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Excel

Excel Crashing with Mapped Drive Files? Here’s the Real Fix

Tired of Excel crashing when you open files from a mapped network drive? Our step-by-step guide walks you through the real fixes, from simple to advanced.

2 July 2025

Windows Process

COM Surrogate: Should You Worry About This Windows Process?

Seeing COM Surrogate in your Task Manager? Don't panic! Learn what this legitimate Windows process is and how to check if it's a virus.

30 June 2025

VB6

vaSpread: The Survival Guide to Maintaining and Migrating This Old VB6 Control

Inherited VB6 code with the vaSpread control? Find out what it is, how to manage it, and what your options are for migrating it smoothly to .NET.

28 June 2025

LOCAL LLM

Jan AI: The Ultimate Guide to Running Your Own Local, Open-Source ChatGPT

Discover Jan, the open-source ChatGPT alternative that runs offline on your PC. We cover setup, testing, and comparison with Ollama & LM Studio.

28 June 2025

SuperClaude: The Ultimate Framework to Transform Your Claude Code Experience

Discover SuperClaude, the open-source framework that transforms your Claude Code usage with integrated commands, personas, and dev methodologies.

27 June 2025

INTEL

SNA vs. UXA: A 2025 Guide to Intel’s 2D Acceleration on Linux

A deep dive into the SNA vs. UXA Intel graphics debate on Linux. Learn the performance differences and why the modern `modesetting` driver is now the better choice.

26 June 2025

LLM

Google Launches Gemini CLI: The Open-Source AI That Wants to Conquer Your Terminal

Discover Gemini CLI, Google's new open-source AI tool for your terminal. Free, powerful with Gemini 2.5 Pro, it's a direct competitor to Claude and Cursor. Here's our analysis.

25 June 2025

LLM

Phind: The AI Search Engine For Developers That’s Actually Useful

Discover Phind, the AI search engine revolutionizing daily life for developers. Complete 2025 guide, review, tips, and comparison with Google/ChatGPT.

25 June 2025

Web Framework

What Is Wepbound? The Complete Guide to the Next-Gen Web Framework

Seeing 'Wepbound' in your SEO tools? It's not a typo. Discover the Wepbound framework, a new approach to web performance and UX. Learn its principles.

25 June 2025

Twitch

Twitch Ad Blocker: The Ultimate 2025 Guide (That Actually Works)

Tired of ads on Twitch? Discover the solutions that actually work in 2025: uBlock Origin with scripts, TTV LOL PRO, and more. A complete step-by-step guide.

25 June 2025

Beyond the Hype

In a world saturated with marketing and technical complexity, telling the signal from the noise has never been more challenging. At Cynic.cc, our mission is simple: to provide you with the critical insight and technical expertise needed to see beyond the surface.

Our in-depth analyses break down the strategies of tech giants, our open-source tutorials empower you with practical skills, and our coverage of AI news helps you navigate the ever-evolving digital world.