Add essential ports to your laptop with the Baseus 12-in-1 docking station, now on sale for $70

Laptops have become the go-to tool for most people, whether you’re using them at home, at the office, or on the go. Of course, there are sacrifices that need to be made in order to achieve the desired portability, especially when it comes to the port selection on many laptops. Luckily, USB hubs and docking stations exist, providing an easy way to add ports to any laptop.

Conrado Ramírez
Mexico

I wiped my entire Obsidian vault, and I regret not doing it sooner

I used Obsidian for months without running a cleanup. After a while, I ended up with folders, files, and plugins I hardly ever used. Most of what I added felt like it was only there for decoration. Eventually, looking at my setup became painful with all that mess, and that's...

Daniel Martinez
Dallas

Claude Skills aren’t prompts, and using them like one is costing you hours every week

Given how many features AI labs drop every single day, I don't blame you if they've started blurring together. I write about AI for a living, and even I struggle to keep up with everything companies announce at times.

Ramón Olmos
Mexico

Your home server needs Ethernet, but not for the reason you think

Whenever your Jellyfin or Plex stream buffers, you blame the network. To fix that, run an Ethernet cable from your home server to the router (or a network switch, if you have one). Wiring your media server with an Ethernet cable is the right call. Most people justify it for...

Thierry Renaud
Switzerland

Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Hacking the first generation of AI chatbots...

Daniela Hackmann
Germany

I ditched Plex for Jellyfin, and the migration took less time than I thought it would

Plex quickly became a powerhouse with the rise of the network-attached storage (NAS) and self-hosting communities. As more looked to cancel streaming service subscriptions and host their own purchased media, Plex was positioned to take the market by storm, providing a reliable and intuitive way to catalog, store, and stream...

Alisha Staven
Norway

After moving to a NAS, I can’t go back to cloud storage for anything important

A lot of people treat cloud storage and local storage as interchangeable. There are two different ways to hold files, one of which comes with a monthly bill and the other requires effort to set up and maintain. That way of thinking quickly crumbles the first time you use a...

Michael Johnson
Chicago

I’ve been shucking external hard drives for my NAS for three years, and it’s saved me thousands

It's safe to say that I didn't know better when I bought my first NAS. While it was a few years ago, like most people, I ended up buying dedicated NAS drives because it felt like the obvious thing to do. I mean, it does say NAS on the hard...

Bryan Sanders
Australia

Most NAS owners waste their USB ports on external drives when they should be using them for this instead

When you’re building a reliable Network-Attached Storage server, you’ll typically use the SATA slots, drive bays, and M.2 ports to pair it with hard drives and SSDs. However, modern NAS units tend to pack a bunch of USB ports alongside the display and Ethernet interfaces – and I’m not talking...

Salvador Delgado
Spain

SSD caching on a NAS sounds clever, but it’s the wrong upgrade for most workloads

Browse home lab forums for a few minutes, and you’re bound to come across dozens of tips to boost your Network-Attached Storage server’s capabilities. Many of these, like enabling SMB multichannel and using an SSD as the boot drive, actually make a lot of sense, and can improve your storage...

Roselyn Ketelaars
Netherlands

4 lesser-known Android Auto apps that are surprisingly useful

Android Auto apps are few and far between, but over the years, Google seems to have successfully persuaded a sizable section of developers to integrate Android Auto (AA) support. This includes major-league apps like WhatsApp and Spotify, plus all those bits from the Google suite that make driving a breeze,...

Michael Johnson
Chicago

Your retro gaming setup is only as good as your CRT, and most people get this wrong

I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to retro gaming. Sure, emulators are more easily accessible (and I don't have to worry about hardware giving out on me), but nothing matches the experience of sliding up the power switch on a Super Nintendo and watching it bloom to...

Toligniva Zelinska
Ukraine

Asus solved WOLED’s biggest weakness, and the price tag proves they actually did something different

If you've been on the fence about picking up an OLED monitor, maybe this is the one that'll change your mind. The Asus ROG Strix XG27AQWMG is a 27-inch, 1440p Tandem W-OLED monitor with a 280 Hz refresh rate and variable refresh rate (VRR). And it's strictly stunning.

Jane Smith
Los Angeles

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