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Your wired Android Auto connection secretly still uses Bluetooth for one important thing

12 September 2026 at 19:30

Wired Android Auto is about as plug-and-play as it gets. The moment you plug the USB cable into your phone, everything connects in less time than it takes your engine to warm up a little before you roll off. However, annoyingly, it always seems to turn on Bluetooth too, but why does that keep happening when you’re using wired Android Auto?

I put my router in a cabinet and lost 74% of my Wi-Fi speed

12 September 2026 at 18:00

My Wi-Fi router sits out in the open in the kitchen next to the TV, and I've been thinking about hiding it in the cabinet under the TV for a while now. This would make the whole setup look a little tidier, but I didn't want to sacrifice Wi-Fi performance just for better aesthetics. So, I decided to test just how much worse my signal actually gets when I put the router in a cabinet.

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Your Wi-Fi has too many devicesβ€”this $15 switch can fix that

9 September 2026 at 15:00

If you're not happy with your internet connection around the house, your ISP and Wi-Fi router are probably the first things you'll blame. But before you pay for a faster internet plan or a new router, there's a much cheaper solution you should try first: a simple unmanaged switch. Allow me to explain.

Your NAS will eventually failβ€”here are 5 cheap ways to protect your data

9 September 2026 at 11:30

A NAS is one of the cheapest and most convenient ways to keep your data backed up. It’s also fairly reliable, but while HDDs and SSDs can last for years, they will fail eventually. When they do, you could lose everything stored on them, so here are some cheap ways to back up your NAS before that happens.

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