Moving cheap IoT gear to a guest network solved more problems than I expected
Ty Sherback May 29, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT His love of PCs and their components was born out of trying to squeeze every ounce of performance out of the family computer…
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I streamed my Steam library to my handheld and stopped worrying about storage
1d agoNative PC ports are quietly replacing emulation as the best way to preserve old games
1w agoI stopped paying for Obsidian after discovering VS Code can handle my notes just as well with the right extensions
1w agoI stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
1w agoI ran Windows 11 from an SD card, and it's faster than you'd think
…but I can’t stop using them Despite their terrible durability and slow transfer speeds, microSD cards have some neat perks It handled everyday tasks well Portable Windows works much like a…
Your home network probably has a hidden bottleneck, and Wi-Fi 7 won't fix it
Jasmine Mannan Apr 26, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I replaced over $1,000 in cloud subscriptions with one small home server
…I now have almost $1,100 more per year as a result, and it's all running on a power-efficient mini PC that sits quietly in the corner doing its job…
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The Steam Deck won because Valve solved what Microsoft refuses to fix for gaming handhelds
…Realistically, Microsoft needs to stop treating handhelds as a niche hardware form factor and release a lightweight, modular fork of Windows, which is a true Windows Portable Edition. This should delete the…
I spent $10 to turn my PC into a wireless console, and it's the best couch gaming upgrade possible
…My entire PC is now effectively a wireless console, and PC gaming is fun again. Related I stopped waiting for good PC ports and just use RetroArch for everything now Taking matters…
I stopped carrying a laptop after trying Android's desktop mode
…And that's a bona fide way to turn your smartphone into a portable mini PC . And for most day-to-day tasks, it simply works. Google Pixel 10 Pro Brand Google…
I self-host my PC game library with Moonlight instead of paying for a second PC or GeForce Now
…my own PlayStation Portal for under $180, combining creativity and passion to stream PS5 games in full HD from the comfort of my bed. Buying a second PC wasn't an option…
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
…However, as I went down the rabbit hole in an effort to play Portal 2 , I discovered just how messy the entire world around PC gaming on a phone can be. The…