I don't use HDMI, and I never will
…Sign in to your XDA account I've used a wide range of PC monitors over the years, from early monochrome CRTs to high-speed 480Hz OLEDs , utilizing a diverse array of…
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Nova Lake is set to change nearly everything you know about Intel CPUs
…Then, the Arrow Lake CPUs disappointed everyone with poor gaming performance and stability issues. So, you'd be forgiven for ignoring Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs , but it's not…
Intel's Arrow Lake just got a lot better, and most people missed it
…Intel is making all the right moves to stage a massive comeback in the consumer market. After the well-received Arc GPU lineup proved that they could be immensely competitive on value…
I almost bought a used Nvidia Tesla GPU for my home lab, then I read what owners actually deal with
…situation and physical compatibility issues are just too much to bear for most enthusiasts, including myself. Related Cheap enterprise networking gear exposes the flaws in expensive consumer hardware Ex-enterprise networking hardware…
Every month Windows gets an emergency patch, and I'm running out of reasons to stay
…Microsoft issues emergency patches to fix such update issues, and this has become a pattern. Windows 11 isn’t some newly launched OS, and the fact that it breaks so much really…
I tested dual-boot, WSL2, and VMs to run Linux apps on Windows, and only one was worth keeping
…Heck, I’d been rocking a Windows and Debian dual-boot setup on my old PC until recently, and this configuration didn’t give me a lot of trouble, either. Since I…
I paired Claude with my Kindle and finally retained what I read
Dhruv Bhutani Jun 11, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces…
I automated my news discovery with one tool, and now I spend half the time finding stories
Dhruv Bhutani May 12, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces…
I connected my local LLM to Home Assistant through MCP, and now my smart home manages itself
…Related I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned This free Home Assistant setup finally made my old Android…
I stopped using PC optimization apps after learning what actually slows down Windows
…Apart from that, I know countless people who have run into issues after using a system-optimization or performance-boosting app. That's because many of these apps rely on the same…