PowerToys just added a feature that replaced my third-party app launcher entirely
…Sign in to your XDA account We've all used PowerToys Run in the form of Alt + Spacebar, but even the best keyboard launcher requires you to stop what you're doing…
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Stop obsessing over your GPU's core clock — memory clock matters more for local LLM inference
…LLMs force your GPU to spend most of the time moving data in and out of the VRAM. They repeatedly access large matrices and key-value cache (KV cache), which require high…
I stopped choosing between SMB, NFS, and iSCSI, and my NAS finally makes sense
…In a mixed environment such as mine, SMB is definitely more useful than its counterparts, as I don’t need to spend extra time tweaking different permissions just to get my shares…
Distrobox is like a package manager for distros that runs on top of your distro, and I love it
…A developer may be working on multiple projects at the same time, and those projects may require different versions of Python, or Node.js, or some other tool, because newer versions often…
Windows is learning Linux's best tricks, while Linux is learning Windows' best tricks
…WSL2 ships a real Linux kernel inside Windows, with GPU acceleration for compute workloads and GUI app support through WSLg. It is a remarkable shift from a company whose CEO once called…
My entire homelab runs on an 8-year-old laptop most people would throw away
…Sign in to your XDA account Most people assume that a homelab server requires high-end or enterprise hardware. I had the same assumption and was planning to use used enterprise-grade…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…Most of the time, it would send me back to the boot screen. After a few attempts, it became clear to me that the Steam Deck just isn't designed to run…
I thought my Windows PC was slow until I stopped installing these apps on day one
…However, I quickly realized that these suites are notorious for high-level kernel interference. They don’t just sit there; they hook into every file move, every download, and every browser click…
I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore
…Flatpak and AppImage are changing the game Apps are much more universal now I'm lucky to have entered the Linux space at the time that I did, because it's undeniable…
COSMIC desktop surprised me, because it's the Linux DE I've been waiting for
…Distributions further adopt a desktop environment that adds a GUI on top of the Linux kernel. While there are many popular desktop environments like KDE , XFCE, GNOME, and more, nothing excites me…