This one BIOS change fixed my gaming PC from randomly slowing down
Wesley Karanja May 4, 2026, 3:30 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…
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I ditched my motherboard's fan presets and built my own curve, and the difference is massive
…They're safe, reliable, and give your system the best chance to boot and continue to function properly, but they're not optimal. This includes fan curves, which are often forgotten about…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…I spun up a basic file browser container, pointed it to a directory, and within minutes I had a clean interface for uploading and sharing files across the network. It also supports…
4 HDMI gadgets I wish I’d discovered a lot sooner
Wesley Karanja May 17, 2026, 12:30 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…
Xbox Mode finally makes Windows gaming handhelds feel complete — but skip it on PC
…Developed as a controller-optimized full-screen experience, it should be easier to launch right into a game. It's one of the issues traditional desktop operating systems have for gaming. When…
I built my own Synology alternative, and the hardest part was accepting how good DSM still is
…Sign in to your XDA account Synology network-attached storage (NAS) enclosures are among the best in the business, thanks in part to the operating system running on the turnkey devices. Synology…
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…It's a slightly slower Claude or ChatGPT, but nothing leaves my network. It's a slightly slower Claude or ChatGPT, but nothing leaves my network. I can completely lock down the…
I stopped using motion sensors after my smart home learned to read my PC's state
…Related I deployed a network scanner that feeds my LAN statistics into Home Assistant It's perfect for building Home Assistant automations using LAN data There are a range of benefits Your…
The services you ignore are quietly breaking your home lab
…Home labs can become fragile when every service is constantly rebuilt, updated, optimized, and reconfigured. Sometimes the best maintenance decision is to leave a working setup alone until there’s a reason…
The Flipper One is finally official, but Flipper isn't selling it yet — they're asking for help to build it
…It's a pocket-sized Arm Linux computer for IP networking, high-speed data processing, and on-device AI workloads, and the two products will be developed in parallel. There's a…