I didn't know my homelab was broken until I found split DNS
…I then opted for a simple workaround; I stopped using IPv6 altogether on my Windows PC and Mac. But that is a temporary fix, something I’ll need to address properly down…
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Your fastest USB port might not be your best, and I found that out the hard way
1d agoNative PC ports are quietly replacing emulation as the best way to preserve old games
1d agoI stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
4d agoYour Windows apps don't need to be installed — here's why portable apps are the better way
1w agoMy budget motherboard has hit its ceiling, so I'm spending more next time
…entire ecosystems around their PCs. That's when motherboard connectivity determines how gracefully that ecosystem scales over time. Related Please stop treating your USB hubs as port replicators It's not quite…
Raspberry Pi 5's price hike pushed me toward mini PCs, and now I can't justify going back
…Once I stopped blurring lines, a mini PC became a practical choice. Then, I found it difficult to go back. Related 4 Raspberry Pi projects I abandoned after realizing sub-$150 mini…
I stopped guessing about my RAM usage after finding this hidden Windows diagnostic tool
…And over time, my PC has started to feel a bit heavier, and slower in daily operations, even when nothing demanding is running. Now, here's the thing, most of my tasks…
I moved my Zigbee coordinator off a Raspberry Pi after a year and everything got better
…The ones that’d often lose connection started working non-stop. The Zigbee coordinator was always available since I plugged it directly into the USB port, without an extension cable. Compiling and…
I stopped treating my Raspberry Pi like a tiny server — and it finally clicked
…If it had Ethernet, USB ports, and enough Linux support to boot, I figured it should be doing more. I’d stack services on it, push it into roles better suited to…
Stop upgrading your CPU for media server transcoding; a used GPU does it better
…Sign in to your XDA account My homelab Debian server runs on an old PC, hosting containerized services via Docker on Portainer , including Jellyfin. The server didn't have a dedicated GPU…
Stop treating Proxmox's firewall like an optional feature — it's your lab's clearest safety net
…Action Direction Protocol Port(s) Source Use case Accept In TCP 22 Your LAN or admin PC IP SSH for Linux VMs and containers Accept In TCP 8006 Your LAN or admin…
I replaced Portainer, Grafana, and Prometheus with this stack
…Portanier missed it, but if you want to take an action on a container, you must first select it and then use the top bar to do an action like start, stop…
Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs
…In 2026, though, you've got more options than carrying a low-powered PC around. Recently, I decided to give desktop-mode on Android phones a shot. I was trying to solve…