computing articles published May 16, 2026

May 16 articles

• USB Hub Vs. Docking Station: What's The Difference?
• When To Unplug And When To Reset Your Router
• Stop thinking Linux apps only work on Linux—here's what I run on Windows instead
• Never use a single name for your Wi-Fi network
• USB-C Vs HDMI Cables: Which Should You Be Using?
• 4 Used MacBooks Cheaper Than The Neo In 2026
• 9 Reliable Wireless Printers You Can Buy In 2026
• Your old gaming PC is the ultimate homelab NAS
• 4 Cheap Ways To Upgrade Your 3D Printer
• The Core Ultra 7 270K was too good, so Intel scrapped the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus — benchmarks of the 290K prototype find slim 2% faster performance in gaming and applications
• That old 128GB NVMe SSD in your junk drawer has 5 better uses than storage
• I built a 100TB homelab, then realized the cloud was better for these 3 things
• DHCP Or Static IP: Which Is Better For Your Home Internet?
• Named ranges in Excel are fine—but tables are what you should be using instead
• 60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market
• 11 Things You Didn't Know Your Mouse's Middle Button Can Do
• A $200 mini PC is your ultimate self-hosting cheat code
• I spent a month with a Snapdragon X2 laptop — My first full-time experience went way better than I ever imagined
• Modder uses Nintendo Switch to boost aging 3D printer's speed by 90%, dropping 3DBenchy print time from 90 minutes to a mere 8 minutes and 41 seconds — enthusiast claims big quality improvements by using jailbroken quad-core console
• I Put Starlink to the Ultimate Test: Can You Really Run a Successful Business From the Open Road?
• Compact 10000mAh Lenovo charger brings low current mode and fast charging
• I screenmaxxed my desk setup by going from three to five displays — but they aren’t all monitors
• These 6 Linux pipelines are unnecessary, complex, and inefficient; here's how to fix them
• M5 Max MacBook Pro paired with RTX 5090 in an eGPU dock — runs Cyberpunk 2077 at over 100 FPS at max settings with frame generation
• Microsoft Lets Insiders Choose Their Windows 11 Start Menu Size
• Asus enters the RAM market during the largest memory shortage in history, 48GB kit lands at $880 — brand's first DDR5 kit makes the RTX 5070 Ti look like a bargain
• Google's grip is slipping: Why I moved my entire life to an open source browser
• Can’t wait for the Steam Machine? This AMD cube is here for a modest $4,000
• The new Apple MacBook Air is still under $1,000 at Amazon — but only in select colors