Your NAS permissions are probably a mess, and a single flat share fixes it
…Even if you're not running stacks of used enterprise gear, there's a good chance you have a NAS server storing all your data, be it documents, backups, media, and other…
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Microsoft just made Command Prompt worth using, and it's about time
Korbin Brown Apr 7, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the…
Linux has quietly become more forward-thinking than Windows, and these 6 features prove it
…However, after spending more time with modern distros lately, I've realized something rather interesting. Linux no longer feels like an alternative, niche operating system that people need to fight their way…
Xfce was supposed to be the last safe house for X11 holdouts, and it just started packing up
…So when the Xfce project announced it was spending a significant portion of its community donations to fund a brand-new Wayland compositor, written from scratch in Rust, it felt like a…
These $10 home lab upgrades solved problems I didn't know I had
…Besides computing, his interests include spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account When you think about home…
I ditched cloud smart home devices for local control, and my house finally works
…A Ring doorbell feels like a good investment because it's a trusted brand that everyone uses, but in reality you're spending $100 on the doorbell itself and then an extra…
Powerline Ethernet is ugly, imperfect, and sometimes exactly what your house needs
…You don't need to spend hundreds on a new router Powerline Ethernet is a great middle ground Networking isn't always about chasing bleeding-edge enterprise perfection. It's about deploying…
I've built every PC I've ever owned, but I'm finally telling friends to buy prebuilts instead
…And with enterprise AI demand creating a global wafer shortage , many prebuilts are now considerably cheaper than custom builds. Take Micro Center, for instance, which offers RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 9800X3D…
Your Wi-Fi 7 router is probably in the worst spot in your home, and it's costing you hundreds in wasted speeds
…Sign in to your XDA account When buying a new WiFi 7 router, you could easily spend over $400; however, you set up the router exactly where the ISP cable enters the…
I run Hyper-V instead of VirtualBox on Windows 11, and it's faster and free
…Besides computing, his interests include spending hours in long RPGs, yelling at his friends in co-op games, and practicing guitar. Sign in to your XDA account As a home labber with…