OpenAI’s best models are officially available on Amazon Web Services’ Bedrock managed inference and agent platform. The collaboration, announced Tuesday at an AWS event in San Francisco, provides an alternative path to access Altman and the company’s growing GPT library without having to expose your data to OpenAI’s APIs. Amazon says companies want to build … Read more
Summary Microsoft has released the source code for 86-DOS 1.00, including its kernel, PC-DOS snapshots, and utilities. Includes handwritten notes from 86-DOS creator Tim Paterson with timelines, feature context, and errors. The release highlights the history of the PC and the origins of MS-DOS; the artifacts will be on display at the Temporary Computer Museum. … Read more
A flagship Wi-Fi 7 mesh system could cost you around $600. Let’s say you bought one six months ago and you have 2.5Gbps fiber, so realistically you have all the latest technology, but somehow 49 of your 50 devices still show Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6e in their signal properties. The only things that actually … Read more
No matter what AI tool you use or how long you’ve been using it, you’ve probably found yourself constantly explaining context to your AI assistant. This involves repeating your preferences over and over, rehashing what you’ve already covered, re-uploading materials, and telling him (for the hundredth time in a week) what you’re working on. This … Read more
I’ve always preferred CarPlay to Android Auto, but Google’s in-car platform outperforms Apple’s offering in many ways, including customization options and third-party apps and app stores. The platform also offers many developer options that not everyone knows about, including improving the reliability of your phone’s USB connection to Android Auto with a simple tweak, or … Read more
For years I stared at a dusty old gaming rig that sat in my closet. It has an i7-6700K, a GTX 1070 and 16GB of RAM, all perfectly functional, but had long since been replaced by my current rig many moons ago. Meanwhile, my Google One, iCloud, password manager, and entertainment subscriptions have been accumulating … Read more
From time to time, you may find yourself in a situation where your computer is full of files you no longer need and you need to free up some space. You’ve probably already searched for how to free up space on your PC and found all kinds of solutions, whether it’s a third-party app or … Read more
Summary Valve says it’s hard at work on Steam Deck 2, building on lessons from previous hardware. Valve wants Steam Deck 2 to be a significant upgrade, not just minor tweaks. The handheld computer is probably still years away; we expect a more powerful SoC, higher refresh displays, and OLED/LCD options. Remember when Valve first … Read more
Summary New “Grab and Move”: ALT+left click to drag and ALT+click to resize windows, like Linux. The Power Display System Tray tool adds brightness, contrast, and color profile controls; This might not work with some external monitors. Tool Tweaks: Command Palette Calculation/Pinning, Manual Key Manager Remaps, ZoomIt Scroll Capture, Image Resizer WinUI3. The latest PowerToys … Read more
I set up the Claude-Figma connector a while ago and it improved my design workflow enough that I started paying attention to what was available. Canva was the obvious next solution to try, partly because I’d been coming back to it lately for faster, lower-stakes graphics work — things Figma seems overkill for, like presentations. … Read more