I replaced five smart home hubs with a $30 Zigbee dongle and never looked back
… Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. …
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I built a perfectly segmented home network, then spent six months poking holes back through it
Samir Makwana May 10, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Samir Makwana is a technology journalist and editor from India since past 18 years and his work appears on MakeUseOf, HowToGeek, GSMArena, BGR, GuidingTech, The Inquisitr, TechInAsia, TechWiser, and others. …
7 network features I regret not using sooner
… I'm often the first person to upgrade to the latest tech, but when it came to networking, I was happy with the modded firmware on my router for longer than I perhaps should have been. …
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
… Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. …
I gave Matter two years to work, then ripped out every Thread node for Zigbee
… Passionate about gaming and PC technology, she has built countless computers, keyboards and other peripherals - knowing them inside and out. …
My Raspberry Pi NAS taught me that cheap storage isn't worth the compromise
… Even when the Raspberry Pi could technically do those things, it left little breathing room. …
HP's cyberboard looked revolutionary until I actually used it
… HP EliteBoard G1a CPU AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 PRO, AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 PRO, AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 Graphics AMD Radeon 860M, 840M, 820M depending on CPU Memory DDR5 SODIMM, 64GB max, two slots Storage Up to 2TB Gen 4 PCIe Ports USB4 40 Gbps x1, USB-C 10 Gbps Display No Operating System Windows 11 Dimension 3… …
A used Mac Mini could be great for your home lab, but take a look at regular mini PCs first
… Besides being the first call for tech support for those close to him, Ty is a computer science student, with his focus being cloud computing and networking. …
I started my home lab with a mini PC instead of a Raspberry Pi, and the difference was massive
… The Raspberry Pi 5 has an impressive quad-core Broadcom BCM2712 CPU with Gigabit networking and support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. …
I stopped carrying a laptop after trying Android's desktop mode
Dhruv Bhutani Apr 9, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. …