Quick Links Not everyone needs a tablet, but for the right person, it can be an absolute game-changer. Drawing from my years of experience using phones, laptops, tablets, and desktops with ultrawide displays, here are seven telltale signs that you are a tablet person. 1You Prefer The Bigger Picture—Literally Do you feel that the 6.8-inch display on theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultracould’ve been a bit bigger? Are you puzzled watching folks reading notifications andhealth stats on their smartwatchesand wondering how they do it?...

Everybody’s favorite open-source audio editor just gained some cool new features. The Audacity 3.5 update introduces cloud backups, device syncing, automatic loop tempo detection, and a mess of other improvements. Audacity’s newfound cloud syncing capability relies onaudio.com, a free SoundCloud-like platform for sharing, discovering, and collaborating on audio projects. It’s a pretty solid solution for backing up or syncing Audacity projects, particularly for users who own multiple PCs. However, you’ll need to link youraudio....

Having analyzed about 200 quotes from 20 different publications, Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism discovered that ChatGPT search struggles to attribute sources correctly. Researchers askedChatGPT searchto find the sources of each quote.The surveyfound that some responses were correctly attributed to the right online sources, but others were plagued with inaccuracies. Concretely, more than a third of queries used fabricated source material instead of clarifying that the correct quote source couldn’t be found, or the chatbot was blocked from retrieving it through the robots....

Summary Chrome has many helpful features, but if there’s something you don’t like, you can’t get rid of it. While I typically useFirefox over Chromenowadays, I still use Google’s browser for work since I’ve run into some websites that aren’t compatible with Firefox. It’s just better to keep different browsers for different uses for me—when I’m done with work, I’m done with Chrome, simple as that. Chrome’s profiles didn’t work with that sort of mental switchover, even with themes and options to make the profiles' windows different....

Quick Links Imagine transforming your humble Raspberry Pi into a sophisticated, high-fidelity music server. Volumio makes this dream a reality, offering a seamless blend of power, flexibility, and affordability. You can finally get your music out of subscription cloud services. What is Volumio? Volumio is a free, open-source music player designed to unify all your music in one convenient place. In addition to offering its range of streaming boxes for purchase, Volumio also supports a variety of third-party devices....

Summary GameSir offers a well-rounded selection of mobile game controllers, ranging from premium, higher-cost models to cheaper, simpler alternatives. TheGameSir X2s Type-Cis more in the second category, favoring a lower price at the sacrifice of a more comfortable and sturdier build. GameSir X2s Type-C Controller The GameSir X2s Type-C Mobile Gaming controller works with most USB-C-compatible smartphones, allowing you to stream and remote-play games on modern consoles and cloud services....

Google Bardfirst arrived earlier this year as the company’s response to ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and other AI assistants. Today at Google I/O, the company showed off several improvements coming to Bard. During today’s event, Google discussedPaLM 2, the latest version of the AI model that powers Bard. Google is still unique here, as ChatGPT, Bing, and most other AI chatbots right now use a variation of GPT 3.5 or GPT 4 from OpenAI....

Quick Links Summary Back in the day, I used to loathe the custom skins and apps that Android phone makers added to their phones. Android’s vendor-neutral default apps have since been replaced by Google apps, and the tech giant has used its dominance to fill our Android devices with far more pre-installed software than any other company. Google and Android Are Not One and the Same Google is Android’s primary developer, but the operating system is open source....

Summary Getting through your reading backlog can be a Sisyphean task. Can fancy new AI voice generation and narration tools help you catch up? The answer issort of. My goal in this little project was to be able to get through my backlog of tech articles. These are all the online articles, blog posts, and product announcements that I need to read for my job. Finding the time to sit down and read them has proven impossible, however, and the backlog is growing....

Quick Links Summary Power Supply Units (PSUs) are vital for computer functioning. Choosing the correct PSU wattage ensures system stability and prevents wastage. To determine wattage needs, list all system components, including CPUs, GPUs, storage drives, RAM, fans, and USB devices. Online PSU calculators can assist in determining overall power draw. Consider PSU efficiency ratings and future upgrades while selecting. PSUs, are theunsung heroes of any computer build. They convert AC to DC—the type of power that your PC components need to function....

I still remember my first time connecting to the internet in the late 90s. It feltveryweird that I could just connect to some distant computer and call up any information in seconds. Up to that point, I’d just used the public and school libraries, like everyone else. For years after that, the web always felt like a raw, but extremely powerful, place to be. But, just like the relatively short existence of the real Wild West, the early glory days of the Web and all its possibilities would soon be sanded down to what we have today....

Quick Links Windows 11 accumulates many temporary files over time. One way to get rid of these files is to manually delete them. If you don’t want that hassle, you can automate the process. I’ll show you how. Step 1: Create a Script to Clear Temporary Files To automatically remove temporary files on your Windows 11 PC, you’ll create a script. This script removes the temporary files from your user account’s temporary folder as well as the system-wide temporary folder....

Summary A truly immersive home theater experience is about more than just having a big screen and cozy seats; it depends heavily on the quality of your sound. If you neglect to optimize your speaker system, even high-endaudio videoequipment won’t perform at its best. If you take the time to adjust your home theater, every whisper, explosion, and musical note comes through with stunning clarity and accuracy. From the basics of where to place your speakers, how to treat room acoustics, and even receiver settings, using advanced measuring tools are important in this process....