Warp's free tier finally got good enough to make me delete iTerm2
…Even as a hobbyist, my setup has been consistent for years, with iTerm2 being a reliable, fast, and deeply configurable tool in my arsenal. But it also comes with frictions that I…
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N100 mini PCs quietly killed the Raspberry Pi for home servers
…While it is a few years old as of writing this article, it’s still a reliable processor for cheap DIY server projects, especially when compared to the Raspberry Pi’s specs…
Home Assistant finally replaced Google Home when I stopped trusting the cloud with my smart home
…Also, I moved the SONOFF Zigbee USB 3.0 Dongle Plus to Home Assistant for reliability. The plan was to eventually pair Home Assistant with a local LLM. After all, the mini…
CachyOS skipped the Open Gaming Collective, and gamers rewarded it by making it the top Linux distro on Steam
…The percentage of Linux users reported by Steam's hardware survey reached an all-time high in 2026, and any effort to streamline and push performance and reliability further can only be…
Your Ethernet wall ports might already work, but your builder wired them for phones
…One 4K video stream will choke it instantly. If your home network is somehow running because the last owner changed connectors instead of cabling, your devices will constantly drop packets, renegotiate speeds…
Home Assistant's new infrared support turns your smart home into a universal remote
…far more accessible and streamlined. Instead of having to map IR codes and learn just about all there is to know for it all to work somewhat reliably, Home Assistant now provides…
Pi-hole is still the best free upgrade you can make to your home network
…Those are baked into the same video stream, so they can't be blocked easily without breaking the app as a whole. Block websites across the network Some things are just Another…
Your retro gaming setup is only as good as your CRT, and most people get this wrong
…In my experience, playing a classic console on a 20-inch CRT is a better, more streamlined experience than playing on a larger option. After all, how big was the TV you…
I practically live in the terminal now, and these 6 apps are why
…Instead of actively checking charts, you get a passive stream of updates that keeps you informed. Some versions also support simple charts or sparkline-style trends directly in the terminal. If you…
Your Raspberry Pi will outlast your PC if you stop treating it like one
…You only find out that the microSD’s reliability is deteriorating months later. After all, a card's flash has a finite number of write cycles, and it’s not tested under…