You need these 6 self-hosted tools if you value your privacy
Ayush Pande Mar 26, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
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I deployed Omnitools on my puny Raspberry Pi Zero and stopped using sketchy overpriced web tools
…I rarely use the XML and List tools as I don’t deal with these types of files daily. Still, having additional tools doesn’t hurt when all you need is a…
Every month Windows gets an emergency patch, and I'm running out of reasons to stay
…Microsoft’s intention isn’t bad because it serves the consumer exactly what it promises when you buy the OS. You’ll have the complete experience and continued support. The assurance is…
I turned my Android phone into a laptop replacement, and it's more productive than I expected
…Most smartphones are designed around consumption and communication rather than productivity. App developers and phone manufacturers still prioritize mobile-first experiences, which means getting serious work done on a phone is limiting…
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Your Raspberry Pi will outlast your PC if you stop treating it like one
…leverage the hardware’s strengths. That’s when Pi just keeps going. If you push the Pi beyond that, you’ll spend more time troubleshooting the microSD card and dealing with throttled…
The Orange Pi Zero 3W beats the Raspberry Pi 5 on paper, but it can't use half its own hardware
…That said, the hardware the Orange Pi Zero 3W packs is, at this point, just better. More cores, faster RAM, an NPU, hardware video coverage on more codecs, and all of it…
10 quality-of-life services I self-host on my home lab
Ayush Pande Apr 12, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Your home network doesn't need Pi-hole — an $8 ESP32 blocks ads just as well for a fraction of the cost
…But if you want a dedicated, cheap hardware that consumes very little power, boots quickly, and never gives you microSD card corruption woes, the $8 ESP32-S3 is a compelling choice. You…
High-VRAM GPUs aren't the future of local AI — unified memory and Mixture of Experts models are
…However, for the specific job of running the biggest models you can get your hands on, it works very well, and nothing in the consumer GPU world comes close. You see, there…
Proxmox gave me Home Assistant plus a NAS, media server, and backup system on one PC
…Home Assistant is a fairly lightweight service at the end of the day, so a bare metal install makes it a little overkill on most modern hardware. It definitely doesn't need…