…It only handles the distribution and synchronization between devices. For music playback, I use MPD (Music Player Daemon) to stream local music files to the Snapcast server, which distributes them across rooms…
Simon Batt Apr 8, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…
…XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics. Sign in to your XDA account Summary The Flash Bee uses an AS3935 and an XIAO ESP32-C3 to…
…messages with waveform + scrubbing • Background sync using system tasks (no reliable push required) • Toast notifications and live tiles generated locally • Smart coordination between UI and background (single MTProto socket) • Avatars with preview…
…operating system to something its users want to use. In March 2026 alone, we got news that Microsoft may bring back local accounts and set movable taskbars to 'Priority 0' as the…
Simon Batt May 10, 2026, 12:18 AM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…
Simon Batt Apr 6, 2026, 2:56 PM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…
…Sure, SMB and NFS can technically run on both Windows and Linux, but it’s not uncommon to encounter random issues when using them outside their native platform. That said, WebShare requires…
…The real question was whether I needed beefy hardware to stream media locally without quietly suffering. To experiment with that, I installed five apps, and I turned my $55 Raspberry Pi 4…
…Once you get comfortable, you can start introducing locally running tools like Jellyfin or add Docker containers and locally host them. Using bare metal hypervisors and creating containers is also an option…