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Subscription fatigue is real, and I’ve been slowly building a digital music library to lessen my reliance on streaming services like Apple Music. In parallel, I’ve assembled a physical media collection of vinyl records, CDs, and cassettes with some of my favorite music. As a result of that hard work, if music streaming services disappeared from the face of the earth today, I wouldn’t miss them. I have a sustainable, self-hosted media library that didn’t cost a fortune to put together, and it’s all thanks to an affordable USB accessory most people forgot about: the external optical drive. It’s inexpensive,…

Jellyfin has become my favorite way to stream my personal media library, but its UI always felt a little generic. Having previously used Kodi as my media player, I found its customizable skins to be one of its biggest perks, and while searching for a Jellyfin equivalent, I stumbled upon Moonfin. This third-party Jellyfin client offers a more modern, customizable interface across a range of devices, transforming my user experience, and it’s hard to go back to the original. Moonfin gives Jellyfin a fresh coat of paint I was drawn to Jellyfin’s flexibility and control; however, its default interface may…

I have a couple of soundbars in my home, and both of them have a Dolby Atmos logo printed proudly on the box. So, as an audiophile, I assumed that meant I’d get immersive, overhead sound every time I pressed play, with no input needed. But getting a Dolby Atmos soundbar is only half the job; the other half is making sure it can actually receive the signal, and mine couldn’t. The culprit was a thin optical cable I’d never thought to question, and the difference was evident the moment I swapped it for HDMI. During this operation, I learned…

Some of the best features on your Google TV aren’t visible out of the box, and the Developer Options menu is one of them. Enabling it gives you the ability to remove bloatware, install custom apps, and tweak animations to speed up performance. How to Enable Developer Options on a Google TV Developer Options on Google TV are tucked away in the settings, much like they are on Android phones and tablets. While they’re primarily intended for developers and advanced users, there are some useful tools inside that anyone can utilize. To get started, you’ll first need to enable the…

I’ve become increasingly wary of how much information my internet-connected devices collect, and I recently turned my attention to my smart TV. After checking my Fire TV and Samsung TV privacy settings, I deactivated three options that let them collect viewing data, personalize advertising, and send diagnostic information to the manufacturer. I hoped to limit unnecessary data sharing without affecting how my TV functions, so after a week of normal TV viewing, I reviewed what exactly had changed. Disabling ACR didn’t change how I watch TV My streaming habits don’t require my TV to identify everything I watch Automatic Content…

Google recently introduced Gemini 4 Argon, and it looks incredibly capable. It’s designed to handle everything from complex coding tasks and cybersecurity defense to robotics and long-term reasoning problems. Now, I already pay for AI subscriptions and use these models pretty much every day, both for work and personal tasks. So, I was curious to see what Google’s latest model could actually do. More importantly, I wanted to see how it holds up against OpenAI’s GPT-6, which has become my go-to AI model for most things. Related 5 Reasons Gemini 2.5 Pro Is the Best Reasoning Model Right Now If…

Jellyfin, the free, open-source media server and streaming system, has been my first pick for building a home media server. Yet, one aspect of making it work has been particularly difficult: remote streaming. Most configuration methods I’ve tried were either too complex or had me second-guessing every decision. Then I came across Tailscale, a free app that made it effortless to access my media server from anywhere! Related I access my home server from anywhere in the world without port forwarding Homelabbing made real easy. The usual ways to reach Jellyfin all work, sort of Each workaround had its own…

The concept of cloud gaming has been around for years now, and it’s only recently that it has actually become feasible. Previously, gaming remotely from a computer thousands of miles away was a luxury not available to everyone because of regional restrictions, insufficient internet speeds, and a limited gaming library. However, as soon as these variables were eliminated, a few more popped up in their place, which is why, unfortunately, cloud gaming might not become the most practical way to play games away from your PC or console when there are much better ways for gaming on the go. Related…

The QSSR announcement was a welcome surprise, and it will definitely extend the life of Sony’s current-gen gaming box. Much like PS5 Pro’s PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution), QSSR stands for Quick Spectral Super Resolution, which is essentially a fancy name for a proprietary upscaling tech. What was even more surprising than the announcement was the subsequent release of the tech as a system update. Unlike PSSR, QSSR is targeted specifically towards the base PS5 hardware, which up until this point relied on checkerboard rendering and FSR tech for upscaling. While QSSR certainly is impressive, especially when contrasted against FSR…

Nothing has always done everything its own way, and its Nothing Headphone (1) Pro absolutely does the same. You get Nothing’s fantastic build quality, a pair of supremely comfortable headphones with really good ANC, and a brand-new triple-driver design that makes customizing your sound more personal than ever. I’m also a big fan of the new Flat EQ toggle, which is something you won’t find anywhere else. But then there is the other stuff. The Nothing Headphone (1) Pro case is fun but mostly impractical; it doesn’t offer charging or anywhere to store cables. The feature-filled Nothing X companion app…