Tech updates from around the web

I thought Xbox Fullscreen Mode was a gimmick — then I saw the FPS gains

Everyone forgot about these 6 Linux desktops, but they might be better than what you use now

HDMI features your TV already supports that you've never turned on

The last piece I added to my home DNS stack turned out to be the most important

I finally understand why Microsoft made TPM mandatory

I was running a homelab with no backups for two years — this container fixed that the same day

This 10-year-old AMD CPU still crushes modern games at 1080p — and I paid a fraction of what a new one costs

Self-hosted media servers aren't as hard as Plex makes them seem

Copying files to a USB stick is for beginners — pros back up like this

I pin my Android screen before handing it over to strangers, and you should too

Samsung Messages is dying next week, and it's taking one of Android's best features with it

A failed Bell Labs OS called Plan 9 is hiding inside everything you use