…When I'm dealing with quick and disposable information, I usually end up with Google Keep or SimpleNote. For anything that is important and which has to be saved for the long…
…Letting a cloud platform receive data from my surveillance cameras sounds terrible from a privacy standpoint, and the same holds true about the reports generated by my smart locks, presence detection modules…
…build. Samsung and Crucial both offer bootable ISOs that can update firmware without a working OS, which is the cleanest option if you're willing to deal with the UEFI and secure…
…Client bills, ad platform receipts, software subscriptions, warranty documents, and hosting payments are just a few of the document types I deal with on a day-to-day basis. Between irrelevant file…
Rich Edmonds Aug 13, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
…Tinkering with his own build at age 10 turned into building PCs for friends and family, fostering a passion that would ultimately take shape as a career path. Besides being the first…
…Proxmox, TrueNAS, and other hypervisor and NAS platforms form the backbone of most home lab setups, and there's a good reason for that: complete control. macOS doesn't give you any…
…You can send a link to a client, and they get a branded experience that feels professional and trustworthy, rather than a generic utility. Besides, RustDesk is a true cross-platform solution…
…The process is mostly manual, meaning you have to build your user accounts, time settings, and system partitions by hand. It teaches you a lot about how operating systems work, but it…
…VS Code now also has a full agent runner built around agentic AI and automation. The platform is clearly evolving. I’ve even been using it as a note-taking app for…