computing articles published May 2, 2026

May 2 articles

• 4 USB-C Adapters That Will Make Your Ports Way More Useful
• 11 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your New PC
• ‘Action Is Needed’—Microsoft Changes Windows Update In 10 Days
• I kept every PC I ever built. Here's why that turned out to be genius
• This must-have miniature Macintosh retro dock gives your M4 Mac Mini a 1980s makeover — equipped with a 5-inch HD display and M.2 NVMe SSD slot
• 5 more lightweight Linux distros that go easy on your old Windows PC
• Mac Pro M2 vs Mac Studio M2: Which is the one for you?
• 8 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A Color 3D Printer
• These 5 Wi-Fi tweaks cost nothing and work better than buying a new router
• 6 PowerShell commands that fix the most common Windows 11 problems in seconds
• 5 Cool Computer Accessories You Can 3D Print For Less Than $5
• 5 RP2040 boards that beat Raspberry Pi at its own game
• 45 years later, earliest DOS source code transcribed from a stack of old printouts found in a garage — code was open-sourced to mark 86-DOS 1.00’s anniversary
• I stopped scrolling in Excel once I learned these 4 shortcuts
• Retailer selling broken RTX 5090 GPUs for as low as $1,760 — GPUs were damaged during transport, but include all components on the PCB
• Picking the wrong design app for 3D printing will waste months of your time (here's how I chose)
• PSA: You need a rear fan on your PC
• 7 Of The Best Laptops For Seniors In 2026
• I've used Chromebooks for 15 years — and the sold-out success of Google's $3 ChromeOS Flex stick shows I've been right about them all along
• Enthusiast creates Peltier thermoelectric cooler from scratch — impressive rig uses two 360mm AIOs, homemade DC controllers, and a custom loop
• Samsung Just Gave Its Best PC Feature To More Windows 11 Users
• "Set and forget" NAS setups are a myth (and they put your data at risk)
• LG’s 32-inch 6K monitor drops from $2,000 to $1,600 in rare deal
• I've used Keychron's concrete keeb for a month and it's a hefty slice of clicky excellence
• Chrome Just Got Better. 5 Browser Tricks You Have to Try
• Your high-end PC probably can't run Qubes OS—here's why
• Microsoft will give you cash in exchange for your old electronics
• Netherlands experiments with self-hosted development platform
• XLOOKUP in Excel: How to return the latest value without sorting
• We tested supercharging the RTX 5090 in PhysX games using an RTX 5060 as a secondary GPU — SLI may be dead, but how much can dual GPUs boost performance in classic PhysX titles?
• Plastic Or Metal Laptop Body: Which Handles Heat Better?
• 6 clever ways to 3D print photos (and why lithophanes are just the start)
• I thought smaller was better until I tried a massive 14-inch tablet that feels like a clipboard
• Tech teardown specialist delids a Xeon with a blowtorch and hunting knife — wood chopping block makes a worthy stage for the sacrifice
• Redditor gambles $20 on a 4TB Temu external HDD — receives a microSD card reader hot-glued inside a plastic box
• Upgrade your laptop without overspending thanks to this $430 MacBook Pro
• Is There A 'Best' 3D Printer Filament To Use? Here's What You Need To Know
• Apple Mac Studio M2 vs iMac M4: Which is the one for you?
• MacOS Keyboard Shortcuts Make Typing and Browsing So Much Better