Self-hosting freed me from the OS lock-in trap (and made my devices clutter-free)
Ayush Pande Mar 28, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
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I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
Ayush Pande Apr 11, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
My Fire TV Stick stopped feeling sluggish after I changed this setting
…Shouldn't the problem be fixable? Because streaming sticks, despite the modest hardware, ideally have a longer lifespan. I went through a ton of online resources, checked forums, talked to other Fire…
Hoarding 4K remuxes is what having a 70TB Plex server is all about
…Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration, troubleshooting weird problems, and using open-source tools in the real world. He also works a lot with Windows…
The Linux desktop's biggest upgrade was learning when not to ask the user
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account The Linux desktop has improved in plenty…
My DIY router has been my DNS, VPN, and ad-blocker for a year, and I'd never use an ISP router again
Ayush Pande Apr 28, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
Nobody talks about OrcaSlicer's resonance avoidance, but it might be the best free print upgrade
…He's written for Macworld , Tom's Hardware , groovyPost , The Mac Observer , and more before beginning here at XDA. Sign in to your XDA account Most 3D printing conversations tend to orbit…
5 services I disabled to improve Windows performance
…years of experience for multiple printed journals and online portals.He specialized in hardware, software and any troubleshooting methods to fix them. After starting his career as a computer system administrator in…
Bambu Lab wants to lock you into their ecosystem, but here's how I took back control
…I wanted my printer to feel like hardware I own, not hardware I’m politely borrowing from an account login. The problem is that a printer can start feeling less like a…