Mason Vale

Mason edits ULKA's guides and comparisons, with a focus on how technology fits into everyday work. He looks closely at pricing, practical limitations and the decisions readers need to make before subscribing or upgrading.

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Chat cards for ChatGPT and Claude marked 24-hour link and Gemini marked 7-day link, with arrows leading into a zipped archive.

ChatGPT · Oct 24

How to export ChatGPT chat history, plus Claude and Gemini chats

Download your ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini chats: where each export lives, how long it takes and when links expire.

The same task feeds three equal panels labelled ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.

ChatGPT · Sep 27

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: how to choose

Match the assistant to your documents, research sources and the output you need to use.

Sync uses two-way arrows between devices, while backup keeps earlier copies with a restore path.

Cloud storage · Sep 25

Best cloud storage and backup for everyday files

Choose between everyday file access and a recovery plan with four cloud storage and backup options.

Two connectors of a Belkin Thunderbolt 5 USB-C cable.

USB-C · Sep 18

USB-C cables: understand power, speed and displays

Read the labels separately and trace the complete connection before buying another cable or dock.

OpenAI-reported Terminal-Bench 2.0 scores: GPT-5.5 82.7%, Claude Opus 4.7 69.4%, Gemini 3.1 Pro 68.5%

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini · Apr 25

GPT-5.5 arrives: what the launch means for your AI shortlist

OpenAI has released GPT-5.5 in ChatGPT and Codex.

Best Cloud Storage & Backup · Apr 15

Proton Drive improves file transfers and mobile scanning

Proton's April recap covers faster transfers, mobile scanning and spreadsheet improvements.

Chrome browser showing vertical tabs and full-page Reading Mode.

Chrome · Apr 8

Chrome adds vertical tabs and full-page Reading Mode

Two optional layouts give open tabs and long articles more room on a desktop screen.

JetStream 3 benchmark interface example published by Google.

Browsers · Apr 1

JetStream 3: what the new browser benchmark measures

The updated benchmark expands WebAssembly workloads, but it cannot judge your entire browsing experience.