Author: Press Room

I’ve waded through viral threads in search of the Holy Grail of prompts. And I’ve learned one big truth: there’s no single perfect prompt that works for every situation. I also realized how tough it is to remember every prompt we come across. Yes, different ChatGPT prompt frameworks can help get that perfect answer, but it still means I have to reinvent the wheel every time I open ChatGPT. After plenty of experimentation, I came back to the basics of prompting with a flexible “meta prompt.” With this fundamental framework, I can start a chat with any AI chatbot and…

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is about to air on Netflix after a wait so long only a show this big could have gotten away with it. What will become of Eleven, Mike, Will, Steve, and the rest now that Vecna has punched a hole through reality and is bringing the Upside Down to us? We’ll know soon. But what about before? What about after? Stranger Things has brought us no end of strange, scary, supernatural twists over the years, but it’s not the first show to cover that kind of ground, nor is it the best.…

Thanks to Plex, I have recently rekindled my relationship with my media library and live TV, with on-demand streaming now accounting for only about 50% of my home entertainment. This is saving me a considerable amount of money, as I started canceling my subscriptions one by one. The only issue I had was that browsing on Plex wasn’t as straightforward as I’d have liked, with too many menus and thumbnails. Having found QuasiTV, all my content is now organized in a linear manner that mimics classic TV menus, but with added flexibility and convenience. This makes sourcing content more enjoyable,…

There’s been a wave of new “AI-powered” browsers lately, and I’ve tried pretty much all of them. Most of them promise a smarter, faster, more automated browsing experience, and end up feeling like the same browser with a chatbot glued on top. I genuinely thought OpenAI would be the one doing something different. So when the new ChatGPT Atlas browser launched, I gave it a full week as my daily browser. But just like Dia, Comet, and the rest, it left me disappointed. After seven days of trying to make it work, I ended up uninstalling it. And my search…

We live in the age of remakes, sequels, and franchises. That’s just the way it is, and the way it will be until that no longer bears financial fruit for studios and producers. Yet when it comes to remakes, why do all the good movies get the treatment? Sure, they’re proven commodities and thus less of a risk, but it feels like such a waste. Remakes of already great movies rarely turn out well, and they hardly ever actually end up turning a profit. Which is why I have always believed that Hollywood needs to turn its focus to bad…

I have recently been getting back to basics when it comes to home entertainment, by ditching streaming subscriptions that I rarely watch and switching to live TV and my fairly extensive media library for movies. To this end, Kodi has been my go-to media hub, as it offers a powerful, customizable streaming experience that works seamlessly with Android TVs, Fire TV Sticks, and computers. However, while its default interface does the job, it can best be described as “functional” and lacks a premium aesthetic. This is where Aeon Nox: SiLVO comes into play. This versatile Kodi “skin” is one of…

When I bought a flat-panel TV for my new apartment, I threw in a soundbar and subwoofer as a matter of course. It made sense to have better amplification, a broad soundstage, and a sleek, wireless solution with a tidy footprint for my audio devices. What was not to like? That was until I found myself in my office watching Foundation on Apple TV. In there were my powered monitor speakers, which project sound across a broad frequency spectrum, with every syllable, sound effect, and orchestral swell reproduced with crisp, precise accuracy. It suddenly became clear that the soundbar wasn’t…

Every day in 2025, millions of shoppers scroll past businesses with empty review sections, silently questioning their credibility. Yet the fix lies not in begging, but in understanding the human mind. BrightLocal’s 2025 Local Consumer Review Survey reveals that 68 per cent of customers will leave a Google review when asked personally, while Trustmary’s meta-analysis shows compliance soaring to 72 per cent when the request feels effortless. These figures expose a psychological truth: people crave reciprocity, consistency, and ease. Master these three forces—drawn from decades of research by Robert Cialdini and others—and a 30-second ask becomes a five-star pipeline. The…

When the first season of Altered Carbon dropped on Netflix back in 2018, it quickly became one of my favorite cyberpunk offerings out there, especially for a television series. You just do not get a lot of options for cyberpunk television shows, despite the genre’s popularity in mediums like video games and literature. Still, the first season of Altered Carbon is a great watch, with a fun noir vibe, an intriguing mystery at its center, and all the morally questionable tech you could ask for. The second season isn’t nearly as good, but I still found some joy in it.…

Nowadays, Black Friday and the days that come after it have become the biggest shopping event of the year, with many discounted prices on some of the hottest tech and gadgets. Black Friday 2025 takes place on Friday 28 November, the day after Thanksgiving. You’ll be able to score big money off popular products, including electronics, video games, movies, toys, clothing, sporting goods, and outdoor gear for patios, gardens, and the like. While that’s still a few weeks away, there are plenty of deals that you can shop from already. With over 20 Black Friday sales under my belt, I’ve…