Sydney Butler

6 awesome ways to upcycle an old Raspberry Pi

• DIY
• Homelab
• Raspberry Pi
• Retro Gaming
• Single-Board Computers
• Technology

6 awesome ways to upcycle an old Raspberry Pi

Sydney Butler April 2, 2026

This Pi will never go bad.

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Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything

• History
• physical media
• Storage
• Technology
• USB

Zip drives were supposed to end the floppy era—until one design flaw destroyed everything

Sydney Butler April 1, 2026

The contagious hardware failure that turned Zip disks into data traps

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The secret of “easy” multicolor 3D printing is how much filament it wastes

• 3d Printers
• 3D Printing
• DIY
• Elegoo Centauri Carbon
• Technology

The secret of “easy” multicolor 3D printing is how much filament it wastes

Sydney Butler April 1, 2026

The purge is upon us.

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Why your next graphics card will cost more and do less than you’d expect

• AMD
• GPU
• nvidia
• PC components
• Technology

Why your next graphics card will cost more and do less than you’d expect

Sydney Butler March 31, 2026

Your next graphics card upgrade is a lie—the ugly truth about GPU shrinkflation

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USB 2.0 is still better than USB 3 (and your new laptop agrees)

• laptops
• Peripherals
• Technology
• USB
• USB-C

USB 2.0 is still better than USB 3 (and your new laptop agrees)

Sydney Butler March 31, 2026

Stop plugging your mouse into a USB 3 port—5 reasons USB 2.0 is secretly better

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4 ways you’re wasting filament in your 3D prints (and what to do instead)

• 3d Printers
• 3D Printing
• DIY
• Maintenance & Optimization
• Technology

4 ways you’re wasting filament in your 3D prints (and what to do instead)

Sydney Butler March 30, 2026

Waste not, want not!

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Stop buying hard drives based on capacity—check these 4 hidden specs first

• pc building
• PC Optimization
• Storage
• Technology

Stop buying hard drives based on capacity—check these 4 hidden specs first

Sydney Butler March 29, 2026

These are the hard drive specs manufacturers don't want you to see

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Here’s why I’ll never buy a cellular tablet again

• 5g
• Android Phones & Tablets
• Cellular Carriers
• iPad
• Technology

Here’s why I’ll never buy a cellular tablet again

Sydney Butler March 29, 2026

There's almost always a better alternative

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5 third-party tools I replaced for free with PowerToys

• Applications
• Microsoft
• PC Optimization
• Technology
• Windows

5 third-party tools I replaced for free with PowerToys

Sydney Butler March 29, 2026

I prefer going in -house with these tools.

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How Nvidia locked AMD out of the GPU market (even when AMD wins on paper)

• AMD
• GPU
• nvidia
• PC components
• Technology

How Nvidia locked AMD out of the GPU market (even when AMD wins on paper)

Sydney Butler March 28, 2026

AMD is almost (but not quite) squeezed out of the desktop GPU game.

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