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Yesterday β€” 12 December 2025Main stream

Stop buying mechanical keyboards β€” my membrane keyboard is better

12 December 2025 at 11:15

I clearly remember how happy I was when we finally got rid of the clacky keyboard that came with our original IBM PC clone in the early 90s and switched over to a quiet modern membrane keyboard. To me, this felt like the future, but then mechanical keyboards have made a massive comeback, and now carry the reputation that they're simply better than the alternatives.

Google once had the perfect way to follow the webβ€”then it vanished

12 December 2025 at 07:30

One usually visits a graveyard or cemetery to pay your respects, but also to remember the good times before you lost something special. That's me visiting the Google graveyard of dead products and services. When it's time to lay some flowers at the headstone of Google Reader, all I can remember is that the web used to be a much better place.

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Google's Facebook competitor was awesome, so why did it fail?

11 December 2025 at 09:30

I've never been too fond of social media. I had a MySpace like everyone, but I didn't really know what to do with it. I opened a Facebook account because everyone else seemed to be doing it, and I only tackled LinkedIn and Twitter because it seemed important for my career and networking.

The uncomfortable truth: PC gaming is better because of proprietary tech

11 December 2025 at 08:15

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is one of the greatest ideas ever conceived, and we all rely on and benefit from it every day of our lives. Whether you're using a FOSS app for your own benefit directly or using a service that's built on FOSS, it affects us all.

4 Reasons your Chromebook fans spin up, and how to fix it

10 December 2025 at 11:30

In general, most Chromebooks (especially modern ones) are whisper-quiet. So it can be a little surprising to hear the fans on your laptop spin up. In particular when there's no obvious reason for it. The good news is that sometimes a laptop needs extra cooling and it doesn't mean something is wrong. In some cases, you do however need to do something about it.

4 hidden Chromebook features you’re not using (but should)

9 December 2025 at 16:30

It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking a Chromebook is "simple" and is only suitable for kids at school, not serious work. Yet, ChromeOS has grown into a rather mature operating system, and there are plenty of features that can supercharge your productivity or expand your options hidden under the surface of that user-friendly interface.

Why 8GB VRAM is finally dead for PC gaming in 2025

9 December 2025 at 14:30

As the price of memory continues to skyrocket, and games become more and more demanding, it's fair to ask how much the RAM on your GPU actually matters. What's the right quantity? What about speed and bandwidth? If you're wondering what to decide when it comes to your next GPU's RAM, it's time to have the talk.

The hidden costs of using a Chromebook as your only computer

9 December 2025 at 07:30

Chromebooks have come a long, long way since I first used one. It helps that so much of what we do every day happens in a browser, so, in a way, we've met Chromebooks halfway. Either way, it's entirely possible to use a Chromebook as your only computer. The question is, what are you giving up by doing so?

5 Chromebook privacy traps most people miss

6 December 2025 at 16:00

Chromebooks have a good reputation for being low-maintenance computers with solid security and privacy. By and large, this is true. It's why we trust them for use by children and college students, or why some companies like to issue them to employees who only need a basic computer.

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