Duration: 06:58

The Unicode Consortium isn’t elected, isn’t a company, and you’ve probably never heard of them. But they decide which characters exist on every keyboard on Earth, including yours. We dig into how they got that power, why eight corporations pay fifty thousand dollars a year for voting rights, and how new characters get created.

Special thanks to Toral Cowieson - Unicode CEO - https://aac.unicode.org/ 

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Duration: 05:52

Your phone is the best tool in your pocket, but if you're privacy-minded it might be working against you. This video explains how phone tracking works, and what you can do to try and control it.

Special thanks to Serge Egelman for helping us out with this one.

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0:00 Your phone's location might not be private

0:29 How do phones even know my location

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3:10 How do companies get your data

4:30 What they do with your data

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Duration: 06:52

In this video, we are breaking down why Docker is the ultimate upgrade for your homelab. We’ll look at how containers work, why they are so much faster and lighter than Virtual Machines (VMs), and how Linux under-the-hood wizardry makes it all possible.

Also thank’s to Bret Fisher for lending his incredible DevOps and container expertise to this video! Check out Bret’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@BretFisher

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From broken drivers to the Steam Deck selling millions, Linux gaming has gone from "is this the year?" to "wait, it actually works now." But getting here took a decade of tinkering, a billion-dollar bet from Valve, and an open-source community that refused to quit. In this video we talk to Valve and the Batocera project about how Linux quietly became a real threat to Windows - and why Microsoft is playing catch-up.

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0:01 Is this the year of Linux gaming?

0:43 Why Microsoft is usually better

2:03 How Valve is fighting back

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4:14 Steamdeck saved the day

4:50 Windows claps back

6:27 Valve is putting up a fight

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Duration: 06:42

Remember when OLED was simple? You paid a premium, you got perfect blacks, and you called it a day. Fast forward to 2026, and we’re drowning in an alphabet soup of WOLED, QD-OLED, and "Penta-Tandem" stacks. Today we’re breaking it all down and we’ve got the answers.

Special thanks to Ron Mertens, CEO of Metalgrass and founder of OLED-info, for joining us and sharing over 20 years of expertise in the display industry.

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Duration: 05:10

Wi-Fi 7 has some awesome features, at least theoretically. However, MLO one of the most impressive features is still not widely available, let's try and find out why.

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Duration: 26:17

Here's the full interview with Carl Richell from the video Which Linux Distro is Right for You?

Duration: 07:44

Downloading apps seems straight forward, but on mobile it's anything but. There are hoops to jump through, pop-ups to fend off, and monolithic app stores to contend with. Getting full control on Android is even slipping further and further away. Join us as we embark on a journey to get to the bottom of sideloading.

Thanks to the founders of the Alt Store, Riley Testut and Shane Gill for helping us with this episode.

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Duration: 11:24

Linux has over 600 versions - so we picked the 9 that work for most people and broke down exactly which one is right for you. Whether you're fleeing Windows, trying to game on Linux, or ready to build your perfect machine from scratch, this is where you start.

Thanks to Carl Richell - Co-Founder of System76 - https://carlrichell.com/

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Duration: 08:50

From the Samsung Galaxy Ring to the Oura and the rumored Apple Ring, everyone wants to "put a ring on it." But shrinking a laboratory's worth of sensors into a titanium hoop requires some massive engineering compromises. In this episode, we break down why your smart ring might be "fat-fingering" your biometric data.

A huge thank you to Dr. Daniel Franklin and the Franklin Research Group at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering for their expertise. Check out their incredible work on wearables and biomedical engineering here: https://franklinresearch.ca/

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Duration: 07:26

Why is buying a phone charger so confusing? USB-C was supposed to simplify everything - but the watt numbers, the branding, the cables, and the ports have somehow made it worse. We break down the 5 reasons you're probably getting it wrong, and what to actually look for next time you buy.

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Duration: 10:42

There's been a lot of talk about data centres in the news lately so we wanted to make a video to help people understand the various types and the distinctions between them.

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Duration: 09:58

USB has been around for decades, yet it’s never been more confusing. We break down USB data speeds, connector types, and modern standards to help you finally understand what your cables can really do.

Thanks to Jeff Ravencraft from the USB-IF for helping us out

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The rm -rf / command is one of the most dangerous things you can type on a Unix system - Riley explains what it does, why it exists, and how to protect yourself from accidentally nuking your computer.

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Duration: 06:00

Intel has been facing turbulent waters lately, but just how turbulent are they? Riley explains what Intel plans to do to try and get out of this rut.

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Duration: 04:30

YouTube wants you to buy “1080p Premium," but what exactly is it? Riley explains bitrate, compression, and other goodies that control the quality of your favorite content!

Duration: 07:15

How exactly does a server at a big business differ from that gaming PC sitting next to you? Find out in this video!

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Hey, Techquickie community,

It’s been over 11 years since our first Techquickie video (or, should we say, As Fast As Possible video). Since then, we’ve uploaded nearly 1,300 videos here. We’ve loved seeing comments about how much you’ve learned from Techquickie videos, and many of you have even shown us our videos being played in your school classes.

We want to continue to fill the world with tech knowledge and increase overall tech literacy. To accomplish that, we will take a break soon from uploading videos to rework this channel and build a new plan.

We hope that you’ll stick around to see what we have in store for you, and in the meantime, you can check out our other channels. We wouldn’t be able to do all of this if it weren’t for your support.

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