After banning all Linux and Steam Deck players, Ubisoft's For Honor is free to keep until September 28th
Published: September 22, 2026 04:11
Free, but at what cost?
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The Lenovo Yoga 9i was my favorite laptop from last year, and the new iteration is just as good
https://www.xda-developers.com/lenovo-yoga-9i-2026-review/
Published: September 22, 2026 00:00
The 2026 Lenovo Yoga 9i is excellent refresh of an already great convertible laptop
This 34-inch Lenovo gaming monitor drops to $290 with a rare 36% discount and 180Hz refresh rate
https://www.xda-developers.com/lenovo-legion-r34w-30-290-deal/
Published: September 21, 2026 23:14
A great one to pick up for less
These open-source Android apps are so good I ditched their mainstream rivals
Published: September 21, 2026 23:00
Who needs the mainstream stuff?
6 tiny automations that each save me two minutes, and together save me a weekend
https://www.xda-developers.com/tiny-automations-save-me-two-minutes-together-save-weekend/
Published: September 21, 2026 22:00
A few saved minutes add up surprisingly fast.
Disabling Claude Code's memories is the best upgrade I ever made to my AI coding setup
https://www.xda-developers.com/disabling-claude-codes-memories-best-upgrade-ai-coding-setup/
Published: September 21, 2026 21:30
Auto memory does more harm than good.
I stopped relying entirely on my NAS temperature warnings
https://www.xda-developers.com/home-lab-hard-drive-temperature-sensor/
Published: September 21, 2026 21:00
after Google studied 100,000 drives.
I dusted off an old SSD and it became my best storage upgrade this year
Published: September 21, 2026 20:30
You don't always need to spend money to upgrade your home lab.
My mini PC can fit larger models than my old gaming card, but it still loses on one key metric
Published: September 21, 2026 20:00
With MoE models, VRAM is no longer a hard cap, but that doesn't make mini PCs the better buy
After it revolutionized PC gaming on Linux, Valve's new Lepton project may do the same for Android games
Published: September 21, 2026 19:47
It's a bit bare-bones for now, but it could evolve into something big.
I spent hours debugging Docker permissions until one number in my compose file fixed everything
https://www.xda-developers.com/hours-debugging-docker-permissions-until-number-compose-file-fixed/
Published: September 21, 2026 19:30
Before you touch chmod again.
I turned my old Android phone into a Jellyfin server, and it actually works
https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-old-android-phone-into-a-jellyfin-server-and-it-works/
Published: September 21, 2026 19:00
Termux and rclone do the heavy lifting
The Ethernet cable in your wall can negotiate at 1Gbps and still be bad
Published: September 21, 2026 18:31
Double check your cables!
These overlooked features turned Google Keep into my productivity powerhouse
Published: September 21, 2026 18:00
I owe Keep an apology
Linux proved itself by rendering Titanic's water, and Hollywood never looked back
https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-rendered-titanics-water/
Published: September 21, 2026 17:30
Now, it's an industry standard for render farms.
Someone got N64 classic GoldenEye 007 to run on the SNES, but the port is entirely vibe-coded
https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-got-n64-classic-goldeneye-007-run-on-snes-but-its-vibe-coded/
Published: September 21, 2026 17:26
The game isn't playable, but it's fascinating to see the port in action.
My smart home finally answers me without the internet, and the model doing it runs on a mini PC
Published: September 21, 2026 17:01
You don't need to give up your privacy.
I replaced every AI tool in my workflow with a dumb alternative for a week, and I feel smarter for it
Published: September 21, 2026 16:31
Dumb tools are making me a smarter worker
I plugged a network card into my M.2 slot, and it's the most boring upgrade I love
https://www.xda-developers.com/plugged-network-card-intom2-slot-and-the-most-boring-upgrade-i-love/
Published: September 21, 2026 16:00
The M.2 slot trick that surprised me.
A pair of used bookshelf speakers and a cheap amp beat every soundbar I've tested
Published: September 21, 2026 15:30
Sonos, Bose, they all agree with this
GNOME 51 changes its "inappropriate" screenshot sound so you don't look like a creep in public
Published: September 21, 2026 15:03
The new sound is far more suiting.
I built my own front page out of RSS, and stopped opening five news apps a day
https://www.xda-developers.com/built-front-page-out-of-rss-and-stopped-opening-five-news-apps-a-day/
Published: September 21, 2026 15:00
FreshRSS and Glance are a powerhouse combination.
Raspberry Pi won't let you swap the RAM on your SBC because you might use memory of "dubious origin"
Published: September 21, 2026 14:37
Unfortunate news for hardware tinkerers everywhere.
I built an Obsidian setup that made half my productivity apps unnecessary
https://www.xda-developers.com/built-obsidian-setup-that-made-half-my-productivity-apps-unnecessary/
Published: September 21, 2026 14:30
A cleaner system for everything.
Upgrade your PC setup for less with G2A.COM’s latest software deals
https://www.xda-developers.com/g2a-software-deals-september-2026/
Published: September 21, 2026 14:15
This article is sponsored by G2A.com
My NAS scrubs were taking all day until I realized the expansion card was the problem
https://www.xda-developers.com/hba-card-fixed-my-nas-bottleneck/
Published: September 21, 2026 14:01
More ports and a faster pool, from one $30 card.
Windows lives on the C: drive, and the reason it's not called A: or B: goes back to the 1970s
Published: September 21, 2026 13:30
Old habits die hard.
The Googlebook is finally here, and aims to blend Android and ChromeOS into one premium laptop operating system
Published: September 21, 2026 13:01
The first Googlebook laptops are coming from Acer, Asus Dell, and HP.
I ran Autoruns on my Windows PC and discovered startup services I'd completely forgotten about
https://www.xda-developers.com/autoruns-windows-pc-guide/
Published: September 21, 2026 13:01
It was like a digital archaeology trip.
I regret wall-mounting my TV, and I won’t make that mistake again
https://www.xda-developers.com/i-regret-wall-mounting-my-tv-and-i-wont-make-that-mistake-again/
Published: September 21, 2026 12:30
TV stands get the job done with a fraction of the hassle.
The inexpensive sensor in my fridge is the best money I've ever spent on my smart home
Published: September 21, 2026 12:00
You have no idea how much produce my fridge spoiled before this
Claude Code wastes tokens on tasks that don't need them, but this one setting fixes it
Published: September 21, 2026 11:30
Some jobs really aren't that deep
Your motherboard still can't do one thing a 20-year-old sound card could, and BioShock proves it
https://www.xda-developers.com/motherboard-still-cant-do-one-thing-20-year-old-sound-card-could/
Published: September 21, 2026 11:00
And it's all Windows' fault.
Claude Code's output got dramatically better when I stopped letting it decide when it was done
Published: September 21, 2026 10:00
Claude needed a much shorter leash
This ESP32 device automatically tells you about every plane that flies over your head
Published: September 21, 2026 05:26
Just set it up and watch the planes go by.
Someone built a Nixie-inspired ESP32 clock that also shows the weather
Published: September 21, 2026 03:26
It looks the part without breaking the bank.
This DIY project turns your spare Raspberry Pi and monitor into a fancy wall calendar
Published: September 21, 2026 01:06
A lot more useful than being consigned to the spare parts box.
I changed one Windows 11 setting, and my PC instantly looked cleaner and felt faster
Published: September 21, 2026 00:00
On low end hardware the UI shed its visual weight, easing CPU and GPU load so menus and animations feel effortless.
I check these 4 numbers before downloading a local AI model, and tokens per second is dead last
Published: September 20, 2026 23:00
Before your local AI runs, it needs to walk
Cockpit gave my headless server a face without giving it an entire desktop environment
Published: September 20, 2026 22:00
My headless server needed a dashboard, and Cockpit gave it one without bloating everything
I stopped exporting from Photoshop and Illustrator, and one open-source app now handles both jobs
Published: September 20, 2026 21:30
No more app-switching between raster and vector workflows
I gave my smart home a bedtime button, and it actually makes every night a little bit easier
https://www.xda-developers.com/gave-smart-home-bedtime-button-makes-every-night-little-bit-easier/
Published: September 20, 2026 21:00
I finally got rid of nighttime chores.
I recycled an old Intel Arc card for a local LLM server, and the results were surprisingly decent
Published: September 20, 2026 20:30
My old Intel Arc A750 runs Gemma 4 faster than I expected, and it cost me nothing to find out
I paired Claude Code with Wispr Flow, and my 5-minute prompts now take 60 seconds
https://www.xda-developers.com/paired-claude-code-with-wispr-flow/
Published: September 20, 2026 20:00
My prompts got better without taking longer
5 free Windows apps made me stop using the built-in ones
https://www.xda-developers.com/free-windows-apps-made-me-stop-using-the-built-in-ones/
Published: September 20, 2026 19:30
I stopped settling for Windows' default tools and built a setup that works better for me.
A Docker container now strips the ads out of every podcast before it reaches my phone
https://www.xda-developers.com/docker-container-now-strips-ads-podcast-reaches-phone/
Published: September 20, 2026 19:00
It's been a game-changer for me.
Don't worry, Nvidia's CEO says there's a "0% chance" AI destroys the world by 2030
https://www.xda-developers.com/dont-worry-nvidias-ceo-says-0-chance-ai-destroys-the-world-by-2030/
Published: September 20, 2026 18:31
I guess the world will end in 2031.
Building an ESP32 Home Assistant display taught me what data actually matters (and stopped me from checking my phone as much)
https://www.xda-developers.com/built-home-assistant-display-esp32-instead-of-using-phone/
Published: September 20, 2026 18:30
I've caught the ESP32 bug.
5 Docker containers replaced my most expensive subscriptions
https://www.xda-developers.com/docker-containers-replaced-my-most-expensive-subscriptions/
Published: September 20, 2026 18:00
I cut the clutter from my monthly software bill with Docker.
I ditched Docker for WSL containers in my homelab, and here's what failed first
https://www.xda-developers.com/ran-whole-homelab-wsl-containers-week-what-broke/
Published: September 20, 2026 17:30
Not a lot, to be honest.
My old router became useless until I wiped its firmware and gave it one job
https://www.xda-developers.com/old-router-became-useless-until-i-wiped-its-firmware-gave-it-one-job/
Published: September 20, 2026 17:00
Stock firmware wouldn't even let it do the one job it had left.
I asked ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to do something I normally handle myself, and the results surprised me
Published: September 20, 2026 16:30
What happens when three AI assistants plan the same road trip from scratch?
I capped my GPU at 70% power, and lost almost nothing I would actually notice in a game
Published: September 20, 2026 16:00
My RTX 5080 doesn't actually need its full power limit to push great framerates
Emulators made my childhood games look worse until I enabled one simple shader
https://www.xda-developers.com/emulators-childhood-games-worse-enabled-shader/
Published: September 20, 2026 15:30
A rare case where color bleeding is ideal.
I tested the Windows 11 tweaks everyone recommends, and almost all of them were a waste of time
https://www.xda-developers.com/testing-windows-tweaks-everyone-recommends-and-most-were-useless/
Published: September 20, 2026 15:00
A deep dive into Windows 11 tweaks that promise dramatic gains but mostly replace polish with fragile fixes.
I turned my browser into my entire productivity workspace, and I'm using fewer desktop apps than ever
Published: September 20, 2026 14:30
Who needs desktop apps anyway?
I gave Home Assistant a local LLM for voice control, then turned it off for most of what I say
https://www.xda-developers.com/gave-home-assistant-local-llm-voice-control-turned-off-most-what-say/
Published: September 20, 2026 14:00
Now I get the best of both worlds.
The hidden downsides of DDR5 no one warns you about
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-hidden-downsides-of-ddr5-no-one-warns-you-about/
Published: September 20, 2026 13:30
DDR5 is the standard now, but it isn't perfect
My gaming handheld runs my home media server, and it costs nothing to keep running
https://www.xda-developers.com/gaming-handheld-home-media-server/
Published: September 20, 2026 13:00
Gaming handhelds can do more than play games.
I compared the same movie on Blu-ray and streaming, and I wasn’t prepared for the difference
Published: September 20, 2026 12:30
The difference was like 1080p Blu-ray and UHD 4K Blu-ray.
My old router was fine all along — these default settings were the real problem
Published: September 20, 2026 12:00
I almost dropped $200 on a Wi-Fi 7 router.
I gave my Claude Code sessions two crucial skills, and now they actually finish what I start
https://www.xda-developers.com/gave-claude-projects-two-crucial-skills-now-they-finish-what-i-start/
Published: September 20, 2026 11:31
Everyone keeps installing plugins, but two simple skills is what actually improved my workflow
Your GPU's legacy PCIe slot is slower than it should be, but that's not why you should replace it
Published: September 20, 2026 11:00
The slot itself is the last thing you need to worry about.
My local LLM now names and sorts every screenshot I take, and I'll never manually organize them again
Published: September 20, 2026 10:00
Hours saved with one tiny script
Someone turned a 60s Grundig Musikgerät radio into a networked speaker with an ESP32
Published: September 20, 2026 05:59
The switches and dials all still work, albeit with different functions now.
You, too, can turn your spare Raspberry Pi 5 into a Proxmox virtualization host
Published: September 20, 2026 05:22
It's not perfect, but it works.
The Halloween Documents revealed how Microsoft planned to extinguish Linux, but the open-source community turned it into a weapon
https://www.xda-developers.com/halloween-documents-microsoft-extinguish-linux/
Published: September 20, 2026 00:00
Its leak gave the open-source community vital intel versus the big leagues.
I stopped screenshotting error messages after wiring a local model directly into my terminal
Published: September 19, 2026 23:00
Why leave the terminal if you don't have to?
I ditched Android TV’s cluttered home screen for this beautifully simple launcher
Published: September 19, 2026 22:00
The Monet screensaver is basic and elegant for Android TV.
Dockhand gave my Compose files a front end, and I stopped using a terminal to manage my Docker apps
https://www.xda-developers.com/dockhand-gave-my-compose-files-a-front-end/
Published: September 19, 2026 21:30
Dockhand turned my Docker Compose chaos into a clickable web interface I actually use
The Gemini app for Windows puts Microsoft Copilot to shame
https://www.xda-developers.com/gemini-app-for-windows-puts-copilot-to-shame/
Published: September 19, 2026 21:00
Microsoft should be taking notes.
I tested the leaked DLSS 5, and it's doing something to old games that Nvidia probably didn't intend
Published: September 19, 2026 20:30
A refreshing twist or an uncanny valley nightmare? I'll let you be the judge.
My homelab had a dead container for 64 days, and the popular monitoring tools wouldn't have caught it
https://www.xda-developers.com/gave-my-homelab-a-proper-monitoring-stack-found-failing-containers/
Published: September 19, 2026 20:00
And even when I found it, the container wasn't really the problem
Obsidian Bases can put project boards beside your notes, making it one less task app to keep updated
Published: September 19, 2026 19:30
It's better than Trello for my workflow.
Every disc I own is on my server now, and licensing changes can't take them back
Published: September 19, 2026 19:00
The Blu-ray police will have to pull my disc backups from my prying dead hands.
Home Assistant couldn't do the automation I wanted, so I linked it to Node-RED instead
https://www.xda-developers.com/home-assistant-couldnt-automation-linked-node-red-instead/
Published: September 19, 2026 18:30
Home Assistant hit its limits
I gave ChatGPT, Claude, and NotebookLM the same 100-page PDF — here's who actually understood it
https://www.xda-developers.com/gave-chatgpt-claude-notebooklm-the-same-100-page-pdf/
Published: September 19, 2026 18:00
Time to see who actually read the PDF
Ubuntu's snap obsession and GNOME pushed me to Fedora, and I'm not going back
https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-snap-obsession-gnome-pushed-me-fedora-not-going-back/
Published: September 19, 2026 17:30
Ubuntu may have been king of the hill for a long time, but I've finally made the switch, and I have no regrets.
I cancelled 5 subscriptions after one weekend of setting up self-hosting replacements
Published: September 19, 2026 17:01
My server started paying for itself.
I ditched Claude Design, PowerPoint, and Canva for a tool that builds presentation PDFs under 5 minutes
Published: September 19, 2026 16:30
It was time to consolidate my presentation stack
I spent 4 years with a liquid-cooled GPU, and now I appreciate air cooling more than ever
Published: September 19, 2026 16:01
I didn't think I'd miss the simplicity this much.
This modern N64 console brings the classic CRT look to my 4K TV
https://www.xda-developers.com/this-modern-n64-console-brings-classic-crt-look-to-my-4k-tv/
Published: September 19, 2026 15:30
ModRetro's M64 still isn't perfect, but it's really good at simulating the look of a classic tube TV.
My family's endless 3D printing requests taught me why a print kiosk is essential
Published: September 19, 2026 15:00
I built a 3D printing queue system because my family wouldn't stop asking me to print things
Seriously, please stop uploading these files to cloud LLMs (and what to use instead)
Published: September 19, 2026 14:30
Your LLM does not need to see everything.
I ditched Synology's apps for open-source alternatives, and my NAS finally became useful
Published: September 19, 2026 14:00
My Synology NAS runs Immich, Navidrome, and Jellyfin now — Synology's own apps don't stand a chance
This free and open-source app runs any Windows app on Linux with ease
Published: September 19, 2026 13:30
This tool is making my Windows-to-Linux transition smooth
Your Windows PC has a built-in maintenance tool that outperforms every paid optimizer on the market
Published: September 19, 2026 13:00
PC optimizer apps try to sell you a lot of things Windows can already do, and Task Scheduler is the best way to make it all happen automatically.
My Google TV got noticeably faster once I stopped letting it show me its own home screen
Published: September 19, 2026 12:30
I'm having a better experience with Google TV by booting into alternative launcher.
I installed a UPS for my smart home and Home Assistant still couldn't save my automations
Published: September 19, 2026 12:00
Sometimes your smart home isn't very smart at all
The best self-hosted Notion alternative isn't AFFiNE or AppFlowy, it's something way simpler
https://www.xda-developers.com/best-self-hosted-notion-alternative-is-outline/
Published: September 19, 2026 11:30
Sometimes the boring software wins your workflow simply by refusing to get in the way.
My old laptop became a game-streaming hub and ad-blocking powerhouse, and now it's irreplaceable on my home network
Published: September 19, 2026 11:00
This $0 laptop upgrade blocks ads network-wide and streams games to any screen in my house
Antigravity excels at one task, but Claude Code and Codex dominate everywhere else
Published: September 19, 2026 10:00
Three coding agents walked into a workflow, and only one of them stayed for free
Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the community isn't so enthused about it
Published: September 19, 2026 05:49
Its users aren't exactly rolling out the red carpet for this change.
An 18-year-old game has re-appeared on the Xbox best-selling charts, and likely for a good reason
Published: September 19, 2026 05:26
Some classics still hold up.
KDE Plasma 6.8 goes into maintenance mode as an October release seems highly likely
Published: September 19, 2026 01:26
Good things on the horizon.
Microsoft deleted a Windows command that decades of scripts still depend on, and it's gone for good
Published: September 19, 2026 00:00
If you've been relying on WMIC for managing Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft's latest updates are bad news for you. But it's not the end of the world.
I run my local LLMs inside the ChatGPT desktop app now, and it took one free open-source tool to do it
https://www.xda-developers.com/run-local-llms-inside-chatgpt-desktop-app-one-free-open-source-tool/
Published: September 18, 2026 23:00
opencodex is simple and easy to use, and lets you add any LLM to Codex.
I stopped using my Fire TV Stick just for streaming after discovering these apps
Published: September 18, 2026 22:00
Free apps that turn streaming sticks into tools
I ditched Google Sheets for a self-hosted spreadsheet, and my data finally stopped leaving my network
https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-google-sheets-for-a-self-hosted-spreadsheet/
Published: September 18, 2026 21:30
My spreadsheets don't need another cloud account, they now live safely inside my own self-hosted setup.
Cheap managed switches are the real networking upgrade nobody talks about
Published: September 18, 2026 21:00
Your router is probably fine, but the more things you hardwire the better.
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