I tried Hue Bridge Emulator for my smart bulbs and lights — turns out, I didn’t need it
…Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store See at Home Assistant
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Your cheap USB-C cables will fail with USB4
…Finally, there are active and passive with different lengths and compatibility trade-offs. Have I mentioned that buying the right USB-C cable can be a pain? Comparing USB standards What does…
My favorite alternative to Office 365 isn’t LibreOffice – it’s something way cooler
…Nextcloud OS Windows, macOS, Linux Key highlights Self-hosted, open source iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes Desktop compatible Yes See at Nextcloud
4 ways you're shortening your SSD's lifespan without realizing it
…Although thermal throttling isn't a big concern for Gen4 (or Gen3) SSDs, performance slowdown and a reduced lifespan are very real concerns. Related 4 ways to prevent dust from slowing down…
Android Auto is better when you disable most of your smartphone features
…03 / 8 Compatibility Which of the following smartphone operating systems is compatible with Android Auto? A Android 5.0 and above B Android 6.0 and above C Android 8.0 and…
Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive
…If you've been holding off on switching from X11 to Wayland because of Wine compatibility concerns, Wine 11 removes a lot of those barriers. On the graphics front, EGL is now…
Windows 11's worst problem on good hardware is death by a thousand background tasks
…Telemetry collection, compatibility scans or error reporting can cause these transient spikes. Such an overhead by system processes can feel like a constant tax on productivity. Microsoft themselves claim that Windows continually…
My Fire TV Stick is infinitely better ever since I enabled this hidden setting
…If an app isn’t hosted there, as far as your Fire Stick is concerned, it doesn’t exist. This ‘walled garden’ approach means Amazon gets to act as the ultimate gatekeeper…
Stop wasting your old tablet on Netflix and use it as a smart home command center instead
…Paying attention to the security concerns Avoiding unnecessary exposure Running a tablet on a deprecated, unpatched operating system is inherently risky, since it may contain known vulnerabilities. With a smart‑home dashboard…
The NAS feature I use every day isn't storage, it's Docker
…However, I have to wait until the compatible RAM kit is in stock locally. It would arguably be better to self-host on a mini PC , but the devices aren't widely…