Once I started discovering what all my NAS is capable of, I wanted to move all my existing tasks to it, from backups and media streaming to file syncing and even storing surveillance footage. It was the benefit of having everything in one place, turning the NAS into a pro-level machine that I’ve always wanted it to be.

With 2025 coming to a close and 2026 on the horizon, fans of Star Wars are still waiting for the next major video game release. At the moment, there are a number of projects in the works at various studios, but only a handful of them are known to have made any real progress. Unfortunately, some of them have since been canceled or faded far into the background, with little to nothing known about them. Luckily for Star Wars fans, there are still things to look forward to as we go into 2026 and beyond.

I’ve been using Google Docs since I was in school. It’s mostly been for my own personal stuff - notes, projects, essays, assignments, lists - but also hunting down public docs for research purposes. Docs is one of the top document apps out there because of how easy and intuitive the interface is, plus it syncs with the rest of your Drive automatically. But therein also lies the problem - everything lives in the cloud. And the more I learn about data privacy, the more uneasy I feel about that.

The more I dive into the world of home labs and self-hosting, the more I realize one thing. Far too many of my secrets are stored in plaintext in Dockerfiles, k8s, virtual machines, and the other programs I'm using. I don't like this, even if it's on hardware that's inside my home, so I went looking for a secrets manager that I could use instead. The problem is that most are focused on the enterprise environment, which means subscription pricing.

On December 8, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will be widely released on PS5. It's already available on the platform through early access, marking the first time the long-running flight simulation game series has ever been available on a PlayStation console. This port is part of a wider initiative from Xbox Game Studios in recent years to bring its previously exclusive games to other platforms. This past week, I hopped on a call with Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann to discuss the PS5 port.

PC users might differ on which components are still relevant and which ones are effectively obsolete. After all, it's stupid to throw away your old Gen3 NVMe SSD or non-modular PSU just because they've been replaced by far better models. However, when you're in the market for new components, there are some specs you shouldn't consider anymore, even if you're building a budget PC. From outdated displays to insufficient storage and memory, here are six PC specs that shouldn't feature on your new PC in 2026.

The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute you're trick-or-treating with your kids, and the next you're panic shopping in a Buc-ee's gift aisle. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right cheat sheet, you can keep the holiday spirit high and stress levels low.Fortunately, we did some planning on your behalf. As much as we love playing with the latest gadgets and gizmos here at The Verge, we also love recommending them. That's why, after consulting with our expert team of writers and editors, we've compiled a medley of gift ideas that won't be regifted come this time next year - from noise-canceling earbuds and e-reade …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you want your PC ready to go as soon as you come back to use it, you probably put it to sleep rather than shutting it down. Sometimes, though, putting your computer to sleep doesn't work like you want it to. This usually means going to sleep or waking up from sleep when you didn't want it to. The behavior is usually caused by Windows tasks, drivers, or devices that can prevent (or wake your PC up from) sleep.

I spent half a decade pouring my life into Notion. From project management to daily journaling, every piece of information lived within its block-based architecture. Yet, despite its flexibility, I began to feel the friction: data felt isolated on Notion’s servers, performance lagged, and my knowledge base was structured more like a filing cabinet than a connected brain.

You know, third-party modifications for Windows 11 have been looking pretty good right about now. The operating system has had its fair share of weird issues over the past few weeks, including the File Explorer dark mode flashbanging people without warning. And while I'll always be the first to recommend that people migrate to the one OS that sends dread down every Windows user's spine, some people don't have the choice. So, the next best thing is to tweak Windows 11 to behave.

Home servers run quietly in the background, yet they carry a surprising amount of responsibility for media streaming, file serving, automation, backups, and self-hosting. The hardware you choose determines how smooth this experience feels over months or even years of continuous uptime.

It's really hard to pick out a Christmas present for someone into SBCs. Whatever you pick, they either don't need it, can't use it, already have it, or, if you're really lucky, you get something they want.