I've used Wyze products off and on for nearly a decade, and each time, no matter the device, I'm left satisfied. The products are affordable and reliable. Plus, the cost for service isn't all that bad either. Of course, everyone will have their own favorites, but as far as my experience goes, Wyze has never let me down.

There's nothing wrong with wireless networks. They're convenient when you just need to get connected or to let people connect to your network. But, if you're looking to get the best performance, we recommend sticking with a wired connection if that's an option.

If you're a Microsoft 365 user, you can do a lot worse than check out the official roadmap for the software. It's especially useful for looking into what Microsoft is planning for the productivity suite, what stage each feature is at, and when we can expect them on our own PCs. Microsoft has just added two more entries to its roadmap, and not only are they both for Microsoft Teams, but they're looking like they'd be highly useful tools for any professional.

The gaming PC I built back in 2017 had 16GB (2x8GB) of DDR4-3000 memory. The G.Skill Ripjaws V sticks lasted me well into 2022, at which point I moved to a new build. My older PC has been gathering dust since then. While I gave my Ryzen 5 1600 and GTX 1660 Ti to a friend a few years ago, the other components are still in their old boxes, waiting to be called upon someday. Ever since skyrocketing RAM prices brought unprecedented attention to PC memory, I've been wondering how best to use my 8GB sticks. I've been struggling to find the time to repurpose my old hardware for a DIY project, but a home lab and retro gaming PC are still on my mind. Alternatively, I could give the RAM to someone building a budget gaming PC. If nothing else, I can make a quick buck by selling the kit on the used market.

If you’ve ever worked with vector graphics, you’ve probably considered getting an Illustrator subscription at some point, or already have one. It’s one of the industry standards and has been the go-to for hobbyists and professionals alike for any vector-related work for years now. I used to have a subscription myself, but then I eventually cut ties with Adobe, and started building a new editing stack comprising free and open-source graphics apps.

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People who use Linux or an ARM64 device know the pain of having to resort to workarounds to get their favorite apps working on their systems. That goes double for anyone running an ARM64 device and Linux simultaneously. And while companies usually make excellent progress on one side of the equation (such as Google Chrome releasing on Windows on Arm back in 2024), the other side often gets left out.

Having witnessed my fair share of cloud-based services getting the enshittification treatment with privacy-intrusive ads, unintuitive menus, and paywalled features, I’ve been going through tons of self-hosted utilities to build a FOSS application stack. Although media management tools form a large segment of my local apps, I’ve also followed this notion for my productivity arsenal, as I’d rather not deal with cloud services when I can just host free tools on my home lab nodes. So, here’s the productivity stack that I currently use after years of trial and error.

I feel like we're at a real crossroads in the handheld market. There is no clear winner just yet, with Windows 11, SteamOS, and Bazzite among the most popular options. However, I feel that the trajectories that each operating system picks now will decide which one will become the de facto choice among gamers.

3D-printed PC parts are among the most satisfying ways to blend hobbyist creativity with practical PC building. You can make cable combs, fan ducts, SSD brackets, GPU supports, and all kinds of custom add-ons for a fraction of what retail accessories often cost. Better yet, you can make them fit your exact case and hardware instead of settling for something generic. That kind of flexibility is hard to beat, and it is a big reason printed parts have become so popular.

Anyone dabbling in self-hosting runs into a familiar set of problems. For me, it's been deciding what to host on. While I started off with a Raspberry Pi, I quickly outgrew that. Next came a NAS, but it wasn't ideal either. Let's just say that while I wanted to self-host my stack at home, the hardware options leaned awkward. A full desktop server was just too awkward to run Home Assistant and Immich. But a cheap mini PC turned out to be the perfect middle ground I was looking for.

We've spent a lot of time talking about Microsoft's plan to bring Windows 11 to its newest console. The company recently revealed Project Helix, which will reportedly run Windows 11 in Xbox mode instead of using a dedicated Xbox OS and can play PC games. However, what we haven't heard a lot about is Microsoft bringing its Xbox offerings to PC. After all, if Project Helix ends up being a Windows 11 PC in disguise, what's stopping developments in Microsoft's newest console from going back upstream to Windows 11?