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3D printing model repositories are full of items designed to hold food and drink or be used in the kitchen to prepare food. But before you print any of these, you need to understand the risks involved in mixing 3D prints and food.

Gaming GPU prices had hit a sweet spot just a few months ago, but due to memory shortages and the ever-increasing thirst for AI compute, prices are going through the roof yet again. Looks like another GPU crisis is around the corner, and it's going to take a while before things return to normal.

Whether you're a professional or a DIYer, you likely have a preferred power tool brand and a stash of battery packs. Then, the deeper you go, you've probably upgraded to some of the latest and greatest, like the Milwaukee Fuel line. Another option you may be considering is a hydraulic impact driver, which is quickly becoming a fan-favorite tool.

If you grew up in the 90s with a beige Windows PC, there’s a good chance you spent hours staring at a very specific pair of speakers. The Harman/Kardon HK195 speakers were ubiquitous in the early internet era, and artist @gwakproductions has brought them back in a massive way—literally.

There are many helpful sensors for your smart home, from humidity sensors to door and window sensors. But there's one sensor in particular that sounds a little crazy, but can actually be incredibly useful.

Amazon is now rolling out its upgraded Alexa virtual assistant to everyone in the United States. A free chat interface is available, but for full functionality, you need an Amazon Prime membership or Alexa+ subscription.

OneNote is a well-designed note-taking application, but after trusting my data to Microsoft and Google for years, I've decided to try and reclaim some privacy. This is how I switched to a privacy-focused, self-hosted note-taking app.

Ready to ditch Windows and move to Linux? Has your research led you to Linux Mint and Zorin OS, leaving you unsure which one to choose? Well, here’s a quick overview of their core differences so you can pick the one that best suits your needs and workflow.

If you're using a Google TV device, you might notice from time to time that your shows and movies tend to buffer a lot. That's when the program stops and starts as it waits for more data.

Are you still hanging on to an old Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, or the big Galaxy S21 Ultra? If so, it's finally time to let go, move on, and replace it with something newer. In a move that shouldn't come as a surprise, Samsung has officially discontinued software support for these phones, and they won't receive new updates or security patches moving forward.

Browsers come packed with features that no one thinks twice about using, but one of the most important ones is the password manager. Access to your credit cards, bank accounts, and social media logins are all stored in one place. Rather than trusting them to my browser, I've opted to use BitWarden instead.

You don't need to settle for a network that only works some of the time. US Mobile offers multiple networks to keep you connected wherever you are.

RAID 0 is great, but also dangerous—at least, that's probably what you heard from many tech YouTubers over the past years. And sure, that's true. But it has a place to be.

Big, fast, and packed with luxury, the Audi Q7 is a seven-seat SUV loaded with leather, tech, and style. And somehow, a 2021 model can be had for just $31,350—less than a base Toyota RAV4 LE.

If you’ve recently upgraded to a new PC, the thought of throwing away your old one might weigh heavily on you. Surely there’s a better fate for it, right? As it turns out, there are actually lots of things to do with your old PC.

Before I got my first "modern" smartphone, I was enjoying being a Blackberry user. It gave me unlimited web access and messaging, and of course, that lovely physical keyboard you could write a novel on using your thumbs.

Standard Excel lookups are perfectionists that fail on typos or extra spaces. While you could hack a solution using nested XLOOKUP, TRIM, and LOWER functions, it's brittle and hard to maintain. Power Query fuzzy matching is the smarter, "close enough" way to work.

Microsoft Outlook, which many of us still consider the standard for professional email, has quietly gone through many improvements. The email client is no longer a clunky, static place that constantly requires manual effort. That old idea that you have to jump to a different task manager, calendar app, or communication platform is outdated.

Netflix's release slate for 2026 is full of surprises and new faces, but there are also some returning titles and characters that come with a side of nostalgia. The year is a great one if you're a cinephile, and whether you're looking for a good laugh, cry, or adrenaline pump, the platform has something for every mood.

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are two of the most popular smart home ecosystems. They're simple to set up and use and work fine for basic automations. While these systems have their place, there are multiple ways in which the free and open-source Home Assistant smart home software is better.