I'm sticking with PowerToys Command Palette until Windows fixes taskbar and search
…The right side shows hardware stats with clear icons and a date and time icon. I'm one of those users who love to take a peek at resource consumption, and having…
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I installed Immich Power Tools to fix my 170,000-photo library, and it saved me weeks of work
…It doesn't handle creative editing like style transfer or Lightroom integration — those are outside its scope entirely. 05 / 8 Photoshop What was the original name of the software that eventually became…
I ditched Windows 11's taskbar for a week using only PowerToys, and it actually worked
…Winget is another useful integration that enables package management within Command Palette. It’s possible to install apps available via the MS Store and Winget repo. If you use Windows search, you…
The ESP32 project I'm most proud of has no cloud, no app, and no gimmicks
…Yet most take a while to work due to hardware wiring and firmware configuration. Besides, fixing the code and troubleshooting the build takes a while. No matter how carefully I write the…
I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house
…My Synology DS925+ has powerful hardware that can easily run multiple Docker containers. It's an order of magnitude more powerful than a Raspberry Pi. It takes only a few minutes to…
This MCP Server turned my NAS into a self-hosted AI assistant, and it changed how I work
Ayush Pande Mar 28, 2026, 3:31 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…
AMD's answer to DLSS arrived half-baked, and now nobody's using FSR Redstone
…FSR Diamond, which is reportedly tied to next-generation Xbox hardware . At this point, a bit of unease has begun creeping in. Right now, it's hard not to feel like AMD…
Premium TVs ship with bargain-bin networking speeds, and it's getting harder to ignore
…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 Smart TVs have become ridiculously capable in…
This 18-year-old's free Lightroom replacement blows Darktable's UX out of the water
…However, it takes the fight to Adobe's Generative Fill with the optional ComfyUI integration. I can hook the editor directly into a local Stable Diffusion server running on personal hardware, where…
5 Android Auto settings that make a wireless dongle experience truly seamless
…The latter brings a full-fledged YouTube interface to your vehicle's display, which is absolute gold for keeping passengers or kids entertained during longer road trips. Fermata is the proverbial Swiss…