Your smart home needs both an ESP32 and Raspberry Pi 5, not one or the other
…As I built more ESP32 projects , I kept hitting the same wall: several projects don’t fit on a microcontroller, no matter how capable it is. So, I’d reached for the…
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Someone ported the OG Xbox dashboard to PC, and yes, it launches Steam games
…Adds Steam integration via Title Maker — import games with titles, images, and descriptions. Available from TeamUIX — download now, but it's 'very buggy, very beta' and repos are private. I'll admit…
I paired a Raspberry Pi with an ESP32, and it unlocked projects I never thought of before
…If the project needs a dashboard, a database, a web interface, or integration with other services, the Raspberry Pi still belongs in the center. The trick is not adding an ESP32 because…
Most smart home gear gets worse once you connect it to the cloud
…Related 6 of the coolest HACS integrations for Home Assistant users Level up your Home Assistant game with these neat HACS integrations A cloud-only smart home exposes your devices to external…
Google AI Studio is the best-kept secret in vibe coding
…The models powering these tools are natively integrated, meaning the agent can actually see your UI through screenshots, understand complex instructions within its massive context window, and even generate custom assets like…
The Steam Deck didn't make Linux gaming viable — it made Windows gaming look bloated
…The Steam Deck shed light on Linux's modern avatar The secret sauce was already there SteamOS 3.0 may have integrated Proton into the Steam Deck's software suite, but it…
I used to avoid OneDrive until I discovered these 4 features
…The integration feels forced, the automatic syncing of local data to Microsoft servers raises concerns, and it can often create massive confusion by changing default file paths. After all, who needs a…
I built my own Googlebook with a Raspberry Pi, local LLMs, and old hardware
…of this project It’s even better than ChromeOS Flex From everything we know about Googlebook so far, it has a ChromeOS-like UI and a strong emphasis on integrating with the…
I stopped paying Heroku for my app deployments after discovering this self-hosted alternative
…Sign in to your XDA account I love creating wacky projects and jumping headfirst into whatever cool GitHub repo I encounter during my doom-scrolling sessions. Rapid deployment platforms like Heroku are…
My dual-display travel setup fits in an envelope and it's not a MacBook
…My solution is the CES 2025 award-winning pico-projector called the Aurzen Zip Cyber Edition. It's a 720p LED-lamp DLP projector that's smaller than a swollen wallet. It…