Please, for the love of all things holy, update your BIOS
…A recent example of this came from AMD, when board partners updated their BIOSes with the X3D Turbo Mode. This mode is specifically for 3D V-Cache CPUs like the Ryzen 9…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips are finally expanding beyond Windows with Googlebooks
…available with Snapdragon X-series processors. This is the first time we've seen a Snapdragon X chip appear in a device not powered by Windows. To this point, Qualcomm has specifically…
Used enterprise workstations are the home lab upgrade everyone overlooks
…a new motherboard platform specifically, you gain a more solid upgrade path, a manufacturer warranty, and potentially better performance, depending on what you slot onto the board, of course. I've been…
I turned my old phone into a Bluetooth proxy for Home Assistant with this free app
…To fix that, I deployed ESP32 boards as Bluetooth proxies to work as a dedicated relay point. Honestly, I’d rather free them up for other experiments. When I stumbled upon a…
Budget mini-PCs peaked with the N100, and nothing else comes close for the price – not even the Raspberry Pi
…On paper, it’s a three-year-old embedded CPU with decent specifications. But considering the general pricing trends in the RAM armageddon, it’s easily the king of budget mini-PCs…
I built a Plex server to escape streaming app fatigue — and it actually worked
…Need access to a specific season of your favorite show? There's a good chance it's only available with select channels at set times. We wanted better. We deserved better. This…
I cancelled expensive subscriptions by using these amazing free alternatives
…Previously, I ignored Thunderbird since it wasn’t available on mobile platforms. However, the popular email client is now available on Android, and the company has plans to launch a native app…
Home Assistant's ePaper ecosystem finally has an open standard worth building around
…The ESP32 lineup is there because it covers an enormous range of cheap, available boards, and supporting all three keeps the door open for as many display projects as possible. The nRF…
I stopped throwing out old hardware after discovering Proxmox
…Regardless of the underlying system specifications, you’ll find a battalion of Linux flavors that ship with neat GUI elements and essential packages. Heck, if you’ve got a gaming system that…
Node-RED unlocks smart home automations that Home Assistant's UI was never designed to handle
…Whether you have an entire ecosystem of proprietary smart lighting or a few DIY sensors made with nothing but cheap parts and an ESP32 single-board computer (SBC), Home Assistant can bring…