LibreOffice proved that paying for Microsoft 365 was my biggest mistake
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Google reveals it's big plan to take on OpenClaw as the race for agentic AI begins
…Sign in to your XDA account Summary Google has unveiled Spark, an agentic AI that runs tasks for you 24/7 on Google Cloud Spark currently connects to Gmail and Docs, analyzes…
Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work
…The most recent example is Belkin’s Wemo series, specifically the gizmos that rely solely on the company’s cloud. Leaving aside the ones that support Homebridge/Thread, typical cloud-powered Wemo…
I stopped using Google Drive and OneDrive so I could host my own files — and I love it
…Why I was done with cloud storage Finding common ground was tough The biggest reason I personally wanted to move away from cloud services was the cost. I was done with paying…
I stopped choosing between VS Code, Google Antigravity, and Cursor and built a hybrid workflow that uses the best of them
…It gives me an isolated, highly optimized workspace running in the cloud. I can focus on high-level logic and fast creation, and let the platform handle backend details behind the scenes…
n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI automation stack right now
…n8n n8n is a powerful automation platform offering both cloud versions and a free self-hosted variant that can be run in Docker. See at n8n This stack integrates flawlessly Docker is…
I stopped buying smart home gadgets and started building them for a fraction of the price
…Then I installed Proxmox on it and ran Home Assistant as my smart home platform. I made a spreadsheet of gadgets I wanted in my smart home. The Ring doorbell is $100…
I set up a home server for the first time and these 5 apps changed everything
…and more Get those cloud-based services off my lawn Immich The perfect self-hosted photo library Immich is a self-hosted photo and video management platform that looks and feels remarkably…
I cancelled expensive subscriptions by using these amazing free alternatives
…However, the popular email client is now available on Android, and the company has plans to launch a native app on the iOS platform, too. Speaking of the desktop platforms, Thunderbird has…
Instead of Claude and Anthropic models, I use my local LLMs for coding (and not vibe-coding, mind you)
…Then there’s the privacy aspect of using cloud models for my programming tasks. I mention this every time I write about LLMs, but I really don’t want to feed my…