2025-06-04 11:22:36
Well, we're rapidly approaching four months until Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10. At that point, people still on the older operating system have a few choices: they can either buy a new PC, upgrade their current PC to Windows 11 (if their PC supports it), force-install Windows 11 on it (if it doesn't), truck on with Windows 10, or install a different system. And one such "different system" is Linux.
2025-06-04 10:00:29
For a while now, I've wanted to move away from Google services and also test out more open-source and self-hosted software. Immich meets both these goals by being a Google Photos alternative that I can self-host on my own device. In fact, some people argue that Immich is better than Google Photos.
2025-06-04 09:00:19
Xbox Game Pass is one of the most popular subscription services in gaming, offering 100s of games for a monthly fee. That's an overwhelming number of games, with even more getting added throughout 2025 and beyond, but we have collected a handful of special games to give you a place to start. This list includes a combination of indies and AAA, across several different genres. Game Pass has continued to expand its offerings, adding bonus in-game goodies for free-to-play titles like Call of Duty Warzone and adding a selection of retro games to stream. While more excellent games will come to the service in the future, here are seven excellent games on Xbox Game Pass.
2025-06-04 08:17:19
If you're not looking to go all out with your desktop PC, playing graphically intense games, or doing heavy photo and video editing, the chances are pretty high that you're going to be happy with an affordable mini PC. It's pretty easy to dismiss these products since they're so small, but most models today pack plenty of power that can easily handle most things you throw at it.
2025-06-04 08:00:19
Network-attached storage (NAS) devices have become central to home labs and small office setups, acting as backup solutions, media servers, self-hosted Docker app platforms, and whatnot. But in the rush to set them up and get them running, we often overlook basic security hygiene. While NAS makers have improved default configurations quite a bit in recent times, we often tend to leave some gaps that could potentially expose our data. Whether you have a branded NAS or an old PC brought back to life with TrueNAS, it’s worth finding and reconsidering the blind spots.
2025-06-04 07:00:19
When buying PC components, it's always important to have a balanced build — both overspending and cheaping out on certain parts can hurt your build. And I'm not talking about the CPU or GPU alone; even the storage and CPU cooler demand equal attention. After building several gaming PCs and making some mistakes along the way, I've decided not to use certain PC components ever again. Some of the realizations grew out of hard-learned lessons, while others are simply inevitable reactions to the current PC hardware market.
