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Jellyfin is currently my go-to media server, and I love that I can organize and stream my own movies, TV shows, and music without paying for another subscription. However, for it to fully replace Plex, I needed to be able to access my entire media collection from anywhere. Tailscale provided the missing link for remote connectivity, and together, they offer a surprisingly straightforward way to build a personal streaming service. Jellyfin and Tailscale make a great combination My personal media library, with remote access and no subscription fees Having built a large media collection over the years, I’m increasingly aware…

After years of using Plex, I started realizing how many compromises I had been making without even noticing. For starters, Plex has put more features behind a paywall, including remote streaming of my own media files. Hardware transcoding isn’t free either, which only adds to the frustration. That’s when I started looking for alternatives and found Jellyfin — it offered everything I needed without charging me anything to access my own media. So I finally switched from Plex to Jellyfin, and after spending some time with it, I wish I had done it sooner. Related I turned my old PC…

I’ve spent years reviewing grooming gadgets, and beard trimmers (along with electric shavers) are among the ones I get the most use out of. Most of the time, I just want to keep my beard tidy and get on with the day – and a trimmer that’s comfortable to hold, with a comb that stays at the right length, makes that considerably easier. You don’t have to spend a fortune, either. A simple adjustable trimmer is more than enough to get the job done, while paying more might get you finer length settings or attachments that replace a few other…

Casio has officially announced the G-Shock 2500 Series, a nine-model collection of fully analogue watches that reimagine the DW-5000C, the original G-Shock from 1983.  The range starts at US$145 / £110 and goes on sale on 7 November 2026. Where the 2500 differs from traditional G-Shocks that it goes completely analogue, swapping the screen for hands, with small seconds at 9 o’clock and a date window at 3.  It comes in three families: the resin GAC-2500 (US$145 / £110), the GMC-2500 with a metal-clad bezel and rubber strap (from US$280 / £230), and the all-metal GMC-2500D (US$350 / £300). It…

I pay for a 300Mbps internet connection, which should be more than enough for streaming movies, watching YouTube, and keeping all my devices connected. Yet, occasionally, I’d find myself staring at a buffering screen instead of enjoying whatever I was watching. The frustrating part was that my internet seemed perfectly fine otherwise. Speed tests showed no issues, but YouTube would occasionally drop its video quality, movies would buffer, and live football streams would start acting up at the worst possible moments. Naturally, I blamed the streaming apps and even suspected my Wi-Fi was acting up. But after trying the usual…

I have a terrible habit of doomscrolling, and I won’t pretend otherwise. When I’m working, I usually keep my phone out of reach because I know that the moment I pick it up, I’ll end up scrolling through Instagram or some other social media app, only to realize I’ve wasted a good 20 to 30 minutes doing nothing. And the worst part is that even keeping my phone away doesn’t seem to work anymore. Thankfully, my Samsung Galaxy has a clever little trick up its sleeve. I discovered a One UI 9 feature that’s actually helped me get my doomscrolling…

Can a smartphone truly replace a dedicated digital camera? That’s been the goal for Oppo’s Find X flagship phone line for a few generations now, through a mix of high-grade hardware, image processing influenced by photography legend Hasselblad, and a series of optional accessory kits that give epic amounts of zoom. Chinese rivals including Vivo and Honor have since gotten in on the act, helping them stand out from the big-name Western brands that seem more interested in AI-assisted zoom enhancements that don’t always look convincing. I was a big fan of the Find X9 Pro and was blown away…

Apple TV does a lot of things better than Google TV, but if there’s one thing I’ve always been a little jealous of, it’s the screensavers. Instead of static images, Apple TV plays 4K video clips as a screensaver, and they just look way cooler. I wasn’t about to buy an entirely new box just for that, though. So, I used a free app called Aerial Views to bring those same screensavers to my TCL Google TV. Google TV’s screensaver game is weak Your TV deserves better Pankil Shah / MakeUseOfCredit: Pankil Shah / MakeUseOf Google TV has screensavers, but they’re…

Have you seen those ‘once you’re young and wild, the next you’re excited about an air fryer’ memes? Well, I’m not ashamed to admit that’s me… I recently looked at the Ninja CRISPi 4-in-1 vs Salter Crisp & Go, to find which affordable, portable glass air fryer is best. The Ninja came out on top and got me excited to test the much bigger, newly released Ninja CRISPi Dual Zone, which costs $380/£300 and has two 3.8-litre CleanCrisp glass zones – perfect for family meals.  Ninja CRISPi Dual Zone 8-in-1 Glass Air Fryer: Design  It’s rare that I test a kitchen appliance…

Apple CarPlay Ultra has been a long time coming. Announced years before it actually landed in a production car, it finally made its debut in 2025 – exclusively in Aston Martin vehicles. Frustratingly, that exclusivity still stands as of October 2026, but the commitment from other brands is growing, and if you’re shopping for a new car with an eye on the infotainment experience, this is an important list. Here’s everything you need to know… What is CarPlay Ultra, exactly? Think of it as CarPlay, but turned up to eleven. The original CarPlay was already transformative – it replaced your…