Author: Akash Pandit

My budget was ₹26,000 to ₹30,000 and I’d been going back and forth between the Redmi Note 14 Pro and a couple of Realme options for about two weeks. Then a colleague showed me his Vivo Y400 Pro and I spent ten minutes with it before changing my mind entirely. Bought it three weeks ago. Here’s what using it daily actually looks like. The Design Is the First Thing You Notice I got the Nebula Purple. Photos don’t do it justice in person the finish has a subtle depth to it that catches light differently at different angles without being…

We bought this air fryer about eight months ago and it genuinely changed how we cook at home. My wife had been asking for one for almost a year. I kept putting it off thinking it was one of those gadgets that gets used twice and then lives in a cabinet. I was wrong. We use this thing almost every single day. Here’s everything I’ve noticed after eight months of regular family use. Why We Chose Philips Over Cheaper Options We looked at Prestige and Havells before buying. Both are cheaper by a noticeable margin. What made us go with…

I’ll be honest about what pushed me to finally buy antivirus software. My mother got a scam call last year someone pretending to be from her bank, convincing enough that she almost gave out her OTP. She caught on just in time but the whole thing shook me. Our family shares devices, my younger brother uses the laptop for college, my parents use it for banking, I use it for work. One weak link and everyone’s at risk. I started looking at proper security software and after comparing a few options landed on McAfee Total Protection. We’ve been running it…

I’ve been using Google Workspace for about two years now first as a student and then as a freelancer doing content work. Before that I was on Microsoft 365 through my college’s license. When that expired I had to make a conscious choice about what to pay for going forward. I went with Google Workspace and here’s what I’ve genuinely found using both over time. Getting Started No Learning Curve If you already use Gmail personally you already know how Google Workspace feels. The jump from personal Google account to Workspace is seamless same interface, same logic, just with a…

I’m a third-year mechanical engineering student and I’ve been using AutoCAD since my first year. Started with 2022, moved to 2024 through college, and recently got access to 2026 through Autodesk’s student license program. I’ve also used Fusion 360 for a semester and briefly tried SolidWorks in a workshop. So when I talk about AutoCAD 2026 I’m comparing it against real alternatives I’ve actually spent time with, not just reading about them. Getting Started Familiar If You’ve Used Previous Versions If you’ve used any version of AutoCAD before, 2026 feels immediately familiar. The ribbon, the command line at the bottom,…

I work from home and before this chair I was using a basic plastic chair from a local furniture shop. After about a year of sitting in it for 8 to 10 hours daily my lower back started complaining consistently. Not sharp pain, just that dull ache by evening that wouldn’t fully go away. My physiotherapist said posture and seating were the likely culprits and suggested looking at a proper ergonomic chair. After a lot of research I landed on the Green Soul Monster Ultimate. Been using it for about six months now. Assembly and First Impressions It arrives in…

I’ve been using Photoshop on and off for about six years. Started learning it during college for design projects, then used it more seriously when I started doing freelance social media work. So when people ask me whether Photoshop is worth it, my honest answer is: it depends entirely on what you’re trying to do and how seriously you’re trying to do it. Let me explain what I mean. The Subscription Question Might as Well Address It First Photoshop costs ₹599 per month for the single app in the first year, going up to around ₹734 after that. This is…

I’ll be straight I was skeptical about this one. A heated razor sounds like the kind of product that exists purely to justify a higher price tag. I’d been using a basic Gillette Fusion for years and it worked fine. My brother-in-law bought this Heated Razor a few months back and kept going on about it every time shaving came up in conversation. Eventually I tried it at his place one morning and ordered my own that evening. That’s how convincing the first shave was. First Impressions Heavier Than Expected 377 grams feels substantial when you pick it up. Noticeably…

The RTX 3060 is a GPU that keeps coming up in conversations about value, and usually for good reason. I’ve been running the GIGABYTE Windforce OC variant in my gaming PC for about a year now. Before this I had a GTX 1070 which served me well for four years but was starting to show its limits in newer titles. Here’s what the upgrade actually felt like and whether the 3060 still makes sense as a purchase decision today. Why the 3060 Still Gets Recommended The GPU market is confusing right now. Newer cards exist RTX 4060, 4060 Ti, and…

Bought this about five months ago after my old wired headset finally gave up the cable developed that annoying crackle on one side that gets progressively worse until you’re only hearing audio in one ear. I’d been putting off going wireless because I had vague concerns about latency and battery anxiety. Neither turned out to be the problem I expected. Setup and First Impressions The box contains the headset and a user manual. That’s it no charging cable in the box which caught me off guard initially. It charges via USB-C which I already had cables for, so not a…