I thought I needed a new router, but turning my old one into an access point fixed more than I expected
…Sign in to your XDA account If your Wi-Fi is flaky in the bedroom or dropping in your home office, you might be looking at a $400 Wi-Fi 7 mesh…
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I replaced the expensive Claude Pro subscription with these local models, and my productivity didn’t drop a bit
…For my setup, that means I get elite-level reasoning without my MacBook Pro fans spinning up all the time. The standout feature for me is its Agentic Coding capability. Most small…
PowerToys just added a feature that replaced my third-party app launcher entirely
…See at Github See at Microsoft Store For example, you can click the clipboard history icon in the dock, and it will open a small floating window where you can select your…
Flat Ethernet cables look great — but there’s a catch
…The same applies to temporary setups, like if you're running a cable across a floor for a LAN party or a short-term home office arrangement, and you want something that…
Running local AI on the Raspberry Pi 5 taught me why cloud models are still winning
…I opted to install the smallest version of each model, as I only had 32GB of space on the SD Card. Using LLMs on the SBC was responsive The AIs were very…
Bambu Lab wants to lock you into their ecosystem, but here's how I took back control
…Bambu Studio, Bambu Handy, MakerWorld , cloud printing, RFID filament behavior, and firmware choices all nudge you toward staying inside the official path. None of that is automatically evil, and some of it…
I customized Claude Code to interrupt me with Warcraft sounds, and now I actually notice when it's done
…It's quick to install I love tools that don't require extensive setup, and Peon Ping fits that bill. It's a one-line install, whether you're on Windows, macOS…
Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
…While TensorFlow Serving and CUDA Toolkit are real AI infrastructure tools, they require significantly more setup. Ollama is purpose-built for running LLMs locally and works on Mac, Linux, and Windows with…
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
…Instead of casting YouTube, you can use it to create a smart home command center on that secondary monitor in your office or the small TV in your kitchen. Most people think…
This free network monitor exposed exactly what my devices were sending to the internet
…I had assumed that the setup would be pretty involved, but everything was up and running in just a few minutes. The part that took the longest was understanding where to position…