The best tool to install Windows 11 just became my favorite debloater
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
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I switched from VS Code's marketplace to Open VSX, and Microsoft's is the one falling behind
…specific vendor’s build or service. The registry also supports automated publishing workflows. Extension developers can integrate Open VSX publishing into their CI/CD pipelines, enabling consistent updates across both Microsoft’s…
I stopped reaching for Raspberry Pi when the $60 board hit $95
…tied to LPDDR4 costs and AI-era competition for fab capacity. Once I started comparing those boards against what I actually needed for many weekend builds, microcontrollers stopped looking like a compromise…
The Flipper One is finally official, but Flipper isn't selling it yet — they're asking for help to build it
…One open issue in the build-scripts repo is titled simply "Publish all repositories required to build the image," and OpenWRT is tracked as a future build target alongside Debian. Internal Confluence…
I ran Gemma 4 (26B) on a 10-year-old-GPU, and it's reliable enough to replace the cloud
…Finally, I executed cmake -B build -DGGML_VULKAN=ON and cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc) to build the tool, which took around 4–5 minutes. Gemma-4-26B-A4B works…
Your smart home needs both an ESP32 and Raspberry Pi 5, not one or the other
…you can build these cool projects with an ESP32? I stopped picking and started pairing The ESP32’s price and volume of community projects, ranging from VPN gateways to AI assistants , make…
Your router has a client limit, and it might be a problem for your smart home
Jasmine Mannan Mar 30, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Your 8GB GPU isn't as doomed as everyone says, and Nvidia just proved it
…Tinkering with his own build at age 10 turned into building PCs for friends and family, fostering a passion that would ultimately take shape as a career path. Besides being the first…
I love this lightweight VS Code alternative, and it even supports plugins
…You can find his work on AndroidPolice, GuidingTech and TechWiser. Whether it’s demystifying system updates, deciphering error codes, or exploring hidden features, Parth’s prose guides readers through the binary maze…
I replaced five paid subscriptions with Claude, and none were coding tools
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 29, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…