Windows 11 on a USB drive works, but the driver nightmare isn't worth it
…On my old laptop, USB performance was slow due to the older USB 2.0 port. There were no display drivers for the 13-year-old processor, and I had to dig…
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I switched from Proxmox to its FreeBSD counterpart on my home server – here's how it went
…old, and also because it’s currently a part of my secondary Proxmox cluster (yeah, I swapped the SSD bearing my PVE setup with a spare one). I had some minor issues…
Most expensive HDMI cables are a waste of money — but this one isn’t
…Related Don't use old HDMI cables with your new TV or monitor If you're planning to take advantage of high-end features like 120Hz, HDR, and 4K, it's worth…
I replaced my Raspberry Pis with $5 ESP32s for smart home projects, and they do everything I need
…Specifically, old thin clients and mini-PCs bearing the good ol’ N100 chip, as it’s a lot more capable than the SBC. ESP32 Brand AITRIP Connectivity Features UART, USB The ESP32…
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…Another issue is the obsession with custom plugins . Enthusiasts stack dozens of unmaintained Home Assistant Community Store card frontends and custom integrations that leak memory and slow page rendering. It's easy…
I dug into who makes Amazon Basics batteries, and here’s when they beat name brands
…It's an older remote that I had to point directly at the Blu-ray player for it to work, but once the batteries were on board, that issue was resolved. I…
I ditched Plex, Google Photos, and iCloud for self-hosted alternatives, and Pangolin made it actually work
…An old Dell Latitude handled the compute, and a Synology DS218J stored the data. I realized that the subscriptions were solving problems the server could already solve. That was when I decided…