Shamthing to read...
Thoughts, experiments, ideas, and digital rabbit holes from various categories.
Default archive tools are good enough until they aren’t. 7-Zip takes file compression to another level, offering speed and support for countless formats without unnecessary bloat. It’s not the prettiest archive tool around, but it quietly does everything you need and gets out of the way.
Tired of ads following you around Android? You don't need root, complicated apps, or a VPN to block a surprising amount of them. This guide shows how to use Private DNS to cut down ads and tracking across your phone, plus what to do when DNS isn't enough.
I spent years creating accounts, forgetting passwords, resetting them, and wondering which variation I'd used. Eventually, I found my way to password managers, first Bitwarden, then KeePass, and finally KeePassXC. Somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to remember everything and found a better reason to forget my passwords entirely.
Discover how UniGetUI brings the convenience of Linux package managers to Windows. Learn how to install, update, and manage applications from Winget, Chocolatey, Scoop, and more through one simple interface, making software installation faster, safer, and far less frustrating.
Discover how Android Debug Bridge (ADB) unlocks powerful features without rooting your phone. Learn how to install ADB, remove bloatware, sideload APKs, enable wireless debugging, manage Android TV devices, and master essential ADB commands every Android user should know.
A year later, Cloudflare WARP feels like a completely different product. From a major UI redesign to unexpected location changes and protocol upgrades, here's why it remains my go-to tool for a faster, simpler, and less intrusive internet experience.
As a designer, developer, and curious me, my real tool of work is not Photoshop, Figma, VS Code, or even the operating system. It is the cursor. The tiny arrow that points, selects, drags, breaks, fixes, explores, and somehow turns thought into action.
Nova Launcher is not the newest, flashiest, or most mysterious Android launcher out there. But after years of testing alternatives, I still keep coming back for the control, speed, gestures, folders, widgets, and that familiar feeling of making my phone truly mine.
Kate is the rare text editor that feels lightweight without feeling limited. From quick notes and Markdown drafts to code edits, system tweaks, split views, search, LSP support, and a built-in terminal, it quietly proves that simple software can still feel seriously powerful.
A beginner-friendly guide to using Ventoy, the brilliant USB tool that lets you copy multiple ISO files onto one flash drive and boot them from a simple menu. Install once, add Linux, Windows, and rescue tools, then boot whatever your curiosity demands.
Dive into Arch Linux! Skip the complexity and master your system with this step-by-step walkthrough, featuring the effortless Archinstall, custom terminal flair, and AUR mastery with Paru. Because penguins don't need to fly when they can dive this deep.
Reframing education system through tech analogies, from binary classrooms to quantum awareness. Learning beyond education. Learning to learn. Debbuging the system and a pending system upgrade. All cursors have a point, hover, let that click
From a curious USB boot to a bare-metal obsession, follow my journey through the rabbit hole of distro-hopping. Discover why I ditched Windows for good and how Arch Linux became my ultimate daily driver through endless experimentation and refinement.
A practical and personal reflection on outgrowing Jekyll and embracing the architectural freedom of NextJS. Trading static pages for absolute control, where design meets dynamic components, raw speed replaces limitations, with lessons that go beyond code.
