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As seen in: Guiding Tech, Techwiser, MSN, British Pharmacological Society, Frontiers, XDA Developers, How-To Geek, MUO, Blasting News, Inquisitr, Tech in Asia, Make Tech Easier and
Covers:  Computing, Android, iPhone, Mobile Gaming, Hardware, Tablets, Gadgets, Mobile Apps, Internet, and eCommerce
Tech Editor and Writer. Words: @xdadevelopers, @howtogeek, @MUO_Official, @gsmarena_com, @mysmartprice, @techwiser, @guidingtech, etc. Views = Personal 💜

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Samir Makwana’s Biography

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I am a freelance technology writer and editor specializing in consumer technology since 2006. My work appears on GuidingTech.com, HowToGeek.com, MakeUseOf.com BGR.in, GSMArena.com, Digit Magazine, Techtree.com, TechinAsia.com, Inquisitr.com, and mysmartprice.com.

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Samir Makwana

Author biography for Samir Makwana: Samir Makwana is a freelance technology writer who aims to help people ma…

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Samir Makwana | MUO

Samir Makwana | MUO

MUO is your guide in modern tech. Learn how to make use of tech and gadgets around you and discover cool stuf…

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Articles by Samir Makwana - Guiding Tech

Articles by Samir Makwana - Guiding Tech

Preview is good for viewing , but there are better options. Here our the top 5 Image Viewer apps for which co…

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Samir Makwana, Author at BGR India

Samir Makwana, Author at BGR India

Amazon India and Flipkart are locking horns again with their smartphones-centric sales. Amazon India has Fab …

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Samir Makwana, Author at Gear By MySmartPrice

Samir loves following updates about gadgets and consumer technology.

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I stopped using my Raspberry Pi as a server, and this $100 mini PC made everything easier

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By Samir Makwana Verified
| XDA Developers
Until last year, my Raspberry Pi 4 was the backbone of my humble home lab. I ran Home Assistant, a Zigbee coordinator dongle, Pi-hole, and a couple of Docker containers bolted on it. There was occasional troubleshooting, but the Pi never crashed outright. The cracks of failure slowly crept in, and they weren’t evident from the spec sheet. The final straw for moving the home lab server duties entirely from the Pi 4 to a $100 mini PC was embarrassingly small.
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Jellyfin's latest preview release finally convinced me to stop using separate media apps

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By Samir Makwana Verified
| XDA Developers
Jellyfin runs on my mini PC inside a single Debian VM. Until recently, I put that VM under more multitasking than it should have had to handle. On that Proxmox-based mini PC, Jellyfin handled movies and shows. Calibre-web took care of my ebooks. Komga managed all the comics. Audiobookshelf organized all the audiobooks. Four separate services, four separate logins. All for the same broad job: showing me the media library.
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These 7 smart home jobs don't need a Raspberry Pi — an ESP32 does them for $5

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By Samir Makwana Verified
| XDA Developers
Moving Home Assistant from the Raspberry Pi 4 to an HP ProDesk 600 G6 mini PC was one of the best calls I’ve made for my home lab. That left the Pi 4 free, and my first instinct was to hand it a new job, starting with a small sensor node for a small home experiment. Before long, I was reaching for ESP32 boards instead of the Pi, job after job around the house. That’s when it hit me: I was about to use a full Linux computer just to flip a switch.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but used it only for a formal typing training as part of the educational curriculum.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Spider Jerusalem

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email.