Not Amused: Meta Wants Muse on Your Face
Would you let an AI agent buy a jacket just because you looked at it? Meta's Muse wants to. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinste...
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Google’s Android Laptop Takes Aim at the MacBook Air
Google built an Android laptop to take on the MacBook Air, but who actually wants one? Dom Bettinelli, Tom Grelinger, and Fr. Joseph Sund we...
Invisible Radios: NFC and RFID Myths vs. Real Risks
Is waving your card at a register riskier than swiping it? Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini explain how NFC and RFID work...
Apple Unfolds Their New iPhone Future
A $1,999 phone that unfolds into a tablet-sized screen — Apple's foldable is real, and it's the iPhone Duo. Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercie...
Announcing Holy Troublemakers
Announcing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult...
Stop Deleting Your Photos First: The Real Phone Storage Fix
Deleting photos first is a mistake. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter reveal the real storage hogs on your phone, from me...
Friction Maxxing: The Internet Rediscovers That Struggle Is Good for You
Struggle has value, and the internet just rediscovered it. Friction-maxxing means making your tech deliberately harder to use — and Dom Bett...
Upgrade Your Home Office Without Going Broke
Desk setup videos sell a look with a shopping list attached. Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier sort the home office upgrades that matter fro...
AI Broke Its Own Cage: What OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Really Means
An OpenAI model broke out of its own test sandbox and hacked its way into another company's systems. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Thomas S...
What’s in My Pocket? Picking a Personal Finance App
Mint died and took 3.6 million budgets with it. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Joseph Sund, and Tom Grelinger map the apps that replaced it — subscript...
Digitize Your Family Memories Before They’re Gone
The box of photos and VHS tapes in your basement is decaying right now. Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier map out how to rescue family memor...
Your Lawn Just Went High-Tech
The lawn has gone high-tech. Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo weigh battery mowers against gas, robot mowers against your Saturday, and sm...
Monitors: The Last Affordable Computer Upgrade
Your monitor is the last computer upgrade that's still genuinely affordable, and the tech has quietly gotten great. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scot...
Computers for College: What You Actually Need in 2026
Laptop prices are up and RAM is scarce — so how much computer does a college freshman really need? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Joseph Sund, and Tom...
The Mobile Office: Best Gear for Working on the Road
Cramped keyboard, tiny screen, no ports—those are the three pain points of working away from your desk. Dom Bettinelli and Leo Devick gear u...
The Sci-Fi Tech We Wish Were Real
Every sci-fi fan has thought "I want that." Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo sort the genre's gadget wishlist — communicators, tricorders,...
Apple Intelligence: Is It Really Here This Time?
Apple's WWDC 2026 promised a new Siri, redesigned parental controls, and a platform cleanup. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Pat Scott d...
Browser Hardening for Normal People
Hardening your browser doesn't mean building a bunker — just locking the doors. Dom Bettinelli and Tom Grelinger share quick, no-jargon step...
Magnifica Humanitas: What the First AI Encyclical Actually Says
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical takes on AI. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter unpack *Magnifica Humanitas* — from B...
Google Goes All In on AI
Google just declared AI the operating system for everything it makes. Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo dig into Google I/O 2026 and ask th...