I often get asked how to give short-term rental guests reliable internet without exposing my main home network. My go-to trick is turning a pocket Wi‑Fi repeater (or a small travel router) into a dedicated, secure guest network. It’s compact, cheap, and perfect for hosts who want isolation,...
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I moved into a two-bedroom flat last year and, like many people, I wanted fast,...
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I took a week to live out of a backpack and a laptop to answer one practical...
I moved into a two-bedroom flat last year and, like many people, I wanted fast, reliable Wi‑Fi everywhere without a bulky router taking over my living room. A tiny mesh Wi‑Fi node felt like the right answer: compact, aesthetically pleasing, and...
I took a week to live out of a backpack and a laptop to answer one practical question: can a 13‑inch USB‑C portable monitor really replace my laptop screen when I care about color accuracy and input latency? Short answer: some can come...
I rely on pocket-sized hubs and single-cable setups for almost everything I do, so when a USB-C accessory stops behaving on my Mac, it interrupts work fast. Over the years I’ve developed a compact checklist that solves most common problems without...
I travel light. My carry-on is often the only bag I allow myself, and that means every piece of kit has to earn its place. When I started vlogging with a smartphone, I realised a good compact gimbal is the single best upgrade you can make: it...
I often get asked how to get two (or more) people to listen to the same show from one phone without awkward speaker volume battles or tangled wires. As someone who tests compact tech daily, I’ve tried the built-in tricks on phones, cheap Bluetooth...
When friends or family visit, letting them control a few lights or cast a playlist to the living-room speaker can make for a warm, modern welcome. But I’ve learned the hard way that “guest-friendly” doesn’t have to mean “security-free.”...
I’ve installed more than a handful of pocketable, battery-powered cameras around friends’ apartments and my own temporary studios, and I’ve learned that the best ones are the least visible and the most reliable. If you want quick coverage...
I’ve spent more than a few train rides and red-eye flights testing folding keyboards with tablets, and if there’s one thing I can say for sure: not all “portable” keyboards are equally useful once you’re trying to actually type a 500-word...
I’ve been testing compact dash cams for years, and one thing keeps coming up: size isn’t the problem — thermal stress and night performance are. In this piece I share hands‑on findings from recent tests of tiny dash cams that actually...
I shoot a lot of low-light photos with compact gear and phones, and over the years I’ve learned that getting sharper night shots is less about hero hardware and more about small, repeatable adjustments. In this how-to I’ll walk you through the...