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
Reviewing my 2024 and 2025 subscriptions. Entertainment, cloud services, delivery services, and 1 service that I will cancel last.
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
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.
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.
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.
I upgraded the HP Pavilion TG01-0023w to a custom-built gaming PC powered by Nvidia 3070 FE.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 mobile app
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 accessories to hold your phone and not burn your lap with high speed laptop fan.
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
Smart home gadgets on a budget. Smart lights, automated vacuum cleaning, an indoor nerd herb garden, touchless flushing and more.
How to sync your browser bookmarks and favorites from Microsoft Windows 10 Edge to your iPhone or iPad
Manan’s review of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2017 after using it for a month
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:
Your 1 page netflix and chill control panel that opens romantic Spotify playlists and Netflix movies, allows you to call Uber and order food.
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 battery patent shows by observing a user’s charging and phone use behavior Microsoft hopes to extend battery life.