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Ubiquiti Teleport VPN, Explained: Effective and Free Personal Virtual Private Network
You may have noticed that I’m not a fan of using VPNs unnecessarily as a way to be “secure” or …
Ubiquiti U7 Pro XGS Review (vs. U7 Pro Max): An Excellent Fanless UniFi Wi-Fi 7 Access Point
The U7 Pro XGS, first released on March 11, 2025, together with the U7 Pro XG, is the 10Gbps and …
Known ASUS Vulnerability and Steps to Keep Your Router Safe
ASUS today issued a public response to recent online reports that “thousands of ASUS routers” have been at risk of …
ASUSWRT Firmware vs. ASUSwrt-Merlin, Explained: Everything Behind the “Magic”
If you’ve never heard of the ASUSwrt-Merlin firmware, know that extra magic can be available to a select group of …
Ubiquiti UDM Pro Max Review (vs. UDM-SE): 2025’s Ultimate Home-Friendly Rackmount UniFi Console
Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Machine Pro Max (model UDM Pro Max) is not a new product. It was first announced over …
Ubiquiti Pro XG 8 PoE Review: An Excellent 10Gbps Switch that’s a UniFi Console’s Perfect Companion
The Ubiquiti Switch Pro XG 8 PoE (model USW-Pro-XG-8-PoE), first unveiled in late April as part of a new Pro …
Synology BeeStation Plus Review: A B+ Personal Cloud-Based Storage Solution
The BeeStation Plus, Synology’s second iteration of its user-friendly approach to personal cloud storage, is an unusual network-attached storage (NAS) …
Best Portable SSDs: 2025’s Top-Five Collection
Portable SSDs (solid-state drives), as the name suggests, are fast storage devices that, nowadays, connect to a host via a …
Crucial X10 Review (vs. Crucial X10 Pro): Micron’s Best USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Portable SSD
The Crucial X10, first announced on May 19 together with the Crucial T710, is Micron’s latest portable SSD. If the …
Best External Drives of 2025: The Top-5 List of Awesomeness’ Odds and Ends
External drives are storage devices that conveniently add a large amount of data to a computer. Some are portable and …
