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Playing hooky on the last day of CES 2026
In the desert, there's no cell signal to get PR emails.
Jan 13
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Chris Hoffman
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CES 2026: PC hardware and AI soulmates in the desert
I lit thousands of dollars on fire for ethical reasons, had amazing conversations, and wrote about PCs.
Jan 9
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Chris Hoffman
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CES 2026: You're my teammates this year!
Want me to check out anything at CES? I'll take a look!
Jan 4
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Chris Hoffman
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I'll be your eyes at CES 2026
When this is published, I'll be on a plane headed to Las Vegas.
Jan 3
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Chris Hoffman
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What do you want to see in 2026?
It's a new year for The Windows ReadMe.
Jan 1
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Chris Hoffman
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How Reddit is polluting the web
Once you see the tricks, you can't unsee them.
Dec 26, 2025
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Malware in app stores (and the lawyers who try to protect it)
Google slapped a “featured” badge on Chrome browser extensions that hoover up your AI conversations.
Dec 19, 2025
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Windows 11 is using password managers to kill passwords
You can finally sync passkeys. Is this the passwordless future?
Dec 12, 2025
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Is this the end of cheap RAM?
AI data centers are eating the RAM market, and it's getting bad fast.
Dec 5, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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Support Me: Why I switched to US Mobile
Plus a meditation on affiliate links.
Nov 28, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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Windows ARM laptops are amazing, actually
Thoughts from 16 months with a Surface Laptop
Nov 21, 2025
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Why I stopped recommending Windows utilities
The Windows software scene used to be fun. Now, it's dangerous.
Nov 14, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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Windows 11's S Mode and Microsoft's failed closed-platform dreams
Windows is open -- but only because Microsoft failed to lock down the PC.
Nov 7, 2025
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Chris Hoffman
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Remembering Bing Sydney, the AI Microsoft wants you to forget
Copilot Mico is not Microsoft's first digital companion.
Oct 31, 2025
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