… All that background chatter consists of telemetry, ad targeting, software update checks, and content recommendation pings. I was surprised that this chatter continues even when I am not actively using any device. …
… Finally, Uptime Kuma monitors all self-hosted services, including Home Assistant, Jellyfin, Immich, and the mini PC. I get an alert if any of the services or VMs on the mini PC go quiet suddenly. …
… Even if you close an app, buggy drivers or background services can hold on to RAM addresses, which cause memory leaks. …
… After going through community chatter and hype around small local LLMs , I decided again to try a bunch of them on my gaming PC. …