My home lab taught me more than my Computer Science degree

A computer science degree was still valuable, as it gave me a foundation to work from.

This AI knowledge management tool is so good, it might replace NotebookLM for me

It does everything NotebookLM does, and more

Intel

A used RTX 3090 remains the value king for local AI, even after Nvidia's 50 series

The VRAM per dollar of the RTX 3090 is hard to beat even in 2026

XDA's Best of CES 2026: Looking ahead to the best tech of the year

This year has some incredsible devices in store, and we got to see them at this year's CES. Here are our favorites

4 Chrome extensions I stopped using after finding self-hosted alternatives

Self-hosting can bring about new solutions for all kinds of things, and these Chrome extensions stopped making sense for me.

Someone made a sticky notes app within the Linux terminal, and you can download it right now

Installation takes all of ten seconds.

Linux gaming keeps scoring wins as it sets another user record on Steam

It just keeps going up.

This laptop is a 'productivity powerhouse' at an affordable price

Good at MSRP, but becomes great at $400 off

Authentik was one of the most difficult services I ever set up, but now I can’t live without it

Authentik's steep learning curve might throw you off, but the payoff is worth it.

If you need a 2TB SSD for cheap, this is the way to go