computing articles published February 16, 2026
February 16 articles
- Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking latest Windows 11 ISOs, resulting in IP bans — Windows Insiders can't download latest Insider ISOs and are met with IP bans
- Single-sided vs double-sided SSDs: The hidden spec that determines if your NVMe will actually fit
- 8 3D Printer Projects That Are Actually A Waste Of Your Time
- This de-Googled Android tablet is now available in the United States
- 5 3D Printing Projects That Can Actually Be Profitable
- Don't Let This Motorcade of Presidents' Day Laptop and Desktop Deals Pass You By
- Don't throw away your old GTX 1060: Use it as a dedicated 'Frame Gen' card
- 8 tips to organize files efficiently on your Windows PC
- Why it makes sense to have a VPS as a homelabber
- This $10 Gadget Could Save Your Computer - Here's How
- 5 Laptops More Powerful Than The 2026 MacBook Pro
- Windows 11 users report issues after Feb. 2026 update. How to fix error
- Emesent launches advanced scanner that cuts survey time by 95%
- Hail to These HP Presidents’ Day Deals on Desktops, Laptops, Monitors, and Printers
- Dell cuts its $1,270 16-inch laptop to $750 for Presidents’ Day
- 5 multi-monitor tweaks that made my Windows workflow more productive
- Why I stopped buying name-brand 3D printer filament
- You Should Check Your iPad's Battery Health And History - Here's How
- In This Country, DDR5 Memory Prices Remain Stable, With One Exception
- 6 programming languages that sound fake but aren’t
- Intel's still talking about developing its GPUs, but that talk is all AI and data centers at the moment
- Get Into Dell's Best Presidents' Day Deals and Win Big Discounts on Desktops, Laptops, Monitors, and More
- MSI RTX 5090 Lightning GPU costs more than an Alienware gaming PC with an Nvidia flagship — and that's before price gouging inflation
- We Voted These Laptops, Desktops, and Monitors to Be the Best Deals During Lenovo's Presidents' Day Sale
- Why you should learn Rust, especially if you're new to programming
- Are Apple’s MacBooks still the best laptops you can buy?
- Windows Wrap: Microsoft fixes Windows 11 while ditching OpenAI
- This Bash script replaced 3 apps I use everyday
- Turkish wedding party receives Nvidia RTX 5090, RAM necklaces, and Intel CPU for elaborate wedding gifts — A Turkish tech delight for the age of PC shortages
- At 28,000 MB/s, the first PCIe Gen 6 SSD is officially faster than DDR4 RAM
- With Intel's latest driver, any Arc GPU owner can now enjoy 3x or 4x frame generation
- These 3 Linux software names make a lot more sense once you know the full story
- Here's How Belkin's New ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display Adapter Works
- New reports says hard drives are getting more reliable but you probably won't be able to afford one later this year anyway thanks to good old AI
- 5 easy ways to automatically change your wallpaper on Ubuntu
- Windows 11 ISO downloads were failing in Rufus — was Microsoft behind it?
- “I fought hard” — Microsoft exec on killing Windows 11’s movable taskbar
- Linux Mint isn't the best Windows replacement anymore
- Microsoft admits Windows 11 is crashing with some GPUs and says it's fixed 'Black Screen of Death' error — but has the damage already been done?
- $5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z gets killed in extreme overclocking attempt, thermal shock cracks the GPU core — MSI's 2,500-Watt XOC BIOS pushed too high a voltage to the core
- Android 17 will skip the usual beta grind
- My old flagship is fine, but app bloat is killing it faster than the battery
- MacBook's return could be far more fun than before – more colourful, too
