My weekend at a 28,000-person virtual reality convention
I had fun at Furality Ultra. My gaming PC and router did not.
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I finally tried Ghostty, and it's pretty good
Even if you don't live in the terminal, Ghostty is probably a worthwhile upgrade on Mac and Linux.
How to use the Galaxy XR with PC VR and VRChat
Everything you need to use the Galaxy XR for PC VR gaming.
The Galaxy XR is not the future of computing, but I like it anyway
The first outing of Android XR is far from perfect, but there's at least one reason to buy it.
This is every Ubuntu Linux default wallpaper
The default wallpapers from over 20 years of Ubuntu Linux, from Warty Warthog to Resolute Raccoon, in full original quality.
I used an original iPod Nano in 2026, and it worked surprisingly well
Nearly 20 years after its introduction, the iPod Nano is still a perfectly functional music player.
That time Apple sent everyone a U2 album: 'I DONT WANT YOU.'
The release of U2's album Songs of Innocence spawned jokes, backlash, and arguably, a worse music industry.
Is Android really the next big desktop operating system?
Google says Android-powered laptops are coming in 2026. Will they actually matter, though?
I made a website with Apple iWeb in 2025
Apple's late-2000s WYSIWYG website creator still works, as long as you have an old Mac.
Excel's AI: 20% of the time, it works every time
A Microsoft blog post about "vibe working" broke me.
I hacked Microsoft Edge to make my ideal Chromium web browser
You can use custom IT policies to turn Microsoft Edge into a decent Chrome alternative.
We hate AI because it's everything we hate
Tech companies wanted "AI" to represent a bright future. Now it represents every annoyance in our daily lives.
I tried Servo, the undercover web browser engine made with Rust
Servo was supposed to be Firefox's future. Now it's an independent effort to make a fast and secure web browser engine.
Apple's history is hiding in a Mac font
FireWire, the Newton PDA, and other technologies from Apple's past are still hiding in macOS.
How to download audio-only media files with yt-dlp
You can download videos and audio as MP3, M4A, OGG, or other audio formats with the yt-dlp command line tool.