Gavin Phillips-Senior Editor

Gavin Phillips

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Contributor Since September, 2014
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About Gavin Phillips

Gavin is the Segment Lead for the Technology Explained, Security, Internet, Streaming, and Entertainment verticals, former co-host on the Really Useful Podcast, and a frequent product reviewer. He has a degree in Contemporary Writing pillaged from the hills of Devon, more than a decade of professional writing experience, and his work has appeared on How-To Geek, Expert Reviews, Trusted Reviews, Online Tech Tips, and Help Desk Geek, among others. Gavin has attended CES, IFA, MWC, and other tech-trade shows to report directly from the floor, racking up hundreds of thousands of steps in the process. He's reviewed more headphones, earbuds, and mechanical keyboards than he cares to remember, and enjoys copious amounts of tea, board games, and football.

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microsoft recall on windows 11.
Microsoft's most controversial feature is more practical than I expected
Computer Privacy

I wouldn't advise everyone to use it, but it's definitely not as horrific as I assumed.

uptime kuma self hosted project uptime tracker.
3 self-hosted apps I'm trying out this weekend (and you should too)
Home Server

Turns out, I love self-hosted apps.

motorola razr fold flex mode youtube split screen.
I didn't realize my foldable could do this until I accidentally opened it halfway
Folding Phones

They see me folding, they hating.

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brave browser android makeuseof.
If you're still using Chrome on Android, you're missing out on a genuinely better browser
Brave Browser

It's arguably better than Chrome on all platforms, too.

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docker version check in container console.
Docker made my Proxmox server useful in a whole new way
Docker

Wish I'd started using it sooner.

microsd card in sd card adapter close up.
Every memory card format that tried to replace SD and lost
Memory Card

The harder they come, the harder they fall.

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motorola razr front screen locked with time.
The Motorola Razr Fold's cover screen is so good I barely use the folding display
Android

Motorola got this completely right.

plex media server installation.
Your old laptop is the Plex server you've been putting off setting up — here's how easy it is
Plex

You'll have that old laptop streaming films in minutes.

Close-up of Googlebook logo on the body of an Android laptop
4 Chromebook mistakes Google can learn from for Googlebook
Chromebook

Google had years to perfect the Chromebook, but will it learn for its new laptop lineup?

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amazon photos on laptop screen.
Amazon Prime’s best feature is the one nobody talks about
Creative

It's just there, waiting for you to use it.

microsoft edge password manager-1.
Microsoft Edge just gave everyone the biggest reason to leave it for good
Microsoft Edge

Yeah, it's time to ditch Edge.

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google chrome memory settings in task manager.
Unused RAM is wasted RAM, even when Chrome is the one using it
Computer Memory

Use all the RAM? Or keep some memory clear?

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omg cable elite black and white with usb.
This innocent-looking USB cable is a tiny nightmare
USB

If someone hands you a cable, make sure you double-check.

cpuz cpu tab.
CPU-Z shows more than PC specs if you know where to look
Hardware Tips

It's mostly PC specs, with some extra hidden bits.

windows 11 doh settings.
Windows 11 has a DNS privacy setting I wish I'd checked sooner
DNS

I'll bet you didn't know Windows 11 does this, either.

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asus zenbook a16 usbc ports.
Your laptop's USB port is probably slower than advertised — here's how to verify it
USB

Manufacturers often add a fast port and a slow port... but never indicate which is which.

webrtc leak check surfshark computer screen.
Your browser is leaking your real location even with a VPN — here's the setting that stops it
VPN

Yeah, you definitely don't want your VPN doing this.

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blocking dns requests with adguard.
I stopped trusting Cloudflare with my DNS and set up my own
DNS

Make your home network more secure and much faster.

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mullvad browser home page.
I replaced Google Chrome with this privacy browser — and I’m not going back
Private Browsing

If you really want to cut your online presence down, this is the browser you need.

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windows 11 privacy camera accessed recently.
Windows has a webcam history you should probably check
Webcam

Just who and what have been accessing your webcam history?

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