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The first 5 things I printed after getting my 3D printer (and what I’d skip now)

2026-01-14 09:00:21

Getting my first 3D printer kicked off a particular kind of excitement, the kind where you want to print something right now, even if you do not yet know what “right” looks like. I started with the classics, bounced into practical stuff, and then slowly realized that my early prints were less about usefulness and more about learning the machine’s personality. Some of those models still make sense as Day One choices, especially if you treat them as diagnostic tools rather than trophies. Others were technically successful prints that I would not bother repeating today.

3 anti-consumer trends we saw emerging at CES 2026

2026-01-14 08:00:20

2026 is shaping up to be a tough year for PC hardware enthusiasts. The Consumer Electronics Show, perhaps the most highly anticipated tech event, promised to be a delight for consumers but instead felt more like a shareholder briefing across major computing segments.

People are so sick of RAM prices, they've resorted to building their own from parts

2026-01-14 07:51:26

Necessity is the mother of invention. Sometimes that necessity is born from something not existing, or from the desire to bring back something that once was. Sometimes, however, that necessity is looking at how expensive something has gotten and balking immediately.

I built a firewall that blocks my IoT devices from phoning home

2026-01-14 07:31:21

Your smart home and the Internet of Things (IoT) devices it comprises are fantastic for convenience, but, as with most networked devices, the trade-off is reduced security. We've all seen the reports of IoT devices and other networked devices like printers being infected and turned into massive botnets, and the unwelcome truth is that many of our smart devices could be vulnerable to attack.

I started using Microsoft Excel with Copilot and it's been a game-changer

2026-01-14 07:00:22

It’s no secret that Excel has been my reliable, if sometimes tedious, partner in data analysis. I was convinced that manual data cleaning and formula building were just part of the job. But after pairing Excel with Copilot, I unlocked the hidden potential in no time.

Apple aims to take on Adobe with its new Creator Studio suite

2026-01-14 06:37:52

After months of rumors, Apple has officially announced Creator Studio, a software suite that bundles several of its key creative apps under one subscription platform. The tech giant says that Apple Creator Studio is launching in the App Store on January 28th.