I optimized Proxmox's defaults and cut my home lab energy costs without sacrificing speed
…Related I tried using a Proxmox-based Windows 11 VM as my daily driver - here's how it went All it took was a little bit of tinkering and a whole lot…
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Outlook is Microsoft’s neglected masterpiece
…Web wrappers let Microsoft write the code just once to update every software on every platform at the same time. But users pay the price with sluggish performance and worse battery life…
I stopped installing optimization apps after discovering these built-in Windows tools
…Related Stop using third-party registry cleaners to try to speed up your Windows 11 computer Third-party registry cleaners will not speed up your Windows 11 PC. They can cause more…
I stopped treating my old 250GB SATA SSD as e-waste, and now I can't live without it
…Testing beta updates to Windows 11, aggressive PC cleaners and performance boosters , and questionable software wouldn't be possible without a disk I was willing to lose. Repurposing my old SATA SSD…
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