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Docker's secret ingredient came from a 1992 operating system that almost nobody used
It's an interesting chain of events.
I replaced Android Auto's default music player with a third-party app, and the missing features suddenly made sense
I wanted more from Android Auto’s music player.
A $20 network switch solved my Wi-Fi problem better than a mesh node ever could
Often times, wires are better at solving wireless problems
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I use these Docker containers to manage my entire digital life
My Docker-powered digital life
By Parth Shah
I ditched Ollama as my default runtime, and the replacement starts models in a fraction of the time
BaseRT does a lot better job.
By Anurag Singh
I spent an afternoon with Speakr and haven't paid for transcription since
All those personal notes are finally off company servers
I turned my old Android phone into a distraction-free writing device
Writing devices are expensive, so I made my own from an old phone, a good keyboard, and 3D printed hardware.
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By Jhet Borja
I changed one hidden TV setting, and the picture quality difference was immediate
Your new TV is rarely set up correctly for your viewing pleasure out of the box
I gave up on Obsidian twice before I found the setup that finally stuck
Third time's the charm
By Nolen Jonker
Windows 11 26H2 left the newest silicon behind, and it's not a glitch — it's by design
The Windows devices with the newest silicon are the only ones that don't get this year's Windows update.
Your motherboard has been running a second operating system this whole time, even when your PC is off
Both Intel and AMD have hidden subsystems controlling far more than you realize
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5 settings I change in Claude Cowork before I let it near my work
A little caution goes a long way
My Raspberry Pi quietly replaced a year of subscriptions I spent hundreds of dollars on
This tiny SBC can run quite a few self-hosted services
By Jeff Butts
I replaced the Jellyfin client with Moonfin on all my devices, and the themes sold me
Moonfin themes shine on my devices compared to the official Jellyfin client.
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Your router's QoS settings are hurting more than helping, and the fix takes 30 seconds
My router was sorting packets it couldn't identify.
By Korbin Brown
N64 classic GoldenEye 007 has been "100% decompiled," paving the way for mods and ports
The first PC port of the iconic FPS game is already being tested on PC.
I run a local coding model on my 8GB GPU for real UI work, and I'm not going back to Claude Design
Vibe coding on your own hardware isn't the compromise it sounds like
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By Nolen Jonker
AnduinOS is Windows without the frustration, and it just cracked the top 15 distros
It's easy to see why
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Your network bottleneck is hiding in a Windows command most people never run
A single Command Prompt line can reveal where your network is falling apart
Your entire PC build might be bottlenecked by a setting you enabled years ago and forgot about
It's worth revisiting the biggest performance offenders in settings
By Abhinav Raj
Your PC still has a keyboard controller interface from 1984, and Linux keeps it as its second way to reboot
Your PC has some old tech inside still keeping things up and running.
By Adam Conway
I ditched Google Maps' offline mode for this app, and now I never worry about connectivity again
Organic Maps does offline navigation the right way, and Google Maps can't compete
Claude Code taught me ESP32 development, and my smart home projects got way faster
I didn't think I could use Claude code for this, but it worked
By Anurag Singh