I ditched OPNsense for UniFi, and the speed gain wasn't the real win
…It was a good security appliance, but not a whole-stack experience. Now I've got one software layer that manages my NVR, my gateway, my backup power, my video doorbell, wireless…
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Google Home and Alexa can't do what I built in Home Assistant, and that's the whole point
…tinkered with smart appliances and IoT gizmos. Me? I prefer Home Assistant over its cloud-based rivals, as it’s extremely customizable, supports practically every device in my household, and lets me…
Separating my router and modem fixed problems I didn't know I had
…However, I'm not going to a combo router like one of my colleagues ; instead, I'm splitting everything up into dedicated network appliances. My mesh system is being retired , and in…
I upgraded to a fast SSD and my system was still slow — here's what I missed
…Boot times were supposed to be instant, applications should have launched effortlessly, and everything else was expected to follow. But that wasn’t my reality; my system still dragged in places it…
This Jellyfin app made me ditch every other streaming client
…account I was running different Jellyfin clients across my devices, including Swiftfin and Infuse on Apple TV, Jellyfin client on desktop, and Findroid on an old Android phone. Configuring each app to…
4 simple ways I optimize Android Auto for long, distraction-free drives
…find myself stuck on a lengthy drive, the last thing I want to do is mess around with my in-car infotainment system. While that usually means I end up using Apple…
The Android Auto feature nobody talks about that I use on every drive
…By leveraging Google Assistant to capture tasks or read my upcoming agenda, I have turned my commute into a hands-free brainstorming session. It’s the ultimate way to jot down my…
I wanted to switch from OneNote to Obsidian, but one missing feature made it impossible
…When I pull the S Pen out of my S24 Ultra or grab the Apple Pencil for my iPad, I can scribble a heading, lasso it to move it, and even convert…
Synology felt like an appliance until I built a custom NAS with TrueNAS and realized what I was missing
…He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him inside a chassis somewhere. Sign in to your XDA account Synology used to power my…
Notion, Obsidian, and Apple Notes all lost to a plain folder of markdown files
…Even if you disable iCloud sync for Notes and stick with the local On My iPhone account, those notes still get pulled into your iPhone backups, which still upload to Apple's…