I mapped every machine in my home lab with this free tool
Ayush Pande May 23, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
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I rebuilt my home server after 3 years, and these mistakes nearly cost me everything
Ayush Pande Apr 29, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Home labbers say to ditch your ISP router, but the Fritz Box 7530 has WireGuard, dynamic DNS, and even a media server
…The hardware is modest, but the value is exceptional Especially when it's free Being honest about the hardware, it's not up to much. You either get the Qualcomm SoC or…
I added a second Ethernet port to my NAS and finally stopped fighting network slowdowns
…When I spotted one on my Synology box , I just assumed that it was meant for office setups or more comprehensive enterprise networking. As it stands, one cable was good enough for…
Everyone loves Tailscale, but it's masking a critical gap in how most people think about networks
…You still need to know basic networking concepts to make the hardware layer safe, solid, and secure, and jumping too quickly into a SDN configuration for everything can come back to haunt…
I put Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini through the same tasks — only one is worth the subscription
…under 400W average Noise must stay under 40dB (living space) Budget: $3,000 total (used hardware allowed) Design a complete architecture including: Hardware choices (CPU, RAM, storage, NICs) Network topology Storage strategy…
I asked Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT to build a customer landing page, and only one nailed the brief
…Are the latest AI models good enough to drive sustainable businesses, or do they fall short of real-world enterprise standards? This test was designed to uncover exactly which model is ready…
Cloudflare Mesh gave me everything Tailscale did, minus another company in my network
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…
A $40 label maker and QR codes completely changed how I manage my home lab
Rich Edmonds Apr 14, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
Most gamers should logically buy an AMD GPU — here's why they keep buying Nvidia anyway
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…