Pi-hole is still the best free upgrade you can make to your home network
…Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/ Sign in to your XDA account We all want to have the…
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Windows finally fixed File Explorer's most annoying quirk, and it only took 20 years
…Related 3 reasons why I swapped Windows File Explorer for the Files app The File app beats the Windows File Explorer app in different ways. Which ones? These fixes were long overdue…
Ollama is still the easiest way to start local LLMs, but it's the worst way to keep running them
…None of that is inherently bad, but it does mean the project's incentives aren't purely community-driven. The confusingly launched desktop app, the friction-filled model registry, and the move…
Your SSD firmware is probably out of date, and a simple update could speed up everything
…If you're running hardware from other brands, companion apps like Samsung Magician offer an equally streamlined, hassle-free experience. Once installed, the utility immediately scanned all available drives and checked their…
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I tried playing PC games on my phone, and the only thing that worked was a community rebuild of the most controversial app in the scene
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…He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready to debate the finer points of ray tracing or itching to write an 8-page collegiate thesis on any game that…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
…Once a Node-RED instance is up and running — I highly recommend doing so with Proxmox, also running Home Assistant — it can directly communicate with hardware and even push payloads defined within…
I ditched Claude, ChatGPT, NotebookLM, and Perplexity for these free open-source tools
…app, meditation app, maybe a second streaming service because that one show wasn't on the first one. And then OpenAI launched ChatGPT publicly, and before we know it, a new AI…
I replaced File Explorer with two apps for a week, and I'm not going back
…It's the app I reached for when I just needed to grab something quickly, open a folder, or move between projects without breaking my flow. It's also the app that…
Ubuntu 26.04 is polished, but Fedora 44 asked less from me out of the box
…Installing apps mattered more than surface-level polish The next big difference came when I started installing the apps I actually use. Fedora’s software story felt more consistent because it nudged…
I didn't expect delaying Windows and Nvidia updates to be the best strategy for 2026, but here we are
…He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready to debate the finer points of ray tracing or itching to write an 8-page collegiate thesis on any game that…