Your NAS is wasted if it is just a dumb storage box — you can do a lot more with it
You bought your NAS for storage, but that's not the only thing it's good at
I let Claude Code Routines babysit my home lab while I slept, and it caught what my monitoring missed
Claude Code Routines can review home lab configs overnight, catching messy drift that ordinary monitoring tools often miss.
I run every sketchy installer in Windows Sandbox, and it's saved me twice this year
Using Windows Sandbox regularly can be a game-changer for Windows 11 Pro users, as it simplifies the process of testing apps and scripts without risk.
AMD's X3D CPUs aged so well that gamers won't upgrade, and that's a nightmare for AM5
Thanks to AM4's X3D CPUs, many gamers still don't feel left behind.
The Nvidia Shield TV is old, but every replacement still gets one thing wrong
Even in 2026, the Nvidia Shield TV remains the superior streaming device for its AI-enhanced upscaling and audio support.
Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but it's strong enough for home lab VMs and containers
Remember to unplug the battery, and your laptop server will be just fine
MSI's new Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld takes on AMD-powered rivals with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme chip
The Claw 8 EX AI+'s reveal follows Acer's Predator Atlas 8 and the OneXPlayer 3, two other PC handhelds that feature Intel's handheld-focused chip.
I put Google's Gemma 4 on my homelab and Tailscale on my phone — and cancelled Claude Pro
My GPU wanted a second job.
I moved my home lab to a new house after years of 24/7 use, and here’s what broke
What I thought was a plug-and-play affair turned into a self-inflicted mess of troubleshooting
Python in Excel is more powerful than I initially estimated
A surprisingly powerful partnership