HeyJaredMonica J. White
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I ditched my whole-home network wiring plan after realizing one cable was enough (opens the original)
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Sometimes I wonder: Am I just a big fan of Ethernet, or do I dislike Wi-Fi? The answer is probably "yes." My home is full of various devices, and I try to wire them up as often as possible, as I find that ditching Wi-Fi for Ethernet brings great results 99% of the time. As such, when I started thinking of ways to improve my home network, switching to Ethernet across the board seemed like an obvious answer. The problem was that the plan was way bigger than I initially thought and hoped, and this
Your old optical drives still have one storage trick SSDs can't quite replace (opens the original)
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You've probably heard that CDs, DVDs, and physical media in general are experiencing a resurgence. Makes sense. I have so many different subscriptions to various streaming services, I'm seriously considering ditching it all and just collecting DVDs again. At least they're mine for life, then. But physical media as means of storage? In those cases, these CDs and DVDs end up listed among the storage drives that are officially too old in 2026. I agree, but I also don't, because those old drives sti
5 unusual storage devices that are faster than any SSD (and why we don't use them for PC storage) (opens the original)
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You may think that if you've spent money on one of the most expensive SSDs (hopefully not too recently, given the prices), you've got the fastest storage in the world. In a way, it's true. But not in every context. By creating an account, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive our newsletters; you can unsubscribe any time. *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number By creating an account, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You also agree to
These 4 tools beat Tailscale for remote access—and they're way simpler (opens the original)
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Tailscale is pretty much the default option when you want to access anything remotely. It's definitely the option most people will give you when you ask them for recommendations. There's a good reason for that: Tailscale handles NAT traversal automatically, usually establishes direct encrypted connections, and can always fall back to a Tailscale Peer Relay or DERP when there's no direct path. That's all well and good, but ask yourself, do you actually need another private network? Sometimes you
How I extended my Wi-Fi connection without ruining my speeds (opens the original)
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Wi-Fi is super convenient, but when it comes to its ability to travel through walls and cover the entire house, things can get a little sketchy. It's not just about the stability of your connection, but also about the speeds. Many people choose to use Wi-Fi extenders to fix the problem, but the truth is that they don't help much. I wanted more coverage, so I decided to move the network closer to where I really needed it. When you think of the idea behind Wi-Fi extenders, it becomes quite clear w
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