Whether you want to admit it or not, AI is slowly starting to take up more space in our everyday lives. One option you have is to ignore it and continue taking on more than you can realistically handle. But here’s the thing: the longer you keep doing that, the quicker you’ll get left behind. The other option is to learn how to make AI work for you.

Going back and playing games that were released decades ago can be a real mixed bag. Some games that were stellar titles at the time end up aging like milk, while others are still a riot to this day. Fortunately, the latter are more likely to stick around on storefronts, meaning you can pick them up during a sale and snag a piece of gaming history for less.

I was a student not too long ago — one who always looked for cool tools to use. Having spent four years of my life pursuing a degree in electronics engineering, I know how overwhelming student life can be — especially when it comes to completing assignments and projects on time. I've spent hours researching the web for various answers and solutions to problems I would encounter. What made it worse was the spotty Wi-Fi network inside the campus that would take ages to load simple webpages. I would always wish there was a way for me to access these websites and forums even when I was offline, since it would be more efficient that way. While I couldn't do it back then, I've found a tool that can do it now.

You know, I haven't seen many 3D printable key hangers. It seems like a really obvious thing to 3D print, and yet, I guess the idea never crossed my mind. Key hangars don't need to be complex; you can easily adjust the plan to fit the kind of screw you want to use, and best of all, you can get really creative with how it'll look.

If you have an older PC that just doesn't meet the hardware demands of Windows 11, you're not out of options. Several Linux distributions are designed specifically for lightweight performance, user-friendly interfaces, and compatibility with aging hardware. These distros can breathe new life into machines that would otherwise be collecting dust. Best of all, they’re free, secure, and surprisingly capable for daily use.

To say that the Xbox brand has been through a very rough patch lately would be a massive understatement for most gamers. Between the large number of layoffs happening at Microsoft, and the cancellation of major games that were announced, rough times have been happening on the Xbox front. The major news breaking over the past few months has led to Xbox fans having their faith in the brand shaken severely. Many gamers who play new games on multiple consoles question whether it's a smart move to invest in anything within the Xbox ecosystem right now, especially if everything we know about Xbox now is in danger of changing for the worst in the near future.

Pi-hole is well-known in the self-hosting and privacy communities, but many people assume it requires powerful hardware to run correctly. After looking at how little CPU and RAM Pi-hole actually uses, I realized I didn’t need a full-sized Raspberry Pi or a mini PC. Instead, I repurposed a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to act as a dedicated local DNS server and ad blocker. I’d already used one for network penetration testing, so it made sense to deploy another as my local DNS server and ad blocker.

Raspberry Pi projects come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but one of the more useful ones is acting as a monitor for your larger hardware. It's a perfect pick; a Raspberry Pi is cheap, pretty small, and doesn't need a ton of processing power to check on a larger system and relay its temperature, CPU load, or anything else you want to keep track of.

When configuring your network-attached storage (NAS) for sending and receiving files from clients, several protocols are available. The two most common are Server Message Block (SMB) and Network File System (NFS). SMB is best suited for Windows clients, while NFS is the go-to for Linux and macOS (and any other Unix-based system). Depending on what devices you have on your home local area network (LAN) that will interact with the NAS, it may be prudent to have both active and running. It's what I do, and here's why.

Just like assembling a PC, putting together your first Network-Attached Storage server can be a thrilling experience. There’s the thrill of the hunt while browsing the latest components, and the satisfaction you get after successfully putting them together. If you aren’t familiar with the NAS-centric distributions out there, you’ll also experience the joy (and fright) of tinkering with an entirely new operating system.

Wired data connections will never be entirely replaced by wireless ones, but the Ethernet protocol still has some design constraints that limit the performance of certain data transfers. One way to optimize these large throughput transfers is by using jumbo frames, which send a larger payload of data with every Ethernet frame, while using the same overhead as the standard 1500 MTU packet size. They can help if your network is 2.5GbE or faster, as sometimes the smaller data packets cause more traffic, slowing down the network. I've tested them on my home network, and couldn't see any difference with standard tests, but it does depend on what hardware and network path you have set up.

Whether you're new to Steam Deck or still thinking about buying one, you might be wondering if you can play non-Steam games on the Steam Deck or SteamOS. You can, and one free app is the key. It's not pre-installed on the Steam Deck, but installing and setting it up takes only a few minutes.