I spent $90 on a power conditioner, and it fixed my entire home theater setup
…Sign in to your XDA account I've been a home theater fanatic for decades, with various setups in that time. I'm also a magnet for weird tech issues , including AC…
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Most networking equipment isn't exactly designed to be user-serviceable, but the Unifi Dream Machine Pro Max was a little easier to disassemble than most. Honestly, I feared the worst when I looked down the hard drive bays and saw the cooling fans buried at the bottom, but they were attached to a plastic vent that came out after four screws were undone, so that was a pleasant surprise. The worst part was routing the Noctua fan cables back to the headers, as the sleeve around the cables made it a little tricky, so I had to go inside the venting area instead. And the plug needed a little trimmin
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I found the best Home Assistant dashboard for my iPad
…just point to the Home Assistant URL, select the Home Assistant integration template, and it's basically done. I like that the app supports multiple authentication methods, including Home Assistant long-lived…
I ditched my travel router for a spare Android phone, and it actually worked
…integrate VPNs, guest networks and even Ethernet input. This ensures that when you are working across multiple devices for long stretches, you get an experience that matches your home router. That's…
Most DIY smart home buttons are terrible, so I built one that actually feels good
…premium tactile experience, even if the smart-home action still depends on firmware and network latency. This can solve the frustration that every smart home enthusiast feels when buying a $20 Zigbee…
I built a 4K Jellyfin server from an old gaming PC, and it transcodes everything I throw at it
…Since the machine stays online all the time, you can configure Jellyfin to access outside your local network and stream your library while traveling or away from home. That setup does require…
Most people waste money on mini PCs when their old laptop is already a better home server
…is still more than capable of handling Plex or Jellyfin streaming , file sharing across your home network, hosting multiple Docker containers, and even game servers for the occasional Minecraft or Valheim LAN…
This open-source app lets me manage my entire homelab from Telegram, and it's changed how I maintain things
…an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. Sign in to your XDA account Running a home lab sounds pretty…
I replaced my Google TV remote with a $25 ESP32 display, and it controls Home Assistant too
Adam Conway May 20, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My…
3 Docker containers that turned my $80 used mini PC into a complete home office server
…is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. Sign in to your XDA account With home servers being as…
These 4 free open-source apps fix what Google left broken on my Pixel phone
…Google ships Files by Google preinstalled, and it was a fantastic, lightweight utility that recently morphed into a billboard with an unhelpful homepage. It's filled with prompts to clean out junk…