Rob LeFebvre
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About Rob LeFebvre
Rob LeFebvre is an editor and writer focusing on consumer and enterprise technologies for a broad range of outlets. He’s been writing online for more than 15 years; before that he was a special educator for kids with severe disabilities.
Rob has been an Editorial Director at Lifewire, a news writer at Engadget, and a senior contributor at Cult of Mac. He's written about PCs, Macs, mobile phones, and games, created newsrooms from the ground up, and has extensive experience reviewing hardware, software, and games across his career.
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I turned off 3 iPad settings and my 8-year-old iPad Pro finally stopped lagging
My 2018 iPad Pro felt slower under iPadOS 26, but with three quick toggles, it swipes like it used to.
I haven't found a parking ticket on my windshield since I added this app to my Android phone
SpotAngels tattles on street cleaning before the meter maid does.
The New Siri's Privacy Story Has a Google-Shaped Asterisk
Apple says the new Siri never leaves home, but now home has a Google Cloud room built into it.
5 sites packed with useful things you can 3D-print today
Never mind the dragons and skulls, these sites are full of brackets, bins, and broken-part fixes.
My 3DS XL was collecting dust until I hacked it — now I use it more than my Switch
There's a whole new world of homebrew to discover.
I turned off 4 Windows settings and my Wi-Fi jumped from 330 Mbps to 730 Mbps
My gigabit Wi-Fi was stuck at a third of what I paid for, but four tweaks later, it's finally earning its keep.
Every AI feature in Google Pixel phones, ranked from genuinely useful to pure gimmick
Magic Cue is Google's most hyped Pixel feature ever, and the one that shows up the least.
I turned off one Roku setting and my soundbar finally sounds like it should
It's not surround sound, but it still makes watching movies better.
Android's secret menu has some new tricks with Android 17
Google buried a real audio upgrade in the one menu on your phone you've probably never opened.
Android's backup storage warnings are scarier than the reality — I dug in to see for myself
Google says the average new "Other" backups add 40MB. My Pixel 9's total added up to way less than that.
Everyone missed the real reason Windows appeared to collapse 15 points overnight
Turns out the internet panicked over misattributed data, not a mass exodus.
This burner operating system runs entirely in RAM and leaves zero traces when you shut down
I tried to leave evidence behind but my laptop wouldn't let me.
This Google Maps trick replaced my parking notes and timers
Google's own help page still promises a feature I couldn't find on either phone.
I tested 5 phones for on-device AI and only 2 actually worked without Wi-Fi
Two failed for the same reason, while one failed for something else entirely.
HP once updated millions of printers to reject ink they already owned, and it worked
Three people got 5,000ドル each. HP's ink business made billions anyway.
6 things you're doing that are ruining your Roku
You may have been sabotaging your own Roku this whole time
Your next printer may install very differently on Windows 11
Making printers easier than ever without wizards, hunting for drivers, or annoying popups.
I tested a budget Lenovo for everyday use, and its screen punches above its price
I owned this laptop for over a week before I realized the screen was a touchscreen.
The real story behind Jobs' 1979 PARC visit is way stranger than the theft narrative
Xerox got 1ドル million. Steve Jobs got the next 40 years of computing.
5 household repairs a 3D printer fixes that you'd normally toss the whole thing for
You probably don't need a new fridge shelf or a new dining chair, just a 2ドル printed part and an hour of your time.