The Incident: You Killed the Servers! (You Bastards!) It is 4:00 AM. You have your energy drink ready. You have your squad in Discord. You are ready to drop into the new Tilted Towers to see the glorious South Park collaboration that Epic Games promised us in the v39.20 update. You launch the game. The … Read more
It is January 2026. The fog is cold, the coffee is hot, and Vivo has just released another V-series phone. If you have been following the smartphone world for the last five years, you know the drill. It’s slim, it’s shiny, and it has a ring light on the back brighter than my future. This … Read more
The Unboxing: A Blast from the Digital Past I’ll be honest with you—when the package from Sony arrived at the MyTechLogs lab this morning, I was skeptical. The marketing for the PS5 Hyperpop Collection has been relentless. It’s been all over TikTok, trending on X (formerly Twitter), and touted as the “Gen Z Console.“ Usually, … Read more
If you thought Windows 11 requiring a Microsoft Account was annoying, brace yourself. The leaks for Windows 12 (codenamed Hudson Valley) are starting to surface, and if the latest “Insider” chatter is true, the era of the “Personal Computer” is officially over. For 30 years, owning Windows meant owning your machine. You bought the disk, … Read more
Happy New Year. If you are reading this, your 2026 likely started the same way mine did: with a sluggish, unresponsive PC ( Zombie Task Manager high CPU usage ) that sounds like a jet engine. Last night, I noticed my frame rates dropping in Cyberpunk. Naturally, I did what any Windows user has done … Read more
The Incident: The Grinch Stole the Victory Royale If you tried logging into Fortnite on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning hoping to grind some Winterfest quests or show off a new skin, you likely didn’t get to the Battle Bus. Instead, you got hit with a wall of red text. For the second time this … Read more
The Incident: The “Hot Bag” Surprise It (AppXSVC Bug) happened yesterday morning. I pulled my laptop out of my backpack, and it felt like I was holding a fresh tray of lasagna. It was supposed to be in “Sleep Mode.” Instead, the fans were spinning at 100%, the chassis was hot enough to fry an … Read more
The Incident Log: The “Blackout” Week If you are a Pixel user enrolled in the Android Beta Program, the last 10 days have likely been a digital nightmare. On December 15, 2025, Google pushed the Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 update. Historically, “QPR” (Quarterly Platform Release) betas are supposed to be relatively stable—they are feature … Read more
Introduction: Why I Stopped Paying for Cloud Storage We live in an era where we generate gigabytes of data daily—photos, 4K videos, and project backups. For years, I relied on Google Drive and Dropbox. But recently, two things hit me: the recurring monthly subscription costs were adding up, and the privacy concerns were nagging at … Read more
The Incident Log: Christmas Came Early (And It Lasts 3 Days) For the last decade, smartphone battery life has been a lie. Manufacturers promised us “All Day Battery,” but what they meant was “All Day… if you don’t touch it too much.” We have been stuck in the “5,000mAh Trap.” Processors got faster, screens got … Read more