I built the weirdest possible NAS from hardware I already owned, and it works surprisingly well
Ayush Pande May 10, 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…
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I jailbroke my Kindle and unlocked features Amazon refuses to build
…dashboard, even add AI support to your Kindle to enhance the reading experience. A Kindle that finally feels like my own What started off as a simple attempt to setup a custom…
Rainmeter turned my boring Windows desktop into something I actually enjoy looking at every day
…Hardware , and Windows Latest . When not writing anything, he is busy watching new episodes of One Piece or searching for something binge-worthy. Sign in to your XDA account Windows customization has…
I built a Home Assistant automation that saves power daily, and nobody in my family even knows it exists
…It brought a highly customizable, card-based dashboard system that allowed users to design their own smart home control panels with minimal coding. Not quite. The answer is Lovelace UI. Rolled out…
Your 3D prints are failing because you're using the wrong material, and PLA is the culprit
…Putting aside part orientation and best practices for obtaining defect-free functional prints, PLA isn't the best material for functional assemblies, automotive accessories, or complex custom hardware meant to withstand structural…
The smart home upgrade nobody wants to do is labeling every cable and device
…You open your router dashboard and you're greeted by a list of devices with names like "ESP_88bc," "Android_4f91," and three separate entries that just say "Amazon Echo." You know…
I stopped dual-booting Linux after discovering Windows' hidden kernel
…It guaranteed complete access to hardware and avoided the slowdowns associated with virtualization. But dual-booting comes with a risk, because Windows updates have a pattern of breaking the EFI boot order…
I built a local voice assistant that doesn't need the internet, and it actually understands me
…Physical microphones in your home can capture voice commands within rooms without relying on expensive hardware. Devices like the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition or even custom M5 Stack ATOM Echo boards…
Network segmentation is the smart home security step nobody talks about
…To enjoy this feature, make sure you check the custom firmware’s hardware support before flashing it on your router. The part where you don’t break everything Fixing your network Move…
Pi-hole showed me 65,000 DNS queries in hours, and I didn't like where they were going
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…