Microsoft Teams is ditching Together mode to focus on what actually matters — video quality
… Microsoft says consolidating to Gallery simplifies UI, boosts video quality, and frees capacity for improvements. …
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Claude Code's leaked source code revealed some features Anthropic wasn't ready to share yet
…at least 24 hours have passed since the last consolidation cycle, and at least 5 sessions have occurred since then. It also can't write, redirect, or modify anything outside of memory…
VS Code is slowly becoming an operating system, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing
…The risks of consolidation shouldn’t be ignored There are security risks as well The benefits of consolidation are obvious, but they come with structural risks that matter more as VS Code…
Running Jellyfin on a NAS with Docker support turned my media chaos into something that actually works
…Native Docker support meant the NAS could host the services that make a modern media setup feel complete, rather than forcing me to scatter them across extra hardware. That cut down on…
These motherboard headers do something most PC builders never discover
…MSI's newer boards have specialized "EZ Conn" connectors that consolidate multiple headers into one socket, simplifying cable management. For instance, their JAF_1 connector with 7 pins incorporates a system fan…
A single mini PC replaced my Raspberry Pi cluster and nearly cut my power use in half
… If you already own multiple Raspberry Pi boards and the accessories to run them, consolidating onto a mini PC may not feel urgent. …
Your home network doesn't need Pi-hole — an $8 ESP32 blocks ads just as well for a fraction of the cost
…Pi-hole OS Linux Price model Free Pi-hole is a network-wide ad blocker that acts as a DNS sinkhole, preventing unwanted ads, trackers, and malicious domains from loading on any…
I stopped recommending most Linux desktops, and here's what I tell people to use instead
…But I've simplified that advice recently and consolidated my recommendations to KDE and GNOME only. The gap between these two desktop giants and the less popular choices has done nothing but…
Running Proxmox on my ASUS NUC 14 Pro Plus taught me where mini PCs still fall short
…A mini PC with a modern mobile-class Intel chip has more than enough horsepower for lightweight servers, test machines, and a handful of always-on services. For a lot of people…
TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox
… The issue with consolidating everything on NAS It's one fail away from bringing everything down There's certainly an argument to be made for hosting everything on a single device. …