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I gave my TV a free speed boost by changing these 4 settings
When my TV felt sluggish, I tweaked settings to improve its responsiveness.
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4 Google apps I replace on every new Android phone, and every replacement is free
A new Android phone gets four immediate replacements, and they don’t cost me anything.
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Used enterprise hard drives are the last real storage deal, and I trust them more than new ones
The pre-owned enterprise storage market is alive and well
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I handed a worst-case scenario to Intel’s cut-down iGPU, and its gaming performance still surprised me
Panther Lake’s iGPU capabilities are quite impressive
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I used only local AI for a week and learned what actually needs the cloud
Some surprising wins and frustrating limitations.
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I gave an old Raspberry Pi one job, and it’s been running untouched for a year
A dusty Pi Zero 2 W repurposed as a lightweight Vaultwarden server running DietPi and reachable via Tailscale for remote use.
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I stripped the distractions out of Android Auto, and I like it so much more now
A calmer dashboard changed everything
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I turned Obsidian into a personal command center with these 6 free plugins
Obsidian can be much more than a second brain, and these plugins prove it.
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I tried an open-source Obsidian alternative, and it’s the first AI note app I actually trust
It doesn’t need to replace your vault, it can work alongside it
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The $1,049 Steam Machine isn’t a bad deal — I just priced one out and proved it to myself
Not quite the rip-off I thought it was
Hardware
I spent 20 minutes turning my ISP router into a plain modem, and my network finally stabilized
My ISP was doing three jobs at once.
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I ran this hidden Claude Code command on my setup, and apparently I’ve been giving it terrible instructions
The model got better. My prompts didn’t.
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The Dell XPS 13 proves sub-$1,000 laptops don’t require many compromises
This article is sponsored by Dell
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I priced out a PS5 Pro equivalent gaming PC and walked away with the console instead
Current PC hardware prices made the PS5 Pro look far more appealing.
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I play my PS2 collection upscaled to 4K, and some of the games look like remasters
Why wait for a remaster when I can remaster it myself?
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4 things I 3D printed for my PC that work better than anything I could buy
My 3D printed models are the sole reason I don’t have a cluttered PC desk anymore
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I gave up on all-in-one productivity apps, and these small tools replaced them better
The apps I open without having to think
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I thought my appliances would break Powerline Ethernet, but my new house beat them to it
I stopped blaming my vacuum for bad powerline speeds after my breaker tripped
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My old Samsung Galaxy phone is now a desktop PC thanks to DeX, and I use it every day
A retired Galaxy S21 FE finds a second life as a compact desktop with DeX, wired HDMI power, and Bluetooth peripherals.
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Wireless Android Auto solved one problem for me, and then created 3 more
Because convenience sometimes comes at a cost.
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I integrated Proxmox with Home Assistant, and my home lab manages itself now
Home Assistant automations control my Proxmox lab
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I use these 5 open-source tools to improve my development workflow on Windows
From setup to API testing, these open-source tools cut out everyday development friction.
Hardware
SATA SSDs are still the smartest second drive you can buy, and I can’t justify spending more on NVMe
You can save money without hurting performance by choosing SATA
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