Syncing data across devices is undeniably convenient and helpful, and for the most part, we tend to trust the fact that our data is kept safe. Your clipboard is typically tied to a user account protected by a password and (hopefully) two-factor authentication, so there should be no reason to worry. And yet, hacks happen. Data is sold by large corporations all the time for advertising revenue, and you never know when your private data may end up in some else's hands. It can seem innocuous, but we copy all kinds of things on our computers, including emails and passwords. Having that information
I replaced my cloud clipboard manager with a local one, and it fixed a privacy problem I ignored for years…I am tired of paying a premium for cloud-dependent smart home gadgets that phone home, only to have the company pull support at any time. However, I shall buy certified products…
…For that, it needs a manufacturer or community support to write the integrations. At the time of writing, only official LG integration supports the brand's infrared devices. Integrations from Samsung, Sony…
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…All you did was strip away cloud dependencies and feature bloat. Everything works locally without touching any cloud endpoint or requiring an account. The only catch: these are not yet feature-rich…
…parameter models locally without cloud GPU instances. Microsoft says that the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box comes pre-configured with WSL2 with GPU passthrough and full CUDA support, along with Visual Studio…
…Then, just a few days later, I saw that Belkin wrote on its support page that it "made the decision to discontinue Wemo cloud services and app support for select Wemo products…
…EPUB support after years. The newer firmware also lets you skip setting up an Amazon account during the out-of-the-box experience. When you do that, you lose cloud sync and…
Jasmine Mannan Jun 18, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…Cloud saves sync automatically when you install or uninstall a game. Steam DLC, workshop mods, and game branches are all supported. Playtime is tracked and reported back to Steam, and there's…
Ayush Pande Jun 11, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…