Upgrading to a PCIe 5.0 SSD isn't worth it if you already have a PCIe 3.0 drive
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…
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Home Assistant is way more than a smart home dashboard, and here's what I actually run on it
…With Home Assistant, you also don’t need to rely on third-party servers to run even the most basic smart home tasks, as any ol’ machine can serve as a handy…
I switched to Linux Mint, and it's still the safest bet for people who want Linux without surprises
…You can say the same for others like COSMIC , but even KDE Plasma , which is already more Windows-like, has some quirks. Accidentally drag your mouse over to the top left corner…
My Jellyfin anime collection finally feels organized, and Shoko did all the work
…Thankfully, the Shoko server — and by extension, the Shokofin plugin — took care of the tedium and helped me build an easy-to-browse anime library in Jellyfin that has me binging old…
Powerline Ethernet gave me reliable speeds without running cables through my walls
…This home was particularly old, so it wasn't really a surprise that it wasn't working well. Related 5 reasons Wi-Fi will never be better than Ethernet Wi-Fi will…
I turned off Windows 11 recommendations, and the Start menu finally felt mine again
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…
Most people waste money on mini PCs when their old laptop is already a better home server
…It's wildly more powerful than you might remember All you need is a new perspective on your old hardware We tend to judge old laptops by the one thing they really…
SSD caching on a NAS sounds clever, but it's the wrong upgrade for most workloads
…Depending on the storage capacity of your NAS, 8GB of ARC might be a little too low, so you can assign hundreds of GBs from any old SSD as a secondary cache…
Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1
…Containers won't run on hosts booted with cgroup v1; older runtimes (Docker No gradual wind-down, the cutover is immediate—check and migrate containers before April 23 upgrade. There are a…
Most gamers aren't actually using DLSS 4.5's new transformer model — here's why and how to fix it
…He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or…