5 PC hardware downgrades the industry disguised as "progress"
…In the name of modernizing the motherboard I/O , manufacturers add one or two 5Gbps and 10Gbps USB ports, a single USB-C port, and BIOS flashback. And then they remove essential…
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Your paid AI coding tools are overkill — here's what I switched to instead
…I've gone back to the old school, although the program I've decided to use has plenty of modern conveniences there to be used when my brain needs a helping hand…
Running Jellyfin on a NAS with Docker support turned my media chaos into something that actually works
…The more roles your NAS takes on, the more important it becomes to your day-to-day setup. Reboots matter more, updates carry more weight, and downtime affects a larger portion of…
5 awesome Linux features that will blow the mind of a Windows user
…He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him inside a chassis somewhere. Sign in to your XDA account Using Linux in 2026 is…
iPhone 17e review: The iPhone for your parents gets better
…All they want is an iPhone that snaps decent photos, offers a smooth experience, and features solid all-day battery life. This is exactly what you get with the iPhone 17e. Still…
I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for
…Related I finally found a local LLM I want to use every day (and it's not for coding) Local AI that actually fits into my day What I actually use Claude…
PowerToys is Microsoft's test lab for the Windows features you actually want, and some have actually made it over
…Plus, it has a more modernized look and feel, too. Granted, the speed is far from encompassing everything that makes Command Palette great, but it's something. And it's still a…
ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini still have a critical UI flaw, and it's not an easy one to fix
…If I have to constantly scroll up to find what the tool said two days ago, the frustration starts to build up. GPT-5.5, Opus 4.8, or Gemini 3.5…
Your AM5 board has a hidden BIOS setting for even better DDR5 performance, and no, it's not EXPO
…The actual concept is address hashing applied to banks , not "hashing the bank itself." The architecture of DDR5 RAM matters here Banks and internal parallelism decide your performance Modern DRAM isn't…
I stopped installing optimization apps after discovering these built-in Windows tools
…Some optimization apps have features to let you do this, and it used to be a bit more hidden in Windows before, but these days, it's pretty easy to get to…