I've used Plex for years, and I somehow ignored its best built-in feature
…I’m back on Plex, and these are the 4 settings I changed right away The home media server landscape has changed a lot since the last time I was immersed in…
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After adding my entire Blu-ray library to Jellyfin, physical discs feel obsolete
…While Plex might ask users to pay to access some of its features (or offer its absurd $750 Lifetime Subscription), Jellyfin is entirely free. It's easy to set up and use…
I connected Claude Code to my home server through MCP, and now I manage my entire lab by talking to it
…Claude OS Windows, macOS Individual pricing Free plan available; $17/month Pro plan Claude is an AI assistant and a series of large language models developed and maintained by Anthropic. See at…
Cloudflare is by far the best service for home labbers and the wider internet, and that should make you nervous
…From managing multiple domains to hosting several production projects on Workers and Pages, Cloudflare has become a vital part of my workflow. Pricing changes. Product strategies change. Free tiers get retired. That…
I replaced Figma with Claude Design for iteration, but I still need it for one critical task
…Claude for experimenting, Figma for pulling everything together and building a precise, working prototype. Claude OS Windows, macOS Individual pricing Free plan available; $17/month Pro plan Group pricing $100/month per…
This one OPNsense feature made me realize what my old router had been missing for years
…Instead of having multiple switches, access points, and the like, OPNsense can use the same network and run virtual instances for different hardware. Traffic is kept separate, so long as you use…
The Claude feature everyone ignores is the one I use every single day to boost my productivity
…Claude OS Windows, macOS Individual pricing Free plan available; $17/month Pro plan Claude is an AI assistant that rivals ChatGPT and Gemini. Group pricing $100/month per person for the Max…
I built a local AI stack with 5 Docker containers, and now I'll never pay for ChatGPT again
…I decide how my tools behave, how my data is used, and how everything connects. That freedom makes experimentation easier and removes dependency on changing pricing or policies.
The FCC says foreign routers are a security risk, but still allows firmware updates to the ones you already own
…They accessed call metadata from millions of users, and, most alarmingly, compromised the systems ISPs use to execute court-authorized wiretaps . The FBI and CISA later confirmed the group had seemingly expressed…
SteamOS now runs on every AMD handheld, and Valve didn't even make a big deal about it
…With SteamOS 3.9, Valve's operating system is crossing some boundaries and stepping over some invisible frontiers. The latest update to SteamOS makes it accessible on every single AMD-powered handheld…