Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs
…Just remote desktop to home and let all the computationally heavy tasks run on your main computer or home server. In 2026, though, you've got more options than carrying a low…
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A single mini PC replaced my Raspberry Pi cluster and nearly cut my power use in half
…He holds an undergraduate degree in English, a Master's degree in English with a focus on professional writing and editing, and another Master's degree in Computing & Information Systems. After teaching…
Used enterprise workstations are the home lab upgrade everyone overlooks
…tech support for those close to him, Ty is a computer science student, with his focus being cloud computing and networking. He also competed in semi-pro Counter-Strike for 8 years…
PowerToys keeps shipping features Windows should have had years ago, and the latest update proves it
Abhishek Kumar Mishra Apr 3, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Abhishek is an author at XDA who covers computing. He has loved computers since he got the Lenovo G570 in 2012. Abhishek…
I ditched Ubuntu after ten years on it, and only regret not doing it sooner
Abhishek Kumar Mishra May 10, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Abhishek is an author at XDA who covers computing. He has loved computers since he got the Lenovo G570 in 2012. Abhishek…
I stopped organizing my NAS like a PC, and everything got easier to back up and maintain
…Sign in to your XDA account A network-attached storage (NAS) device isn't just another computer on the network. On your PC, you'll have a folder structure with one dedicated…
I put my Steam library on my NAS, and it was both brilliant and stupid
…computing, his interests include spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account I typically rely on my Network…
I stopped dismissing FreeBSD after trying out its modern distros
…Besides computing, his interests include spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account I’ve been obsessed with…
Four NVMe slots changed how I think about home lab storage, and a $170 mini PC made it click
…He holds an undergraduate degree in English, a Master's degree in English with a focus on professional writing and editing, and another Master's degree in Computing & Information Systems. After teaching…
Microsoft keeps promising WSL will finally feel native, and I'm tired of waiting
…His expertise broadly covers computers, smartphones, game consoles, headphones, smart home products, browsers, and apps. Sign in to your XDA account Whenever I try to SSH from my Windows 11 desktop to…