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Your paid AI coding tools are overkill — here's what I switched to instead
…Zed is closer to the former side, but with an AI chat window that can draw from a multitude of providers, including locally hosted LLMs, to save cash and your privacy. That…
I started editing all my PDF files with this free, self-hosted tool, and I’m not going back
…Sign in to your XDA account If you are tired of wrestling with expensive, subscription-based PDF editors or constantly uploading sensitive documents to online tools with questionable privacy policies, you are…
These 4 tiny Docker containers do the boring work that makes homelabs actually reliable
…So, even I — someone who always talks about security and privacy constantly — am lazy enough not to update the services I use regularly. The interesting fact is that it takes less than…
I replaced my browser bookmarks with a single text file, and my links finally stayed organized
…5 reasons I switched to a self-hosted, bookmarking solution From privacy control to archiving and cross-platform access, Hoarder redefines how you manage and organize bookmarks effectively and securely. The real…
These 4 free open-source apps fix what Google left broken on my Pixel phone
…He's written about everything from UI and UX changes across various apps to emerging software and AI trends. At XDA, he showcases his versatility in the tech reporting space with articles…
I replaced Chrome, Firefox, and Brave with a minimalist browser that forces me to touch grass
…but the point is that Air matches them, so you're not giving up privacy and security features. The Speed Dial is where the minimalism really shows. That's Opera's name…
Some of my smart devices were sneaking around my Pi-hole, and blocking them was easier than I thought
…Tapo was communicating with domains like use1-cvm-api , aps1-device-cloudgateway , and security.iot.i.tplinknbu.com throughout the day. Echo Dot’s diagnostic AWS domains were wildly repetitive, such as…
I got tired of hunting through Windows for every setting, so I built my own control center
…The Health page shows a bunch of checks about the state of your PC, like the Windows version, activation status, Secure Boot, TPM, Defender, BitLocker, updates, drive health, CPU, memory, GPU, battery…
Chrome quietly installed 4GB of AI files on my PC — here’s how to remove them
…As soon as I changed the status for "Enables optimization guide on device" from Default to Enabled , both the On-device AI option in Chrome settings, as well as the weights.bin…