…Microsoft Defender Antivirus and SmartScreen already address common threats such as malicious files, phishing sites, and unsafe installers. When additional tools may help: You might consider extra security software if you manage…
…I installed Homepage because I wanted a single place to see everything in my home lab. Not logs or metrics, those I can still extract through one of the many tools I…
…Sign in to your XDA account Ever since I built my first PC in 2012, I've always had CCleaner installed on Windows to remove temporary files, leftover registry entries, and cache…
Mahnoor Faisal Apr 27, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA , SlashGear , MakeUseOf , Laptop Mag , and Android Police . She…
…extensions, install them directly within supported editors, and receive updates through the same extension management interface. For most commonly used extensions, such as language support, themes, linters, and productivity tools, you will…
…The most powerful tool for automating your PC isn’t a dedicated scripting engine at all – it’s tucked right inside the chat app you probably already use every day. It’s…
…For one, RetroArch is easier to install on Linux, depending on your distro: just go to your distro's app store and install the RetroArch app, choosing whether to install it as…
…My first attempt involved using the wget tool to grab an older version of the GPU drivers and installing them manually, but the nvidia-smi utility failed to detect my card even…
…The same holds true for the IPS/IDS utility, as OPNsense ships with Suricata, while I had to manually install Snort on pfSense. Related 5 networking tools to safeguard your home lab…
…Brushes exist in GIMP, but they're secondary and not something the whole tool is built around. In Krita it's the opposite. The default installation alone has over 100 presets, 15…