I rebuilt my home servers from scratch, and this is the OS setup I wish I'd started with
I'm firmly in the "Proxmox or bust" camp.
These built-in Windows apps improved my productivity, and I never expected them to be this good
Windows has decent built-in apps, so you don't need to install third-party software.
I tried replacing Quick Share with LocalSend, PairDrop, and Blip — only one became my go-to
Three apps, dozens of file transfers, and one clear winner that finally replaced Quick Share for me.
I ditched my WSL tab after Microsoft added real Unix commands to Windows
I stopped keeping a WSL tab open just to run grep.
8 self-hosted services a total beginner can set up in a single weekend
No terminal wizardry necessary.
Fox's Roku acquisition was the final push I needed to switch to the Apple TV 4K
Fox buying Roku will ruin the device even more, so I ditched it for Apple TV 4K.
I stopped using Windows 11's built-in search and switched to something faster
Ironically, it's also made by Microsoft.
I flipped one switch in Google Photos and cleared 15GB of space without deleting a single picture
The cleanup tool I ignored.
I replaced my Fire TV Stick with a Raspberry Pi, and now Amazon's home screen feels unbearably cluttered
Turns out, simplicity was the real upgrade
I stopped chasing RTX cards after realizing my Steam Deck runs my entire backlog better
The Steam Deck proves you don't need a new PC to play the games you own.