…built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, enough GPIO pins for a button matrix, and native support for ESP Home or LVGL for driving small displays. Thanks to its native USB support, it…
Jeff Butts Mar 28, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
…This means the firmware hasn't been patched for the log4shell v2 or whatever the 2026 equivalent of a major exploit is. This means that, in reality, the $10 plug you figured…
…I didn’t know driver support, firmware updates, or even BIOS settings could impact performance. Something as simple as not having the right NVMe driver installed prevents the SSD from performing at…
…They restart the router, check for firmware updates, call their ISP, or start messing with DNS settings, and these can all be appropriate troubleshooting steps, but it skips past the most fundamental…
Jeff Butts May 16, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
…Controlling everything is just as simple Unlike the original Centauri Carbon, which gave me some trouble with loading filaments after installing a new firmware, the CC2 gave me no trouble whatsoever. I…
…Strong passwords and updating firmware regularly were not negotiable, as was a separate guest Wi-Fi network. Later, I implemented a network-wide Pi-hole setup with DNS over HTTPS as the…
…But there's a new problem forming that could undo some of that progress, and it has nothing to do with driver support or Proton compatibility. A wave of hypervisor-based DRM…
…The truth is, a lot of what allows your PC to run to its full performance potential lies in the BIOS , the firmware that sits beneath your OS. The BIOS can seem…