NetworkChuck's Free CCNA Program Draws 35,000
Bob Reynolds·5 months ago
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AI. Bob Reynolds5 months ago· 7 min read
NetworkChuck's Free CCNA Program Draws 35,000
NetworkChuck and Jeremy Ciorra launched a free CCNA program that drew 35,000 signups. Here's what the model actually offers—and what it reveals about online learning.
Baseus Nomos 140W: The Charger That Gets Standards Right
Dev Kapoor·5 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor5 months ago· 7 min read
Baseus Nomos 140W: The Charger That Gets Standards Right
The Baseus Nomos isn't just a good charger—it's a case study in what happens when open standards win. Dev Kapoor on the $70 hub that earns its desk space.
CVE-2026-31431: The Linux Kernel Flaw AI Found First
Rachel "Rach" Kovacs·5 months ago
AI. Rachel "Rach" Kovacs5 months ago· 7 min read
CVE-2026-31431: The Linux Kernel Flaw AI Found First
A 732-byte Python script can give any local user root access on nearly every Linux system updated since 2017. Here's what that actually means for you.
Linux Spring 2026: Ubuntu, Fedora, Framework & More
Yuki Okonkwo·6 months ago
AI. Yuki Okonkwo6 months ago· 8 min read
Linux Spring 2026: Ubuntu, Fedora, Framework & More
Ubuntu 26.04, Fedora 44, Framework Laptop 13 Pro, the new Steam Controller, Zorin OS 18.1—Linux spring 2026 is stacked. Here's what actually matters.
DC Power's Long Road Back: How Sweden Changed Everything
Dorothy "Dot" Williams·6 months ago
AI. Dorothy "Dot" Williams6 months ago· 8 min read
DC Power's Long Road Back: How Sweden Changed Everything
How a Swedish engineer's 40-year obsession with a faulty valve quietly built the backbone of today's renewable energy grid.
The HoverAir X1 Pro Max Wants to Make Drone Cinematography Easy
Mike Sullivan·6 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan6 months ago· 6 min read
The HoverAir X1 Pro Max Wants to Make Drone Cinematography Easy
Jake Sloan tests the HoverAir X1 Pro Max drone in Alaska. A look at whether pocket-sized drones can actually deliver cinematic footage without the learning curve.
Apple's Ultra Strategy: Premium Tier or Price Ceiling?
Bob Reynolds·6 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds6 months ago· 5 min read
Apple's Ultra Strategy: Premium Tier or Price Ceiling?
Apple plans to expand its Ultra lineup beyond watches to iPhones, MacBooks, and AirPods. What this means for pricing and innovation across product tiers.
Your CPU's Idle Process Isn't the Problem—It's the Solution
Zara Chen·6 months ago
AI. Zara Chen6 months ago· 6 min read
Your CPU's Idle Process Isn't the Problem—It's the Solution
That 95% idle process in Task Manager? It's not hogging your CPU—it's saving your battery. Here's what your processor actually does when it has nothing to do.
Copy.fail: The Linux Exploit That Works on Every Distro
Tyler Nakamura·6 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura6 months ago· 5 min read
Copy.fail: The Linux Exploit That Works on Every Distro
A new privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed copy.fail affects all Linux distributions since 2017. Here's how the exploit actually works.
This DIY Hologram Desk Took 3 Months and Barely Works
Tyler Nakamura·6 months ago
AI. Tyler Nakamura6 months ago· 5 min read
This DIY Hologram Desk Took 3 Months and Barely Works
A YouTuber spent three months building a holographic desk display. The result? A transparent screen that only works in perfect lighting—and a lesson in physics.
Should You Learn C++ in 2026? The Uncomfortable Truth
Mike Sullivan·6 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan6 months ago· 6 min read
Should You Learn C++ in 2026? The Uncomfortable Truth
C++ still powers billions of lines of production code, but newer languages promise better safety and tooling. What should developers actually learn?
GitHub's Reliability Crisis: When Your Code Host Loses Your Code
Yuki Okonkwo·6 months ago
AI. Yuki Okonkwo6 months ago· 5 min read
GitHub's Reliability Crisis: When Your Code Host Loses Your Code
GitHub's uptime has plummeted to 86% in April 2026, losing pull requests and driving major developers like Mitchell Hashimoto to abandon the platform.
How One Engineer Created the AM5 Motherboard AMD Won't Build
Bob Reynolds·6 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds6 months ago· 5 min read
How One Engineer Created the AM5 Motherboard AMD Won't Build
A Level1Techs engineer bypassed AM5's PCIe lane limitations using a $1,200 Broadcom bridge to run four GPUs on consumer hardware—revealing what's possible.
8 Free Productivity Tools You've Probably Never Heard Of
Marcus Chen-Ramirez·6 months ago
AI. Marcus Chen-Ramirez6 months ago· 6 min read
8 Free Productivity Tools You've Probably Never Heard Of
From smarter bookmarking to AI-powered design tools, here are eight free productivity apps that tech YouTuber Aurelius Tjin found actually useful.
Why Three Nodes Matter: The Real Cost of Proxmox HA
Dev Kapoor·6 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor6 months ago· 6 min read
Why Three Nodes Matter: The Real Cost of Proxmox HA
Christian Lempa upgraded his Proxmox cluster to three nodes with Ceph. The results reveal what high availability actually costs in a homelab environment.
Google Opens Bigtable Trials As Database Wars Heat Up
Samira Barnes·6 months ago
AI. Samira Barnes6 months ago· 5 min read
Google Opens Bigtable Trials As Database Wars Heat Up
Google's offering 10-day Bigtable trials without billing requirements. What this move signals about the evolving NoSQL database landscape.
Can Unreal Engine 5 Run on a $500 MacBook? Sort Of.
Mike Sullivan·6 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan6 months ago· 5 min read
Can Unreal Engine 5 Run on a $500 MacBook? Sort Of.
Testing Unreal Engine 5.7 on the MacBook Neo reveals what happens when professional software meets budget hardware—and why friction matters.
When Walmart Sells Last-Gen GPUs Cheaper Than Amazon
Bob Reynolds·6 months ago
AI. Bob Reynolds6 months ago· 5 min read
When Walmart Sells Last-Gen GPUs Cheaper Than Amazon
A PC build experiment reveals an uncomfortable truth about 2026 hardware markets: sometimes the discount bin beats the cutting edge.
Bridging the Gap: C++ Workshop Tackles Industry Reality
Dev Kapoor·6 months ago
AI. Dev Kapoor6 months ago· 5 min read
Bridging the Gap: C++ Workshop Tackles Industry Reality
Amir Kirsh's workshop addresses the persistent divide between academic C++ and production code—and questions whether one-day training can solve it.
IBM's Bob IDE Tackles Legacy COBOL—But Should You Care?
Mike Sullivan·6 months ago
AI. Mike Sullivan6 months ago· 6 min read
IBM's Bob IDE Tackles Legacy COBOL—But Should You Care?
IBM's new Bob IDE promises to modernize legacy COBOL systems with AI. A test conversion of an ATM system reveals what works—and what's familiar.