I replaced over $1,000 in cloud subscriptions with one small home server
…to ditch Mint, and SearXNG to stop sending my search data to Google. One device, many tools, one private cloud that I control. All it needs is a machine to run on…
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4 simple ways I optimize Android Auto for long, distraction-free drives
…This might sound like a minor change, but it really does go a long way to ensuring you're paying more attention to the road and not searching for that app buried…
I replaced Claude Code with Codex for a week, and the trade-offs were not what I expected
…Sign in to your XDA account As developers, we are constantly tweaking our AI setups in search of that friction-free workflow. When Claude Code dropped, it felt like a massive upgrade…
4 reasons I'm a diehard Firefox user, and why you should be too
…Both companies, therefore, are expected to act in a way that serves that business, and no amount of privacy controls they provide to the end user changes the fundamental incentive structure behind…
4 Claude Code settings I change before letting it touch a project
Mahnoor Faisal May 30, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
I finally understood Claude Code's /goal command after realizing I was using it completely wrong
Mahnoor Faisal Jun 17, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
Microsoft’s plan to improve Windows 11 might actually win me back
…When not writing anything, he is busy watching new episodes of One Piece or searching for something binge-worthy. Sign in to your XDA account Windows 11 earned a bad reputation slowly…
SSD prices are still climbing, yet you are killing your drive for no good reason
…The AI-induced DRAM shortage led to price hikes in consumer memory, and SSDs were the next victim. If you compare the price of a 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD in September vs…
I finally set up Neovim, and it's the terminal editor I didn't know I needed
…The basics are actually basic, at least: "i" to insert, "Esc" to leave insert mode, ":wq" to save and quit, "dd" to delete a line, and "/" to search. That's not very…
6 lesser-known Windows 11 settings made my PC feel faster
Jasmine Mannan Mar 23, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…