Transitioning to Unifi for WiFi: The Expensive Lessons Learned

I moved from an Amplifi Alien mesh network to a Unifi WiFi network. I learned a lot of expensive lessons, like disabling the future-ready WiFi 6

2025 subscriptions list

2025 Subscriptions Review

Reviewing my 2024 and 2025 subscriptions. Entertainment, cloud services, delivery services, and 1 service that I will cancel last.

Walkthrough of my Homelab

My homelab has gone from a simple Raspberry Pi to a Ubiquiti network-stack, a firewall, and 3 servers. This entire ecosystem powers my smart home, my web apps and other services I am self-hosting

Firewalla: A home firewall that everyone can use

The Firewalla Purple is in my mind the best home firewall for your personal use. The firewall is affordable, feature-rich, plug-n-play, and has a powerful iOS app for your work from home setup.

Desk Cable Management: Master Guide for a Functional Desk

The ultimate Desk Cable Management that covers everything. How to do it, what to buy, how to set it up, and how to enjoy it.

One Dock to Power the Work from Home Setup

My work from home setup is powered by a single dock that lets me switch between my work laptop, personal laptop and personal gaming desktop.

Upgrading the HP gaming PC into a custom-built gaming PC

I upgraded the HP Pavilion TG01-0023w to a custom-built gaming PC powered by Nvidia 3070 FE.

2021 ASUS G14 RTX 3060 Review: Good gaming laptop but heavy and poor battery

ASUS G14 RTX 3060 laptop is a good device but has several flaws such as weight, no camera, poor screen brightness, bad keyboard backlight. For the price, good value and future-proof for at least 4 to 5 years.

Work from home gadgets: Part II

My work from home desk gadgets include a Logitech C920e webcam, an Elgato Key Light Air light, a Belkin MagSafe 3-in-1 iphone stand, and an Anker Bluetooh Conference speaker

Switchbot vs Switchmate: How to convert regular switch to a smart switch

Switchbot is the best option to convert regular rocker switches to being smart switches for your smart home setup. In Switchmate vs Switchbot, Switchbot wins by a huge margin.

Which is better: Verizon Fios vs Spectrum

In Verizon Fios vs Spectrum Internet connectivity, Verizon Fios is significantly better for the same price with more bandwidth, more free stuff, and less outages.

Amplifi Alien: A major upgrade to a slow mesh network

Amplifi Alien is an amazing Wi-Fi 6 router with a gorgeous screen and features. The Ubiquity Amplifi app is super helpful and mesh satellite comes with one RJ45 ethernet port.

Entry-level Gaming Desktop: 12 Things I Learned Buying the HP Pavilion

Building an entry-level gaming desktop is a mixed bag. From GPU, CPU, product availability, OEM players, I learned a lot about the gaming market.

Roborock S6 MaxV: Fun obstacle avoidance, good navigation and powerful app

Roborock S6 MaxV: Fun obstacle avoidance, good navigation and powerful mobile app

Amplifi HD: Chic WiFi Routers with Ubiquity’s Popular Features

Amplifi HD Gamer’s Edition is a gorgeous hardware supported by Ubiquity’s software services. Internet speeds are throttled with no solution so far.

Work from home laptop productivity accessories

Work from home accessories to hold your phone and not burn your lap with high speed laptop fan.

Simple accessories to organize gadget wires at home

Organize gadget wires in a connected and smart home with a lot of wires around. Here are some ways to hold the gadget wires and remotes

5 Smart Home Devices on a Budget (Updated 06/04/21)

Smart home gadgets on a budget. Smart lights, automated vacuum cleaning, an indoor nerd herb garden, touchless flushing and more.

Sync Windows 10 Edge Bookmarks with iPhone

How to sync your browser bookmarks and favorites from Microsoft Windows 10 Edge to your iPhone or iPad

Surface Pro 2017: Work in Progress Validation of Microsoft’s Vision

Manan’s review of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2017 after using it for a month

The Economical US Cable TV Subscription Option

The short answer is that cord cutting is a lie. The cord has changed. The most economical TV subscription service if you want on-demand iPhone and Apple TV support for a good mix of legacy cable TV shows, sports, and  news, is your Internet Service Provider bundle. Here’s my detailed spreadsheet comparing:

Introducing The Netflix and Chill Entertainment Control Center

Your 1 page netflix and chill control panel that opens romantic Spotify playlists and Netflix movies, allows you to call Uber and order food.

Microsoft Band: The Polished Prototype

Microsoft Band, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Android Is The New Windows

Touching several topics such as why iOS is mediocre, WP8 though better is a bad choice, why Nokia was wrong, and why Android is winning converts.

Microsoft Patent Reveals User Behavior Based Battery Saving

Microsoft battery patent shows by observing a user’s charging and phone use behavior Microsoft hopes to extend battery life.

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