Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs
…In 2026, though, you've got more options than carrying a low-powered PC around. Recently, I decided to give desktop-mode on Android phones a shot. I was trying to solve…
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Stop blaming your ISP: most home networks are failing you in ways speed won't fix
Ty Sherback Apr 2, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
You're spending too much on your motherboard, and it's not helping performance
…the component that's holding your PC back. You're paying a premium for features you don't need More PCIe lanes and USB ports sound great, but are you actually going…
I asked Claude to improve my home lab and it was wild
…Related Claude Code works best when you stop asking it to code Claude Code became far more useful once I stopped treating it like a code generator and started using it to…
Your bad Wi-Fi isn't your ISP or PC's fault if you're following these 4 practices
…networking hardware You wouldn't expect your PC to work forever, so why are you letting your network hardware run into the ground? Stop working against your own Wi-Fi Faster internet…
Stop blaming your receiver — this 40-year-old AV standard is killing your surround sound
…Related 3 devices you should always connect to your TV’s eARC port Reserving that port for things that actually use it can dramatically improve your entertainment experience. What is TOSLINK, and…
5 PC hardware downgrades the industry disguised as "progress"
…Motherboard ports are being cut down to provide consumers with less functionality instead of more. Modular memory has been replaced by soldered variants in laptops and compact PCs, and the budget segment…
Most Pi-hole setups leak your browsing to your ISP — here's the encryption layer that stops it
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account Pi-hole…
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
…But neither had a USB port to support USB coordinators. After losing nearly $450 on both, I wanted to stop compromising . Building a custom smart home hub with a mini PC An…
I stopped jumping between monitoring dashboards with one Claude Code command
…Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account I had…