XDA

ALT I stopped using CCleaner after finding a free open-source cleaner that finds more junk

ALT My favorite Claude Code alternative isn't Codex or Cursor: it's something way more powerful and open-source

ALT AAA games are now playable in web browsers, and AI-assisted reverse engineering is the secret sauce

ALT KDE Plasma gets a ton of bug fixes as 6.8 begins landing on people's computers

ALT 5 ESP32 projects that replace smart home gadgets you'd otherwise pay a subscription for

ALT Sam Altman says it's "quite terrible" that people use RAM in their PCs for AI during a shortage

ALT I stopped paying for Lightroom after finding a free open-source editor that handles my RAW files just as well

ALT I replaced Audible and Kindle with self-hosted alternatives, and I own my library now

ALT Moving my Wi-Fi 6 router to a shelf beat my $330 Wi-Fi 7 upgrade in the bedroom

ALT Your ISP's router may be broadcasting a second Wi-Fi network for strangers

ALT I tried ABS on my budget 3D printer and realized the difficulty is mostly myth

ALT I gave my old PC two cheap PCIe cards, and it became more powerful than high-end pre-built NAS units

ALT Swapping my DNS server fixed 3 annoying problems on my home network

ALT 7 PC building habits that were smart in 2016 but not anymore

ALT After digitizing stacks of my old CDs to lossless audio, I finally perfected my ripping workflow

ALT Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops use the same chip as the DGX Spark, but they get faster memory and features the DGX Spark doesn't

ALT Ethernet beats Wi-Fi where it counts, and you can run cables without drilling a single hole

ALT I tried 4 open-source Google Maps alternatives, and one was an easy winner

ALT Remote access feels like the “final boss” of running a home lab, but NetBird made it a few clicks