Chasing the perfect home lab is why yours never works
…I ran into this most often when I tried to optimize systems that were already doing their jobs. A service would be stable, accessible, and easy to maintain, but I’d still…
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SSD caching on a NAS sounds clever, but it's the wrong upgrade for most workloads
…Sign in to your XDA account Browse home lab forums for a few minutes, and you’re bound to come across dozens of tips to boost your Network-Attached Storage server’s…
I wanted to switch from OneNote to Obsidian, but one missing feature made it impossible
…I fell into the same promise and spent months trying to force my workflow into Obsidian’s sleek, networked ecosystem. But after putting it through its paces on all my devices, the…
Your TV's default picture settings are ruining every movie you watch
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
Most "slow PC" advice you'll find online is 20 years out of date, and some of it is making things worse
…Windows has a built-in Optimize Drives tool that knows how to handle SSDs, and manually running old-school defrag tools is a bad idea in general these days as a result…
I expected to bounce off Obsidian like every other note app, and a year later it's running my entire life
…He also works a lot with Windows systems and networking, especially in mixed environments where things don't always behave the way the documentation says they should. Writing things down is how…
Nvidia's new VRAM trick sounds great, until you realize your RTX card can't even use it
…We blame everything from game optimization issues to Nvidia's habit of skimping on VRAM before going back to the status quo. The reason companies like Nvidia can keep selling GPUs with…
4 wireless Android Auto misconceptions I wish I'd debunked sooner
…You'll need mobile data Your phone can connect to both networks simultaneously. Another common misunderstanding I see affecting wireless AA has to do with generally lower awareness about Wi-Fi Direct…
My motherboard’s default BIOS settings were secretly killing my gaming experience
Wesley Karanja May 11, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Wesley has been passionate about technology from a young age, passion that led him to pursue a Bsc in Computer networking. His curiosity…
Your 3D printer doesn't need as much tweaking as people say — defaults work better than you think
…If your goal is practical output, then reliability matters more than microscopic optimization. A profile that prints consistently at a slightly lower speed is often better than a supposedly better one that…