking satellites linked with President Donald Trump's planned "Golden Dome" defense system, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In an announcement on Friday, the US Space Force says the sensor-equipped satellites will allow it to detect and track targets from space....

Michael Johnson
Chicago

Nvidia promised ray tracing would change gaming forever, but upscaling became the real revolution

I don't know if you still remember, but Nvidia made a big deal about ray tracing when it launched the RTX 20-series GPUs back in 2018. The company's CEO, Jensen Huang, even said, "Computer graphics will never be the same again." At the time, a lot of us bought into...

Kenan Erkekli
Turkey

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4 Windows 11 “features” I turned off to make my PC feel truly mine again

I replaced cloud LLMs with local models running off a Proxmox LXC, and the performance trade-off was worth it

I built my own smart TV setup with a monitor and a cheap device, and it turned out better than I expected

Microsoft and Nvidia tease “a new era of PC” as a potential Surface refresh looms

Lenovo’s Yoga Pro 27UD-10 proves that premium monitors can do more than just display pixels

Acer’s launching a Linux handheld for streaming your PC games

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia’s new N1X laptop processors

Home a**istant kept wasting power on my home lab, and this tiny change fixed it

Microsoft’s rumored Windows 11 revamp initiative is confirmed with a movable Taskbar

Claude Design’s Canva integration just saved me hours of editing, and that’s why I’m ditching my old workflow

Magic Pointer won’t save the Googlebook because Google still doesn’t understand what PC users want

SpaceX gets $4 billion contract to build missile-tracking ‘Golden Dome’ satellites

Nvidia promised ray tracing would change gaming forever, but upscaling became the real revolution

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