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Jasmine Mannan May 26, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
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Home Assistant on bare metal works great — until it becomes your entire home's infrastructure
…Hardware changes would require careful planning, if possible. There's no space for experimentation. Everything I did had to be done in the live environment. If I made an error with one…
Microsoft Edge just killed its master password, here's what unlocks your saved passwords now
…Windows Hello biometrics can't be phished; device login ties protection to your hardware and doesn't send data. It's no secret that Microsoft wants to get rid of the password…
My old Pixel does more useful things for my home lab than my current phone ever will
Jasmine Mannan Apr 30, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
The FCC says foreign routers are a security risk, but still allows firmware updates to the ones you already own
…The application requires "a detailed, time-bound plan to establish or expand manufacturing in the United States," documentation of "committed and planned capital expenditures" for US-based production, and quarterly status updates…
I kept waiting for Docker to fail, but nineteen containers on bare metal proved Proxmox wrong
…I would upgrade to better hardware and a better setup, like enterprise-grade hardware and Proxmox. I assumed Docker was a beginner-only setup and planned to upgrade when requirements grew. But…
I used an old router as a dedicated smart home network, and it solved two problems at once
…Related 5 router settings most people never touch that fixed my network problems Lesser-known fixes for well-known problems Dealing with a messy smart home No plan but only devices I…
I built my first home server for under $200, and it replaced 4 monthly subscriptions
…I didn't plan to replace subscriptions at first, but it was a logical step 4 subscriptions that didn't make sense anymore Initially, I had planned on installing something like Proxmox…
PC building is expensive in 2026, and these are the used enterprise parts I'm buying instead
Jasmine Mannan Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 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…
The X2D proves Bambu Lab understands what desktop 3D printing still gets wrong
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account Summary Mechanical nozzle-switch dual extrusion uses…