E-readers make terrible second monitors, and that's exactly why I use one for work
…But when you have an e-reader that also runs Android like the Boox Go, you can go even further and use it as a second screen for your PC to help…
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Liquid metal works great as thermal paste, but the hidden costs aren't worth it
…When applied incorrectly, it can shift with movement, and since portable devices such as laptops are exposed to regular travel, this can also cause the fluid to migrate. Recently, renowned tech YouTuber…
These forgotten Microsoft tools do what I used to pay for
…Related 6 underrated utilities I install on every new PC And they're all free! PowerToys replaced my paid window manager FancyZones does the one thing I actually needed For a while…
I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
…You can use nearly any Mac mini, an older MacBook Pro, or an aging Windows 11 laptop or PC (you can host from your main computer, too). Even if the device you…
I stopped treating my Raspberry Pi like a tiny server — and it finally clicked
…Sometimes the smartest move is admitting that a task belongs on a mini PC, while the Pi handles something smaller and more predictable. The nice part is that this shift doesn’t…
My UGREEN DXP4800 Pro NAS quietly replaced half my home lab, and I didn’t expect that
…It had room for drives, enough performance to handle my files, and a more appliance-like personality than the random assortment of mini PCs and Raspberry Pis that had accumulated around my…
Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional
…Ocarina of Time remake — I already made my own Ship of Harkinian powers a native PC port of the N64 classic. FEX fills the x86-to-Arm gap Running Windows x86 games…
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
…Switching from Pi to a mini PC changed a lot of things Less time firefighting while building Shifting my experiments and projects to a mini PC gave them a performance boost. The…
Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS, even if Windows owns the Steam charts
…Related 4 reasons Valve's full SteamOS release will change PC gaming again Valve's full SteamOS release will change PC gaming again, and here are some of the most important ways…
I thought a VPS would replace my home server, but the real costs caught me off guard
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account Initially, I…