Published May 1, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Yasir is a Mechanical Engineer who writes about tech at MUO, covering Windows, Productivity, Security, and the Internet. His interest in autonomous systems keeps him constantly tinkering with both hardware and software. His tech writing journey began during his junior year of engineering, leading him to Android Police before joining MUO. He focuses on making technology accessible, whether he's troubleshooting Windows issues, exploring productivity tools, or explaining security risks in plain English. For Yasir, the best way to do this is to actually use the tools and run into the same problems readers face. When he's not writing or engineering, you'll find Yasir watching Impractical Jokers and genuinely laughing at pranks he's seen a dozen times before. I used to set aside time every week to clean my spreadsheets by running helper formulas, scanning for red cells from conditional formatting, and fixing typos that had snuck in over the past few days.…