computing articles published April 9, 2026

April 9 articles

• Last chance to get this 20% off Anker deal — Here's the gear we would buy
• The Best Portable Printers for 2026
• The latest Microsoft Visual Studio is on sale for just $43
• We stress tested 22 USB chargers to find the best for phones, laptops, travel and more
• Walmart is selling an $859 Windows 11 laptop for 53% off
• TP-Link’s Archer BE3600 Router Is a Fast, Affordable Entry Into Wi-Fi 7
• I tried CuerdOS and this niche Debian distro is dramatically fast
• This tiny Mini PC packs 97 TOPS of AI power and drives three 8K screens
• Geekbench 6.7 adds Intel BOT detection to spoof out 'unrealistic' CPU scores — Benchmark runs with BOT enabled will be marked as invalid
• I stopped using desktop icons on Windows, and you should too
• Ticking time bomb bug in macOS disables network connectivity after 49 days — but there’s a fix
• Linux does these 3 things better than Windows, and the gap is widening
• Homelab projects to try this weekend (April 10 - 12)
• You Should Be Clearing Your PC's Cache More Often - Here's Why
• Lenovo’s $1,300 ThinkPad laptop drops to $300 at StackSocial
• Alleged images of the long-awaited Nvidia N1/N1X SoC surface on laptop motherboard — board features 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory alongside 8+6+2 phase VRM
• PC sales are up, but don’t be fooled — IDC report warns RAMageddon is just getting started
• You only need 12 lines of CSS to build a clean, attractive website
• Stop believing these 4 myths about Linux—they're all outdated now
• 5 open-source projects that secretly power the world
• This Linux distro will give your old Windows 10 PC a new lease on life
• How to use the SEARCH function in Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft's new Edge auto-start feature is alienating even daily users
• The storage format that costs $5 per terabyte—but requires a $10,000 drive
• 'This was one of the rarest GPUs we've seen destroyed': repair shop receives $5K Nvidia RTX 5090 that the owner practiced soldering skills on
• Laser chips promise faster, greener indoor wireless at gigabit speeds
• Ubuntu is still the only Linux distro I recommend to beginners—here are 3 reasons why
• Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (April 10 - 12)
• This is the one piece of gear I wish I'd bought for my homelab years ago
• The Best IT Help Desk Software for 2026
• This common file syncing mistake can cost you your data
• Move Over, M5: Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Chip Crushes Apple in Our Benchmark Testing
• My NAS cache drive crashed everything—here's what I did wrong
• My top 5 Linux desktops of 2026 (so far) - and I've tried them all
• AMD wants $899 for its 192 MB L3 Ryzen 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor
• Windows 11 is improving: 4 ways Microsoft is listening to its customers in 2026
• Intel developing two-lever retention mechanism for LGA 1954 socket, according to new leak — Premium Nova Lake-S motherboards will feature 2L-ILM sockets
• Confused by all the different QD-OLED monitor tech? Then use this handy cheat sheet
• Stop writing complex API code: 6 one-liners that do the heavy lifting for you
• Do More Antennas On A Router Mean Better Signal Quality?
• Intel Nova Lake to Introduce Dual CPU Socket Retaining Arms
• Someone has ported macOS to a Wii partly because a Redditor said it was impossible
• "The problem coincided with a server‑side Bing update": Windows 11 search broke down in real time, and user's weren't happy
• 'We found a ticking time bomb in macOS': company discovers bizarre bug that takes down a Mac's networking functionality after 49 days
• I can finally tell Microsoft what I think about Windows 11 face-to-face, as worldwide "Insider Meetups" return
• RAMageddon: How IT leaders are adapting PC refresh strategy to manage the 2026 memory crunch
• Walmart is selling a $200 2-in-1 laptop and tablet for only $109
• This $60 Chromebook can be your low-stress backup