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File Converter is the right-click menu upgrade every Windows user should install

File Converter makes a daily chore a two-click activity instead.

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A Pixel 10 Pro and a Galaxy S21 FE Lying on a table with a pair of Galaxy Buds4 between them.
The 5 powerful Android audio features buried so deep most users never find them

These features can be super handy, if you can find them.

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Ubuntu running i3 window manager with fastfetch, Claude Code, and btop running.
I let Claude customize my Linux PC—and it did a better job than I ever could

If you already let Claude write your code, why not let it write your dotfiles too?

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Obsidian community plugins browser on iPad with keyboard and Apple Pencil.
5 open-source Obsidian plugins I can't live without

I always install these plugins first with a fresh Obsidian install.

Tasker open on an Pixel 8 Pro.
Stop settling for Android's surface-level automation—Tasker does what Google won't

The built-in features feel hollow and useless by comparison.

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The Android Quick Settings panel shown on a Pixel 10 Pro.
Android 17 was supposed to fix this Pixel annoyance, but it only made it worse

One step forward, two steps back.

A Samsung Galaxy S25 lying on a table with the Good Lock page open in the Galaxy Store.
Many Samsung Galaxy users miss these 4 One UI features that change everything

Supercharge your Galaxy phone by enabling these features.

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A photo showing a Windows desktop with various visual and functional customizations applied.
6 hidden customization settings Microsoft buried in Windows

The Windows Settings Personalization tab contains just a small fraction of the customization options available in Windows 11.

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LineageOS proves you can de-Google your Android phone without ruining your life

You don't need Google to use Android... mostly.

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A Pixel 10 Pro running the Lawnchair launcher.
I replaced my Google Pixel home screen with a custom launcher and I'm never going back

This is the way.

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The Left Handle options menu in One Hand Operation+.
Galaxy phones have a one-handed mode that actually works—it's just buried where nobody looks

This one-handed mode is on a whole other level.

A laptop with the Windows Start Menu open with a folder of apps categorized as money savers. (2)
I can't believe these 4 Windows features aren't better known

Not so hidden anymore.

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The Windows 11 Start menu displayed on a computer monitor.
I reclaimed the Windows Start menu by turning off these 5 features

The default Start menu was too cluttered for my taste, so I did something about it.

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Essentials for Pixel FI
I finally got Samsung's best customization feature on my Pixel—and it's completely free

Good Lock, but for your Pixel.

KDE Konsole Terminal open on the Kubuntu Focus Ir14.
Linux fixed my oldest PC problems—and it has nothing to do with speed

Using Linux doesn't feel like an adversarial process.

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A Google Pixel on a windowsill, showing custom widgets and running the Lawnchair launcher.
These 4 apps feel like they were made for your Pixel phone

They perfectly match Pixel's Material 3 Expressive aesthetic.

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A Surface laptop running Windows 11.
3 registry hacks I always use on a fresh Windows 11 install

You don't have to tolerate the little annoyances.

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A few custom pinned shortcuts for apps in Android on a OnePlus 15.
5 obscure Android features I use every day

Some of Android's best features aren't immediately obvious.

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KOReader can customize the lock screen.
How I replaced my Kindle's boring lockscreen with custom wallpapers

Plus, a neat resource I found for downloading wallpapers for e-readers.

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Windows has 5 hidden features that will improve how you use your PC

Microsoft should really advertise these features more.

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