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No, AdGuard Home Won't Free Up 2GB of RAM: The Real Numbers Explained
A MakeUseOf article that made the rounds last week carried a tempting promise in its headline: free up 2GB of RAM by ditching your browser-based ad blocker for a self-hosted AdGuard Home setup....
Secondhand Homelab Forces Hardware Diagnosis and OS Config That No NAS Can Teach
A recent argument from How-To Geek writer Sydney Butler has reignited a long-standing debate among tech enthusiasts: should your first home server be a polished off-the-shelf NAS, or a...
Proxmox Desktop Virtualization: Transforming PCs into Multi-OS Home Labs with GPU Passthrough
Proxmox Virtual Environment is emerging as a surprisingly practical solution for desktop users who want to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC. While traditionally associated...
Windows 10 EOL Sparks Linux Migration as Windows 11 Issues Frustrate Users
The approaching end of support for Windows 10 in October 2025 has created a perfect storm in the PC ecosystem, driving a noticeable migration toward Linux among frustrated Windows users. This shift...
Repurpose a Windows 10 PC Into a Home NAS or Game Server Before 2025 Deadline
As millions of Windows 10 PCs approach their official end-of-support date in October 2025, a growing number of users face a critical decision: what to do with hardware that's still functional but no...
Best Virtual Machine Software 2025: GPU Virtualization, Licensing Shifts & Open Source Dominance
The virtualization landscape in 2025 has undergone a seismic transformation, driven by major licensing model shifts, mainstream GPU virtualization adoption, and the continued rise of open-source...
Proxmox VE: The Ultimate Control Plane for Self-Hosting and Homelabs
Proxmox VE represents a paradigm shift in virtualization management, offering a comprehensive open-source platform that transforms how enthusiasts and professionals approach self-hosting, homelabs,...
Proxmox VE vs XCP-ng: Why Home Lab Users Keep Choosing Proxmox
The eternal debate in home lab virtualization continues as another user documents their journey from XCP-ng back to Proxmox VE, highlighting the practical realities that make Proxmox the preferred...
Windows 11 Crash Triage: Event Viewer, RAM & Drive Diagnostics Guide
When Windows 11 suddenly crashes or freezes, the immediate aftermath presents a critical window for diagnosis that many users overlook. Rather than resorting to random hardware replacements or system...
Windows 11 VM on Proxmox: Ultimate Home Lab Development Setup Guide
Running Windows 11 as a virtual machine on Proxmox has become the cornerstone of modern home lab setups, offering developers and IT professionals a versatile, high-performance environment for...
Proxmox Windows 11 VM: Why Your Install Fails and the VirtIO, TPM, and UEFI Fixes
Installing Windows 11 on Proxmox Virtual Environment is far from a simple ISO boot. Unlike many Linux guests that work out of the box, Microsoft's latest OS demands careful preparation. If you try to...
Dockermox: Run Proxmox in Docker for Labs – Not for Production
The idea sounds contradictory: take a full virtualization platform designed to run directly on hardware and stuff it inside a Docker container. Yet a community project called Dockermox does exactly...