I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
Patrick O'Rourke Apr 15, 2026, 11:33 AM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the…
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Your motherboard's USB ports aren't all the same — and the wrong ones are bottlenecking your PC
…and manufacturer of your motherboard, your I/O could look very different from that of someone else. Different manufacturers have adopted different naming conventions, creating a mess that consumers have to deal…
5 best free alternatives to Adobe creative software you should use instead
…Photopea is entirely free and runs with ads. It isn’t an open-source tool, but it does have its own GitHub page, which is monitored by its one-man developer team…
Your smart TV is screenshotting everything you watch, but here's how to block it
…You are not just dealing with one app provider learning what you watched inside its service. You are dealing with the display itself, acting like a referee, scorekeeper, and informant all at…
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PowerToys is Microsoft's test lab for the Windows features you actually want, and some have actually made it over
…As you can probably guess, this was a pretty big deal during the remote work mandates that happened in 2020 and 2021, but the need for something like this became so big…
A ghost brought me back in Destiny but this franchise will haunt me forever
…And that makes me sad that it is ending, even as it reminds me of rebirth, and new beginnings, and the importance of keeping your spark alive. Related Playstation exclusives may no…
I paired an old Android phone with a Proxmox VM, and it's my favorite gaming handheld now
Ayush Pande Jun 26, 2026, 11:01 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…
Tailscale plus Pi-hole gives you DNS control that Apple and Google will never allow
…He has written news, features, and gadget reviews for national technology media publications. His passion is to help people with their technology problems and gadget purchases. For that, he has worked for…
I turned an old Android phone into a home server, and it’s more useful than my Raspberry Pi
…and ensuring it stays on at all times without risking battery bloat. By doing this, you're also automating the process, so you don't have to monitor it or deal with…
I bought an RX 9070 XT instead of an RTX 5070 Ti, and I can't find a single reason to regret it
…The driver issues, albeit very annoying, aren't a total deal-breaker, and the lack of ray tracing performance just doesn't affect me. I rarely turn on RT, and if I…