I stopped dismissing FreeBSD after trying out its modern distros
Ayush Pande Apr 26, 2026, 5:30 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…
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Your router has a client limit, and it might be a problem for your smart home
Jasmine Mannan Mar 30, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead
…Steam Machine can place Linux PCs in living rooms without forcing users to abandon Windows. Hardware costs, timing, and VRAM limits could undercut its mainstream appeal despite software gains. For as long…
NAS makers are slowly admitting people want home servers, not just storage boxes
Ty Sherback May 15, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both worlds for my home NAS
Rich Edmonds Apr 16, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
Nvidia's N1X specs leak in full, showing what's next for Windows on Arm
…It's only a few days until Computex 2026 , and we've already heard from several companies eager to show off their new hardware ahead of the event. However, some information has…
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
…unless the entire PC gaming ecosystem decides to move camp to Linux. It is competing against 30 years of an extremely close relationship between Windows, developers, and gaming hardware. The transition of…
I stopped running Tailscale in every container, and my home lab instantly became simpler
Ayush Pande May 10, 2026, 1:30 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…
Your NAS is wasted if it is just a dumb storage box — you can do a lot more with it
…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…
My Home Assistant dashboard got better when I stopped trying to put everything on one screen
Rich Edmonds Mar 26, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…