Building my own NAS taught me why prebuilt enclosures are holding you back
Rich Edmonds Apr 9, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
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Claude Code subagents turned my solo side hustle into a small team overnight
Joe Rice-Jones May 6, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Maker, meme-r, and unabashed geek, Joe has been writing about technology since starting his career in 2018 at KnowTechie. He's…
I ran this bulky LLM on an SBC cluster, and it's the most unhinged setup I've ever built
Ayush Pande May 14, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
My favorite Linux recovery OS just got a modern Ubuntu foundation
…LTS, improving hardware support through April 2026. It also fixes a blank error that blocked auto-restart/shutdown after backup or restore. Upcoming ARM64 build and major Image Explorer overhaul arriving in…
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I built a DIY automation keypad for under $20, and it replaced three devices on my desk
Jasmine Mannan Mar 29, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
These 3 Linux distros convinced me Windows wasn't worth keeping around anymore
Abhinav Raj Mar 24, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as…
I stopped hitting Claude's message limit by building a local AI pipeline that does the heavy lifting
Abhinav Raj May 14, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as…
Free NAS distros beat Synology's price, and the performance gap doesn't justify the markup
Rich Edmonds May 13, 2026, 3:30 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…
The best $22 I’ve ever spent on my gaming PC
Tanveer Singh Jun 3, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT After a 7-year corporate stint, Tanveer found his love for writing and tech too much to resist. An MBA in Marketing and…
You're spending too much on your motherboard, and it's not helping performance
Hamlin Rozario Apr 23, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf , OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and…