2026-09-13 06:00:15
I've used virtually every Jellyfin client app currently available. Of course, new ones keep popping up every day. One of the awesome things about the Jellyfin community is that there's always something new to try. While some alternative apps focus on a single media type or platform, like Findroid for video or Jellybox for music, Pelagica delivers all of my media in a lightweight UI.
2026-09-13 05:30:15
For years, my inbox doubled as a temporary storage space. If I had a file on my iPhone that I needed on my Windows PC, I would simply email it to myself. It worked, but it was hardly an elegant solution.
2026-09-13 05:00:16
For so many smart home builders, the reality is you're sat at your desk or on the sofa reading an article or watching a movie, and suddenly the room plunges into pitch-black darkness. You're forced to vigorously wave your arms around just to trick a wall sensor into turning the lights back on.
2026-09-13 04:30:15
My home server is the heartbeat of my home office. It acts as my photo and video library backup point, my NAS, my local AI node, and media library, all while being built from parts I already had. This system was collecting dust for many months in my closet, and had sat without a CPU cooler and boot drive until I revived it about a decade after it was initially built. The Skylake-era i7 and Z170 board provide more than enough headroom alone for a decent home server for self-hosting, but I've since built upon it with incremental upgrades that have made it more reliable and capable than anything I'd be able to buy off of a retail shelf right now.
2026-09-13 04:00:15
I've tried plenty of Android launchers over the years, but I rarely found a reason to change the one I was already using. Niagara Launcher had become my default, so switching to something unfamiliar wasn't high on my list. Then I came across Escape Launcher, an open-source project that takes a noticeably different approach to the Android home screen. I installed it mostly out of curiosity, expecting to test it briefly and move on. Instead, I kept coming back to it. The experience made me look differently at what I actually want from a launcher, and whether a simpler approach can work better for me.
2026-09-13 03:30:16
I recently acquired a Bambu Labs A2L to design parts for all my hobby projects as well as home improvement tools. Looking at the sheer breadth of options and designs over on websites like MakerWorld and Thingiverse has also helped me discover solutions to problems I didn't even know I had. Part of that is a series of kitchen fixes that solve everyday practical problems. Some are things I could probably purchase; others not,
