Your motherboard's worst PCIe slot might be the most useful one in your build
…Maybe your motherboard doesn't have enough USB ports, but you want to connect more peripherals. Maybe you want to add a USB-C Power Delivery (PD) port to your board or…
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5 overlooked PC hardware mistakes you're probably guilty of even in 2026
…The primary slot is connected directly to the CPU and enjoys the fastest theoretical speeds, while the other slots are usually routed through the chipset, leading to lower maximum bandwidth. When building…
I stopped OneDrive from taking over my files with these settings
…Turning off OneDrive folder backup was the setting that mattered most This is the switch that decides who owns your desktop The setting that generally causes most of the confusion is OneDrive…
I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…Having that separation between the two tasks has fixed practically every issue I used to face. Quiz 8 Questions · Test Your Knowledge NAS over Nvidia Shield Trivia challenge Think you know why…
4 Plex settings I changed to finally get reliable 4K streaming
…The fact of the matter is that Plex and any other media server work best when it has to do as little work as possible. If the client can handle playing back…
Your old Kindle will stop working on May 20th, but here's what I'm using mine for
…Amazon included free 3G connectivity via its Whispernet service to help justify the cost, making it possible to buy books anywhere without a Wi-Fi connection. 04 / 8 Milestones Which Kindle model…
I finally found a use for NotebookLM that isn't research
…You see, in decades of doing something, like "cleaning dust from a PC," every subject-matter expert has inevitably developed their own efficient method depending on the available resources, time at hand…
I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead
…Even if the device you're running your Plex server from isn't that powerful, it might not matter if you're streaming to a modern set-top box like the Apple…
Windows is undeniably convenient, but Linux puts you in charge
…It also does a far better job at connecting to mobile devices. Though I still wouldn't call Phone Link "good", it's more than what Linux has to offer out of…
This is the mini PC that finally made me display my home server instead of burying it
…No annoying compatibility issues with Linux drivers, it just works, and I appreciate that. The only annoyance is that BIOS updates have to be initiated from Windows via a BAT file; there…