A used office PC is the best media center upgrade I've made in years
…A laptop is not meant to stay plugged in and running all the time, and dealing with battery drain and power management quickly becomes frustrating. So I moved to a NAS, which…
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Your old storage rules are slowing down your PC, and you don't even know it
…Storage technology has progressed by leaps and bounds over the years, but what's surprising is how little my habits had, and I'm sure I'm not alone. I was still…
Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft
…Here, you'll get insights around storage management with per-drive breakdowns, controller configuration, overlay behavior, and an option to even configure your display scaling. As with the Xbox Mode, the UI…
These 6 Kindle settings transform how the device actually feels to use
…However, I had to download language dictionaries to learn the meanings and correct usage of the words. To enable the option, head to Settings -> Home and Library -> Reading Options , and turn on…
I turned this $55 Raspberry Pi into the ultimate streaming device
…Sticking to 1080p kept file sizes manageable and ensured smooth direct play across the different devices I own. Eventually, I realized that the system resources weren't the problem; my storage system…
Claude Code replaced my bloated PC optimization tools with custom scripts, and my Windows PC has never been happier
…Now, it's great for information discovery, but it doesn't replace the Device Manager . Broken drivers are color-coded and automatically sorted to the top of the interface, and the script…
Your NAS doesn't need to be all-SSD, and TrueNAS proved it to me
…I ended up running a hybrid configuration where hard drives handle bulk storage and SSDs are used specifically for the tasks and storage where those speed benefits would be noticeable. While I…
Most home servers are wildly overbuilt, and the N100 proved it to me
…They are services that run in the background, respond when needed, and spend much of their time waiting. File sharing, DNS, backups, a password manager, a dashboard, and a few Docker containers…
I used my NAS to stream retro games to old phones, and it's the cheapest way to play anywhere
…I simply started Container Manager, grabbed the user and group ID via SSH, configured permissions, and deployed the EmulatorJS container with the latest image. Related 3 cool (and unique) projects to use…
My Fire TV Stick is infinitely better ever since I enabled this hidden setting
…and immediately prompts you to install it. If you already have a library of installation files saved on your computer or cloud storage, you can use a third-party file manager on…