I gave up on stock Android until I found these 4 apps that fix what Google broke
… Batt iPhone-style battery health metrics for Pixel Continuing the theme of software that reminds me of the iPhone, battery health comes to mind. …
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Grab this beloved Samsung Galaxy Watch now as it falls to $180
… Sure, it's a little older, but it still supported by Samsung, which means you get fresh updates when they are available. Samsung promises major software updates for this watch until 2028, and will also support it for an additional year after that with new security updates. …
This tiny Docker container monitors my entire network and alerts me before things break
… Whether it’s demystifying system updates, deciphering error codes, or exploring hidden features, Parth’s prose guides readers through the binary maze. …
The services you ignore are quietly breaking your home lab
… The problem is confusing quiet with healthy Low noise is not the same as low risk The real issue is not that every home lab service needs constant attention. It’s that “quiet” and “healthy” get treated as the same thing. …
Updating my SSD's firmware fixed a chronic Windows problem that nothing else did
… Your GPU has driver updates, your OS has feature and security updates, and your motherboard has BIOS updates . …
I turned an old iPhone into a Home Assistant wall panel, and it beats every dedicated controller I've tried
… The next step will be to set up notifications as alerts. …
The setup day most Bambu Lab owners skip is the only one that matters
… A healthy printer has a rhythm, even when it’s loud during vibration testing. …
I got tired of hunting through Windows for every setting, so I built my own control center
… The Health page shows a bunch of checks about the state of your PC, like the Windows version, activation status, Secure Boot, TPM, Defender, BitLocker, updates, drive health, CPU, memory, GPU, battery, firewall, and a quick event-log scan from the past 24 hours. …
Most smart home failures start with DNS, and nobody notices until everything breaks
… Most of us instinctively blame Wi-Fi, cloud services, firmware updates, or the devices themselves. …
I asked Claude Code, Codex, and Google Antigravity to build a polished frontend, and only one understood UX
… Small indicators like Healthy, On pace, and similar status labels made a big difference. …