A used office PC is the best media center upgrade I've made in years
…I wanted a setup that lets me access everything on my TV without compromises. In practice, it never really worked that way. For a while, I used an old laptop as my…
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You are using 5GHz wrong if you're blindly cramming it with all your devices
…While your modern smartphone and laptop may be able to latch onto the faint 5GHz signal from further away, your older smart TV could struggle to do so. These devices will arguably…
I recommended this SBC before the Raspberry Pi became impossible to buy – it holds up even better now
…Related How I turned my old PC into a OPNsense router Create your own custom router with an old PC. The only caveat is the lack of GPIO pins If your DIY…
Your bad Wi-Fi isn't your ISP or PC's fault if you're following these 4 practices
…Installing it behind the TV so that it remains hidden is a good idea visually, but the metal inside a TV or any other major appliance near a router causes the Wi…
Stop buying mesh Wi-Fi before trying these free yet game-changing network upgrades
…And a better router will still be cheaper than mesh while solving your range issues. Lastly, repurposing an old router into a wired access point could be the only fix your network…
I stopped organizing my NAS like a PC, and everything got easier to back up and maintain
…The issue with this approach is that it's instilled in our memory. We treat almost every other device and OS the same way, and the NAS is no exception. Don't…
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are locked behind software updates you don't know about
…Bluetooth is an issue too Bluetooth LE audio is everywhere and nowhere Wi-Fi isn't the only thing where you might encounter these problems. Another issue is Bluetooth 6. Bluetooth 6…
I turned a cheap phone into a retro gaming console, and it outperforms my budget PC
…Most emulators put minimal drain on the battery The battery is usually the biggest bottleneck The biggest issue with older phones is that their batteries tend to be pretty crappy. I'm…
I don't use HDMI, and I never will
…Sign in to your XDA account I've used a wide range of PC monitors over the years, from early monochrome CRTs to high-speed 480Hz OLEDs , utilizing a diverse array of…
Pointing your router antennas straight up is quietly killing your Wi-Fi
…Vertical-only orientation is one of the most persistent Wi-Fi myths in consumer tech, and it quietly creates coverage gaps, leaves multi-antenna hardware underutilized, and causes performance issues that owners…