The Steam Deck is a powerful device, and I’m not talking about the frames it pushes on AAA games, at least not here. I’ve said before that the Deck beats a budget gaming laptop on long trips, and much of what I’ve argued has been due to the form factor, because in situations where you … Read more
Over the past couple of years, I’ve spent a lot of time tinkering with the Jellyfin server. It was enough to know that organizing my media library was only half the battle. The other half enjoyed it from the comfort of the couch, without having to navigate a better interface or deal with the hassles … Read more
Whether it’s a multi-terabyte Gen 5 NVMe or a 500GB SATA SSD, everyone wants a little more space on their drive. If you can’t afford to buy more, the next best thing is to soften your drive as much as possible by freeing up space for the apps and services you use. Many third-party utilities … Read more
Microsoft released a security patch that bricked my trusty Ubuntu partition. In August 2024, a Windows update using the Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) patch flagged vulnerable GRUB bootloaders, locking out thousands of dual-boot users worldwide. I was one of the few users who got the “Security Policy Violation” error instead of the login screen, … Read more