Author: Francine Oliver
I spent $2,000 testing mesh routers so you don’t have to buy a lemon
I was sitting on my basement floor in Chicago three years ago, literally crying because my Zoom connection dropped for the fourth time during a performance review. My router—a supposedly ‘high-end’ single unit—was sitting just thirty feet away, but between us lived a chimney made of 1920s brick that apparently doubled as a signal-killing fortress. …
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Stop buying ‘gaming’ earbuds that actually suck for gaming
If you’re still using standard Bluetooth earbuds to play anything faster than Stardew Valley, you’re basically playing with a handicap you didn’t ask for. Most of you are buying garbage because some YouTuber with neon lights in the background told you a pair of ‘Pro’ earbuds would make you better at Valorant. They won’t. Most …
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Stop buying the iPad Pro: A very biased guide to tablets in 2024
It was a Tuesday in November 2019, and I was sitting in ‘The Daily Grind’ in Seattle—this cramped little coffee shop where the tables are barely wide enough for a latte and a notebook. I had my brand new 11-inch iPad Pro, the one I’d convinced myself would replace my laptop. I reached for my …
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