Your ISP router is the biggest bottleneck in your home network, and you know it
…It has an AX1800 dual-band connection and easy setup and management with the TP-Link Tether app. $80 at Amazon Related You don't need Gigabit Wi-Fi — here are the…
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I moved my Zigbee coordinator off a Raspberry Pi after a year and everything got better
…Real issues cropped up during Home Assistant updates, with most devices and automations freezing. Again, I assumed it was part of the system design and never thought that the Pi might be…
I jailbroke my Kindle and unlocked features Amazon refuses to build
…Similarly, you have control over updates. All too often, Amazon pushes out Kindle updates that are detrimental to the experience. A jailbroken Kindle lets you block those updates. And then there are…
Your NAS is becoming a single point of failure, and consolidating everything onto it is the reason why
…It should be something you set up and forget. I rarely check on my NAS running TrueNAS. Backups are automated, and I log in once a month to see what updates are…
Before your router even connects to the internet, change these 6 settings
…Flash the latest firmware and enable automatic updates Before you start changing settings, start here Before it lands in your home, routers sit in warehouses for months after manufacture, which mean that…
These 4 pre-installed Pixel apps create more clutter than they're worth
…The app mostly sends basic tutorials, feature suggestions, and reminders about things the phone can already explain during setup. After the first few days, it just becomes another app sitting quietly in…
ChatGPT can now remember you better by dreaming about you while it 'sleeps'
…If you've discussed your camera setup with ChatGPT in the past, you can ask for products that are compatible with "my photography setup" and get tailored recommendations that meet your needs…
Stop buying mesh Wi-Fi before trying these free yet game-changing network upgrades
…Optimal router settings and position are free fixes that could make an expensive mesh setup redundant. And a better router will still be cheaper than mesh while solving your range issues. Lastly…
My favorite AI coding tool isn't OpenCode: it's something way better (and cooler)
…Related I replaced Cursor and Antigravity with a completely local VS Code setup, and I missed less than I expected My self-hosted setup holds up pretty well for my coding tasks…
I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back
…Instead, I can simply paste commands inside the terminal and modify them to suit the directory names on my setup whenever I need to troubleshoot anything. Of course, there are times when…