The ESP32 microcontroller earns plenty of praise for delivering wireless connectivity, generous features, and solid performance at minimal cost. It's become a backbone to my smart home devices and sensors. A growing number of smart devices adds a strain on my Wi-Fi network. Upgrading to high-end network gear can fix that, but I wanted to confirm if my setup needs that before jumping the gun.

Considering all the virtualization experiments you can run on them, home server platforms tend to require somewhat decent systems. But then you have tools like Proxmox that can run on potato hardware despite offering killer features. In fact, I’ve deployed PVE on several dinosaur machines, and it has served my needs pretty well. However, aside from an LXC-hosting decade-old laptop (and that one time I tried running a Hackintosh on an SBC), I often end up clustering low-power devices with a somewhat capable system for a high-availability setup.

We're knee-deep in the ongoing DRAM crisis. Consumer RAM prices have tripled in a matter of weeks, SSDs have also shot up, and graphics cards are sure to follow. This AI-induced crisis might not be limited to the next year. Some reports estimate that DRAM supply will remain strained well into 2028. With a dark cloud looming over the PC hardware industry, you might have to shelve your upgrade plans indefinitely. However, I believe most gamers can do without a new PC or upgrade for the foreseeable future. Here are a few telltale signs that your existing gaming PC is immune to the current market forces.

There are few gaming franchises that are as popular or bigger than the Street Fighter series from Capcom. Following the release of Street Fighter 2, the landscape of the fighting game genre and competitive fighting game scene was laid down because of its popularity. People love the characters, their iconic special moves and stages, and the amazing music that helped define an era of arcade gaming. Which is why movie adaptations of the legendary series have not always been successful, with a few exceptions made in Japan.

The internet can be a frustrating place when it comes to discussing just about anything, and unfortunately, the same happens in the Linux world. You often hear people talk about switching to Linux and that's not a rare sentiment, but when it comes down to which variant of Linux to use, there's a lot of debate and sometimes even tribalism when it comes to what distro each person uses. You may be familiar with the expression "I use Arch BTW", and it's a bit of a running joke that Arch users love to brag about using Arch. I, for one, would never do that.

Well, we're deep in the Winter months, and you know what that means; it's time to hunker down in the warm and play some roguelikes and roguelites. I've been having a blast going through my collection of both new and old titles, and I've come to realise that perhaps not everyone knows about the games I've been really enjoying. So, here are some roguelites and roguelikes that I've been really enjoying that you may never have heard of before.

After years of push-back, Amazon is finally opening up its Kindle walled-garden -- at least a bit.

Microsoft wants to make a big splash in the handheld market, but there's a big battle ahead of it. While companies have been happy with using Windows 11 for their systems, we've seen things change when Valve made its SteamOS available for anyone to download. Now, people are comparing and contrasting SteamOS vs. Windows 11's performance, and they're often finding that the former wins out. Even Microsoft's own console reportedly loses to Bazzite, a SteamOS-like Linux distro.

In what is sure to be the beginning of a slew of announcements, LG has confirmed it is releasing its first flagship RGB TV in 2026. It wasn't a huge secret, considering "a premium LCD TV with Micro RGB technology" won a CES 2026 Innovation Award in November. But it's now certain that the LG Micro RGB evo TV will be released in 2026 in 100-, 86-, and 75-inch sizes, with US pricing to be announced at a later date.The Micro RGB evo TV will use an upgraded version of LG's Alpha 11 processor, usually reserved for the company's high-end OLED displays like the LG G5. The TV has been certified by Intertek - a testing and certification company - to …Read the full story at The Verge.

I knew it was coming, but I didn't realize it would hurt this bad. After 35 years, iRobot, the creator of the Roomba -- which is basically the Klenex of robot vacuums -- has filed for bankruptcy protection.

SilverBullet is a free, self-hosted markdown editor and personal knowledge management tool that puts privacy above all else and is accessible straight from your browser. As a markdown editor, SilverBullet has a lot in common with other tools like Obsidian, Vim, and iA Writer. SilverBullet even has a Vim mode you can access, if that's more your speed. That said, the app stands out from those programs in several notable ways, including the ability to write and run Lua scripts directly in your browser.

It's still hard to believe that Hollow Knight: Silksong actually came out this year, but now, we all have a new thing to wait for: the game is getting a free expansion in 2026, titled Sea of Sorrow. Team Cherry calls it the game's "first big expansion.""New areas, bosses, tools, and more!" Team Cherry says in a blog post. "Hornet's adventures continue in our nautically themed expansion, coming free for all players next year. We'll keep further details a secret for now, but expect additional info shortly before Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow releases."More than seven million people bought Silksong, according to Team Cherry, and " …Read the full story at The Verge.