My Review

Google Colab Is Eating Everyone's GPU Budget (Here's Why That Matters)

I spent $340 on cloud computing last year before someone asked me, "Why aren't you using Colab?" That's the moment I realized I'd been the guy paying for a gym membership while there was a free one across the street. Google Colab isn't just "free Jupyter notebooks in the browser"—it's a legitimately capable machine lear…

Does Free Cloud Storage Actually Work in 2025?

I've lost files. Not metaphorically — actual documents, photos, spreadsheets gone because I trusted the wrong cloud service or didn't understand the fine print. So when people ask me about free cloud storage now, I don't just list options. I tell them what I've learned the hard way. The truth? Free cloud storage works. But it's not one-si…

Ditched the Bloatware Last Month — My Windows 11 Actually Feels Fast Now

My Windows 11 PC was dying. Not literally — it still booted, still ran Office, still played YouTube. But it felt sluggish in that invisible way that makes you hate opening your laptop. Everything took an extra second. Apps loaded like they were thinking about it first. I was blaming Microsoft, blaming the hardware, blaming the universe. Then I actually spent …

Why Your Note-Taking App Is Probably Costing You More Than It Should

I've been using the same three note-taking apps for the past eighteen months, switching between them based on what I'm doing at any given moment. Some days I'm in Notion for three hours straight. Other days I touch Obsidian once and never come back. Evernote? It sits there doing almost nothing . The problem with most note-taking app reviews is tha…

Free VPNs Are Risky. But Here's How to Use Them Safely If You Must

Let me be straight with you: I don't trust free VPNs. Not fully. I've tested at least 15 of them over the past three years, and almost every single one has made me uncomfortable at some point—either through sketchy logging practices, surprise ads, or just the creeping feeling that if I'm not paying, I'm the product. But here's the thing: I…