A modern NAS replaced my smart home hub, backup solution, and media server
…It takes care of port mappings, file system concerns, and other default settings, and is regularly updated with bug fixes and security updates. See at Docker
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Your 5-year-old router isn't just slow — it's an unpatched security loophole
…As long as your devices are online, you probably don't care about the software our router is running, or whether it's even getting firmware updates anymore. This ignorance isn't…
I can't install Windows 11 on my old PC, but I can run it fine in a VM instead
…Microsoft wanted to focus on security by combining both hardware and software elements, and systems that didn't have them weren't worthy of Windows 11. However, you can run Windows 11…
Single-maintainer open source is a ticking time bomb, and Booklore just detonated
…But once users attempted to update Booklore, consult documentation, or pull the Docker container, they'd find out that one of the apps they'd grown to rely on is suddenly missing…
My old phone became a $200 webcam upgrade, and the setup took 10 minutes
…Sign in to your XDA account We typically retire our smartphones from active duty because the software dies before the hardware, and the idea of using something missing critical security updates sends…
Google's June Android feature Drop includes a useful new spam call feature
…To download this update, open your Android device's Settings app and tap the Update option. On my Pixel 10 Pro, I head to Settings > System > Software Updates and tap System Update…
Building my own NAS taught me why prebuilt enclosures are holding you back
…But I also wanted something that could be easily maintained with off-the-shelf parts and run software that could always be updated, so long as the hardware could continue running it…
Nintendo built the 3DS to be unhackable, but a $5 puzzle game and a QR code proved them wrong
…level, before any software-based protections can kick in. Nintendo couldn't patch it because the boot ROM is, by design, read-only after manufacturing. No firmware update could touch it. Every…
Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead
…Hardware costs, timing, and VRAM limits could undercut its mainstream appeal despite software gains. For as long as I've been using PCs and building them, the notion that the next year…
AMD GPUs are finally getting the one feature that has become Nvidia's new USP
…All that might be changing soon, if the latest AMD SDK update is anything to go by. AMD is reportedly working to bring up to 6x frame generation to the next FSR…