About

Tell it like it is, with zero fluff.

Why this exists

The modern tech web is broken.

Between 2021 and 2026, I spent five years in the trenches writing for major publications—MakeUseOf, How-To Geek, BGR, LimeWire, and Make Tech Easier. During that time I watched the tech media industry drown in SEO bloat, AI-generated slop, and 3,000-word listicles written for Google's algorithm rather than actual human beings.

I got sick of it. So I built Tech Unbloated.

Who I am

My name is Ali Arslan. I've been a professional tech journalist since 2021. I started writing formal, listicle-heavy content because that's what the industry paid for. Over time I stopped caring about what the industry paid for and started caring about what was actually true and useful.

MTE is where my real voice came out—first-person, myth-busting, based on hardware I actually tested. Tech Unbloated is that voice with the volume turned up. I'm based in Pakistan. My readers are global. I write like I'm talking to a smart, busy person who has no time to waste.

Feel free to check out my LinkedIn Profile and the complete published portfolio.

What we cover

Software bloat and how to strip it out. Privacy invasions hiding in everyday tech. Productivity tools that are actually worth using—most aren't. Tech myths that lazy IT advice has been repeating for years. Subscriptions that should be one-time purchases. Hardware and software tested on real machines by a real human.

How we work

Every article is based on real testing or real experience. We name specific products, specific settings, specific results. We use affiliate links to keep this publication free and independent—those links never influence what we recommend. We don't take paid reviews. We don't let advertisers write our editorial. If something is broken, we say it's broken.