My Review

Your Browser Extensions Are Probably Slowing You Down. Use These Instead.

I used to have 47 browser extensions installed . Yes, I counted. My Chrome was moving like a three-legged dog, and I couldn't figure out why. The problem wasn't extensions themselves—it was that I'd downloaded every productivity tool I'd ever heard of and never bothered to actually use them. Most sat there collecting dust while genuinely usefu…

4 Automation Tools That Genuinely Saved Me Hours This Week

I spend way too much time doing things my computer could do for me. Renaming files. Opening the same apps. Copying data between spreadsheets. Moving screenshots to folders. It's the kind of work that doesn't require thinking — just repetition — and it drains your actual productive hours like a slow leak. Last month, I decided to stop being lazy about…

Ditched My Spreadsheet of Passwords After This Reality Check

I used to keep passwords in a Google Doc. Yeah. A Google Doc with names like "PASSWORD1" and "PASSWORD2" because I thought I was being clever with my organization system. Then my Spotify account got hacked in 2019, and suddenly I was staring at unauthorized charges while realizing that my "system" was basically a neon sign saying …

Built My First Website Last Month Without Touching Code — Here's Exactly How

Six weeks ago, I had zero web presence beyond a dusty LinkedIn profile and a Gmail account. No portfolio. No side project showcase. Nothing. The prospect of building a website felt like one of those things I'd "get around to eventually"—you know, like learning Spanish or finally organizing my photos. Then a freelance opportunity came up that req…

Skip the Hype — These Linux Distros Actually Work for Beginners

I've been using Linux since 2018 , and I've watched beginners make the same mistake over and over: they pick a distro based on a Reddit thread from 2021, spend three hours installing it, hit one problem, and give up entirely. It doesn't have to be that way. The truth is, most Linux distros marketed as "beginner-friendly" are fine. They …