4 ways you're shortening your SSD's lifespan without realizing it
…Skipping firmware updates They're not as useless as they seem I know updating things like firmware and BIOS isn't something everyone adheres to. In fact, I recently updated my PC…
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I blamed my budget CPU for poor performance until I checked these 4 things instead
…Windows has also developed a reputation for software updates that frequently get in the way of performance . A large number of Windows 11 updates released just this year have broken something, and…
My Windows 11 laptop was tanking my Wi-Fi even when closed, and this one hidden setting fixed it almost immediately
…actively patched them out over the course of several updates. If you're lucky, your laptop should have a setting in the BIOS that simply lets you switch Modern Standby's sleep…
I always tweak my Proxmox host's settings before spinning up a single VM or LXC
…You see, Proxmox sets its enterprise repository for updates upon a fresh installation, and unless you’ve bought a subscription, your Proxmox node will throw errors if you try updating it. Fortunately…
Windows 11 has these 4 features nobody talks about, and I can't imagine using it without them
…Windows Sandbox requires Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise or Education edition with Virtualization enabled in the system BIOS. Clipboard History is a life-saver Though it may surprise no one, a lot of…
A used Lenovo ThinkCentre is still the best $100 you can spend on a home lab
…Compared to the N100 boxes you find from vendors like Beelink or GMKtec, the BIOS only gets one or two updates before radio silence, and firmware quirks go unsolved and undocumented for…
This is the mini PC that finally made me display my home server instead of burying it
…The only annoyance is that BIOS updates have to be initiated from Windows via a BAT file; there's no way to upgrade the BIOS from within the BIOS, which seems like…
I bought a KVM-over-IP for my home lab, and I can't believe I waited this long
…I've even used it for BIOS updates, since you can upload files to the Comet 5G and make them appear as local storage. You can even use it to control a…
Intel's Arrow Lake refresh should have arrived months ago
…The "Core 200S Boost Mode" that rolled out as BIOS updates for the first gen of Arrow Lake is now codified on the silicon, with the die-to-die interconnect running 900…
Updating my SSD's firmware fixed a chronic Windows problem that nothing else did
…Your GPU has driver updates, your OS has feature and security updates, and your motherboard has BIOS updates . Beyond that, it's easy to ignore things like SSD firmware, especially when everything…