Stop upgrading your CPU for media server transcoding; a used GPU does it better
…Even when I streamed a media file on mobile at lower resolution within the network, the server‘s CPU usage would spike to 90%+. It made my other services lag or become…
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I stopped upgrading my PC blindly, and it completely changed how I spend my money
…That one experience taught me to stop chasing new hardware blindly and start paying attention to parts that are actually limiting performance in my build. Related 3 signs that you need a…
My local LLM can call Claude when it's stuck, and it changed everything about my local-first setup
…You can run an AI model on your laptop or your own server and get effectively unlimited access without worrying about usage limits, but that idea starts to break down once you…
If Claude Code is going away for Pro users, I can't recommend Claude anymore
…For instance, you might've started getting those "you've reached your usage limit" messages way more frequently (even if your workflow hasn't changed at all). The limits bit is something…
Windows 11's new driver allow-list could break your old hardware, and Microsoft won't tell you what's on it
…For anything mainstream, this is practically invisible, and won't affect day-to-day usage. For uncommon hardware, though, this may introduce a new host of issues. Related Microsoft is changing how…
Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
…be fairly generous based on the typical usage I see on my dashboard. But flexibility is another big advantage here. If I want to change the resources alllocated to Home Assistant, I…
I've started sharing NotebookLM notebooks with friends instead of just my notes
…Get started with featured notebooks Limited selection with limitless potential If you're still unsure of how you could use sharing in NotebookLM, the Featured Notebooks section is a great starting point…
My 360Hz monitor exposed the real bottleneck in my PC
…Moreover, at that resolution, the GPU is usually the limiting factor, so I didn't have to worry about any other bottlenecks in my build. A couple of years later, though, I…
I tried Gemini Scheduled Actions, and they took over the prompts I retype
…Don’t get me started on the limited 10 active actions that feel cheap. But regardless of the limits, Scheduled Actions still take the prompts I’m tired of typing off my…
4 one-click BIOS changes that unlock the PC performance you paid for
…That limitation is a holdover from older PC architecture, and on modern hardware it creates a bottleneck that didn't need to exist. Resizable BAR, or ReBAR, removes that limitation entirely, allowing…