…Assistant’s massive support for smart devices of all shapes and sizes isn’t enough, it also has killer automation tools under the hood. Rather than just controlling lights and smart devices…
Jeff Butts Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
…N64 Recompiled-style projects now range from polished public ports like Banjo-Kazooie , which has Linux, Windows, and Steam Deck support out of the box, to in-progress work on games such…
…of control settings require premium subscriptions, WebShare isn’t one of them, and it works well as long as you connect your local TrueNAS server to the platform. It also supports faster…
…Valve built a bespoke Linux compositor to hide the Linux desktop completely. The user interacts with a unified controller-native UI that handles system-level game suspends flawlessly. You never have to…
…Both support nested virtualization, but Hyper-V’s type-1 design makes virtual machine-inside-VM experiments more responsive. VirtualBox can technically be controlled with typical CLI commands, but Hyper-V has…
…The same thing happened to Google Nest Secure back in the day, which is why you’d want to prioritize devices that support manual control instead of opting for gizmos from big…
…Xbox 360 can run software not officially supported, effectively unlocking the console for homebrew. This means emulators, backup copies of your library, and even Linux can all be run directly on the…
…The Steam Deck succeeded because Valve built a bespoke Linux operating system, in the form of SteamOS , around a controller interface. Windows handhelds like the ROG Ally X, the Lenovo Legion Go…
Korbin Brown Mar 21, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the…
