computing articles published November 9, 2025

November 9 articles

• 8 Chromebooks Users Say Are Actually Worth The Money
• 4 Classic Linux Distros That Vanished: A Nostalgic Look Back
• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with Wraith Stealth Cooler drops to all-time low $67 on Amazon
• Microsoft announces first test build for Windows 11 26H1, aimed at 'specific silicon' — Rumor mill suggests first "H1" release in Windows 11's history might be reserved for upcoming Arm PCs
• The 'Phantom' claims to be world's first transparent computer monitor, touts 5,000 nits of HDR brightness — 24-inch 4K panel from Virtual Instruments launches Q4
• How to Customize the Windows 11 Context Menu With Nilesoft Shell
• Looking to snap up an early Black Friday deal on a new MacBook Air? Here's your chance - the M4 model is literally the cheapest it's ever been
• Computer tech refurbs GPU clogged with tar and nicotine from 17 years of use by a smoker — 'I am not blowing on that; I’m getting cancer from this' says repair technician
• 3 Docker tips every beginner should know before running containers
• 25 years ago today, Microsoft released DirectX 8 and changed PC graphics forever — How programmable shaders laid the groundwork for the future of modern GPU rendering
• 10 Common Mistakes People Make When Setting Up A New Computer
• 3 Bad Charging Habits That Are Ruining Your Android Tablet (And What To Do Instead)
• Do AMD Graphics Cards Work With Nvidia G-Sync Monitors?
• How I set up Ubuntu 25.10 for peak productivity
• The world's ‘tiniest GPU’ heads to production — 200,000-transistor TinyGPU v2.0 can render gamepad-manipulated 3D images with up to 1K triangles in real-time
• Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage — delays forcing rapid transition to QLC SSDs
• DIY Amiga sound sampler circuit mystery solved 32 years later — Magazine instructions had key component spec typos
• The best remedies to help resolve a computer crash
• The best remedies to help resolve a computer crash
• This week in 1982, Compaq announced the first true IBM PC clone — it was portable, too, as long as you were comfortable lugging 28 pounds
• Comcast says upgrades delivering faster internet in Middlesex County
• I finally added a NAS to my home network, and I can’t believe I waited this long