7 things you can do with your old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in
…Related I turned my old Windows PC into a retro gaming console — here's how you can do it too EmulationStation can turn your old PC into a proper source of nostalgic…
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I spent $10 to turn my PC into a wireless console, and it's the best couch gaming upgrade possible
…shouldn't be an issue at all). On your PC, head to the PIN tab and pair your TV as a new device, making sure both devices display the same PIN code…
Google Opal is the most impressive no-code app builder I've tested, and it's completely free to use
…You'll spot it referencing file names, component trees, state management issues. That's useful if you're a developer, but if you're not, it's noise. Opal doesn't have…
Running Proxmox on my ASUS NUC 14 Pro Plus taught me where mini PCs still fall short
…The problem is expecting mini PCs to scale forever Compact hardware works best when its role stays focused The issue is not that mini PCs are weak. The issue is that they…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…issues. Gameplay was smooth for a small group, which is about as much as you would reasonably ask from it. None of this is super impressive on its own. Any old desktop…
I switched from EmuDeck to RetroDeck for retro gaming, and the setup alone convinced me to stay
…A lot of older games can now be played perfectly fine on low-power hardware with next to no downsides compared to the original experience, and having integrated controllers makes the experience…
I installed Immich Power Tools to fix my 170,000-photo library, and it saved me weeks of work
…Immich itself is great for browsing and viewing, but it's not really meant for fixing large-scale metadata issues. Not at the scale that I needed to fix issues. Power Tools…
N100 mini PCs quietly killed the Raspberry Pi for home servers
…While it is a few years old as of writing this article, it’s still a reliable processor for cheap DIY server projects, especially when compared to the Raspberry Pi’s specs…
Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive
…Display mode changes are now emulated through compositor scaling, which means older games that try to switch to lower resolutions like 640x480 actually behave properly instead of leaving you with a broken…
This open-source dashboard finally gave me the unified view my home lab desperately needed
…Predictably, when something breaks, you need to open multiple dashboards just to begin diagnosing the issues. To solve that problem, I turned towards the open-source HomeLabInfo. This self-hosted project is…