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Anker surge power strip in hand
Your power strip isn't a surge protector — and it could cost you thousands

Surge protection is the feature you forget about until your expensive electronics remember it for you.

Installing an NVMe drive
The hottest component in your PC isn't the one with the giant cooler

Upon testing, I found my SSD running hotter than my GPU because it was choking due to insufficient airflow and the lack of a heatsink.

A Milwaukee Sawzall Reciprocating Saw in a closed case
Milwaukee sells two battery systems, and most beginners commit to the wrong one

The Milwaukee battery mistake that costs beginners hundreds of dollars — and how to avoid it.

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Jellyfin on TV
Self-hosted media servers aren't as hard as Plex makes them seem

Jellyfin does everything Plex does, costs nothing, and takes just a few commands to set up.

amketter multi-port USB-C-HDMI-adapter connected Note 20 Ultra in Dex mode
Your phone is one USB-C adapter away from being far more useful

You can replace your pile of USB-C adapters with a single hub and free up half your bag; so stop carrying five adapters when one hub does it all.

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apple airpods closed
Don't replace your wireless earbuds yet — try this 1ドル fix first

Restore full sound quality and fix slow charging speeds with this cheap fix.

cpuz cpu tab.
CPU-Z shows more than PC specs if you know where to look

It's mostly PC specs, with some extra hidden bits.

asus zenbook a16 usbc ports.
Your laptop's USB port is probably slower than advertised — here's how to verify it
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Manufacturers often add a fast port and a slow port... but never indicate which is which.

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