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Using an old Fire TV Stick, without any manual tweaking, feels like using one of those old “productivity” laptops with 4GB of memory. Yes, it works, but with a ton of caveats and, well, “clunkiness.” I own a third-generation Fire TV Stick that I got for my entertainment setup back in 2019. It gave me hundreds (if not thousands) of hours of entertainment over the years, but lately it’s finally started showing its age. I tried some settings and tweaks to get my old Fire TV Stick running like new. However, those changes can only do so much for the…

Nothing frustrates me more than stuttering, broken playback on my smart TV. I tried a few other fixes to solve my smart TV buffering problems, but after changing my smart TV DNS settings, I’m living in a buffering and stutter-free world. Changing DNS improved my TV streaming A small tweak with a big payoff Screenshot by Jayric Maning –no attributions requiredScreenshot by Jayric Maning –no attribution required I’ve experienced the frustration of waiting for shows to buffer or apps to load. What I didn’t realize was that a quick DNS change could solve many of these annoyances. DNS (Domain Name…

Bloodborne is a special game, and its intriguing Lovecraftian world was enough to draw me in — someone who doesn’t really play or enjoy Soulslikes. It’s also been locked to the PS4, and it has never made its way to other platforms. Yes, this includes the PS5 as well, which technically just runs the PS4 version of the game with backward compatibility and no additional tweaks enabled, which is a bit unfortunate. With no PC port in sight, the community took it upon themselves to port Bloodborne. Getting Bloodborne to work on PC initially began with shadPS4, a PS4 emulator.…

I was five episodes into the mesmerizing East of Eden when the picture went soft and then froze on a spinning red circle. It happened during a huge scene when the two main characters met to confront each other after many years apart. My first instinct was the same as most people’s. I reached for the router’s power cord and started drafting an angry call to my internet provider in my head. Then I realized Netflix had already built a way to settle this. A network check is hidden in the app’s help menu on pretty much every TV and…

Within the last few years, it seems upscaling tech has become a necessity for gaming across a broad range of systems. From high-end PCs to even Nintendo home consoles, every system now relies on some form of upscaling to render pixels on the screen. When it comes to upscaling, Nvidia DLSS is arguably the best. However, over the last few years, AMD’s FSR and even Intel’s XeSS have caught up to Team Green’s upscaling tech. In fact, I recently tested a few games with DLSS and FSR Frame Generation. Surprisingly, combining DLSS with FSR FG gave me far better results…

The simplest and cheapest way to upgrade your TV setup at home is to add a streaming box or stick. There are options available at all price points, from budget Google TV sticks to premium boxes like the Nvidia Shield TV Pro and Apple TV 4K. They serve a valuable purpose, replacing the slow and clunky OS that came with your smart TV. However, streaming is just one of many jobs these boxes and sticks can handle. I own an older Apple TV 4K box and a Chromecast with Google TV HD dongle. Neither streaming device is particularly new nor…

Jellyfin is currently my go-to media server, and I love that I can organize and stream my own movies, TV shows, and music without paying for another subscription. However, for it to fully replace Plex, I needed to be able to access my entire media collection from anywhere. Tailscale provided the missing link for remote connectivity, and together, they offer a surprisingly straightforward way to build a personal streaming service. Jellyfin and Tailscale make a great combination My personal media library, with remote access and no subscription fees Having built a large media collection over the years, I’m increasingly aware…

After years of using Plex, I started realizing how many compromises I had been making without even noticing. For starters, Plex has put more features behind a paywall, including remote streaming of my own media files. Hardware transcoding isn’t free either, which only adds to the frustration. That’s when I started looking for alternatives and found Jellyfin — it offered everything I needed without charging me anything to access my own media. So I finally switched from Plex to Jellyfin, and after spending some time with it, I wish I had done it sooner. Related I turned my old PC…

I’ve spent years reviewing grooming gadgets, and beard trimmers (along with electric shavers) are among the ones I get the most use out of. Most of the time, I just want to keep my beard tidy and get on with the day – and a trimmer that’s comfortable to hold, with a comb that stays at the right length, makes that considerably easier. You don’t have to spend a fortune, either. A simple adjustable trimmer is more than enough to get the job done, while paying more might get you finer length settings or attachments that replace a few other…

Casio has officially announced the G-Shock 2500 Series, a nine-model collection of fully analogue watches that reimagine the DW-5000C, the original G-Shock from 1983.  The range starts at US$145 / £110 and goes on sale on 7 November 2026. Where the 2500 differs from traditional G-Shocks that it goes completely analogue, swapping the screen for hands, with small seconds at 9 o’clock and a date window at 3.  It comes in three families: the resin GAC-2500 (US$145 / £110), the GMC-2500 with a metal-clad bezel and rubber strap (from US$280 / £230), and the all-metal GMC-2500D (US$350 / £300). It…