Skip Synology and grab this underrated NAS at its new lower price
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You need these 6 self-hosted tools if you value your privacy
…Sign in to your XDA account Besides saving you a couple of dollars every month in subscription fees, the privacy-respecting nature is the biggest advantage of FOSS tools. Since everything runs…
I put Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini through the same tasks — only one is worth the subscription
…I've also been spending far more than I really ought to juggle multiple subscriptions, which seems silly if one of the trio could do the things I need. It's time…
I ditched Firefox for Google Chrome years ago, but the latest productivity update changed my mind
…In the past, it was always a hassle to pay for a separate subscription, remember to launch a bulky app, or deal with a sketchy free extension that felt more like a…
I used a local LLM to turn my NAS from a storage dump into something actually organized
…Client bills, ad platform receipts, software subscriptions, warranty documents, and hosting payments are just a few of the document types I deal with on a day-to-day basis. Between irrelevant file…
I used Claude to code an entire website, and it worked better than I expected
…The first website I built was on WordPress, and I basically picked a random theme someone else had already created, then started editing it by removing sections, changing text, and adding my…
Google just made Gemini and NotebookLM the same tool, here's what that actually changes
…That's enough to change how I'm working and probably enough to change how you do too. Google Gemini Gemini is Google's general-purpose AI assistant with strong web search…
I spent a week making Windows 11 usable, and the fact that I had to is the whole problem
…Some problems require a system policy change, while others need a third-party app to bring back the features you need. To deal with the cluttered Settings app and slow search, I…
I ditched Plex's official app for an open-source alternative that actually works
…I’m back on Plex, and these are the 4 settings I changed right away The home media server landscape has changed a lot since the last time I was immersed in…
My NAS ran out of space, but the real problem wasn't the size of my drives
…You're likely storing more data across all your devices than you realize, filling up free cloud storage subscriptions and being hit with "Your iCloud storage is almost full!" notifications. This is…