I practically live in the terminal now, and these 6 apps are why
…Sign in to your XDA account I was never a big terminal user, but over the past few years I’ve started to see what it’s really capable of. These days…
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Why Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnight
…The big problem with Zip drives Reliability was an issue Despite their initial success, it didn't take long for users to start noticing a major drawback of Zip drives: many times…
I tried playing PC games on my phone, and the only thing that worked was a community rebuild of the most controversial app in the scene
…The mature Mesa Turnip builds everyone has used for years on older Adreno GPUs don't cover the Elite's Adreno 830 in the same reliable way just yet, so upstream Winlator…
I replaced my core Windows 11 apps with open-source alternatives — and I don't regret it
…Most of the apps are developed by Microsoft, so users feel they are reliable, and most users are familiar with them. So sticking with the default apps makes sense for the majority…
My favorite AI coding tool isn't OpenCode: it's something way better (and cooler)
…To my surprise, the Pi + Qwen3.6 combo built a reliable extension that could control every aspect of my Docker workstation with simple queries. I’ve also asked it to create dedicated…
I finally found a use for NotebookLM that isn't research
…NotebookLM makes manuals interactive Like talking to the book as if it were sentient When I need information straight from the source, the manufacturer-issued manual is typically the most reliable resource…
Your motherboard has a 1GbE port, and adding a $15 2.5GbE PCIe card changes everything about your network
…It's universal and reliable, but it is becoming increasingly a bottleneck. Whilst most motherboards from the last five years still ship with a standard 1GbE PCIe, our home data needs, which…
I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead
…All of them try to make things easier for the user, but in this regard, it's impossible to give the one to anyone aside from WinBoat. This is only one of…
Cloud AI is becoming cable TV: too many subscriptions, confusing limits, and bundles nobody asked for
…The issue is that subscription complexity is becoming part of the product experience, and that’s a bad direction for software that’s supposed to reduce friction. When users spend too much…
I tested Claude's two biggest competitors because of its usage limits, and one banned my account
…I'm not the only one experiencing issues, either. A Reddit thread on r/ZaiGLM has multiple users in the same position, and one of them shared the boilerplate response Z.ai…