My DNS stack kept growing until I found the tool that finally made it stop
…I aimed to implement ad blocking on my whole network to avoid browser- or app-based ad blockers on every device. I have more than 15 devices at my disposal, and installing…
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I fixed Jellyfin's metadata first, and it solved problems hardware transcoding never could
…Fixing titles first makes every other problem easier to diagnose Cleaner organization keeps small problems from growing bigger A clean Jellyfin library gives you a better starting point for troubleshooting. If the…
Radxa's Cubie A5E looked like the perfect Pi alternative — until I tried to actually use it
…However, my Pi Zero 2W boards are enough to power a locally hosted password manager and act as a remote downloading device. The Radxa Cubie A5E looked appealing because it came with…
The smart home upgrade nobody wants to do is labeling every cable and device
…eliminates an entire category of troubleshooting confusion. Patch panel ports, junction boxes, and wall switch circuits all benefit from the same treatment. If you have enough devices to warrant it, or you…
Enterprise hardware looks like a bargain until the power bill arrives—here's what I learned the hard way
…That's a substantial saving on hardware alone, and many of these old devices have notable features. Consider it like a vehicle. You can purchase a used luxury car for less compared…
Network-wide ad blocking with a Raspberry Pi Zero is easier than you think, but the Wi-Fi problem is real
…More importantly, every extra connection is another thing to bump, loosen, or troubleshoot later. For a device that may become part of the core network infrastructure, the original price tag matters less…
I stopped trusting my router's diagnostics after my Raspberry Pi found what it missed
…For that, I use NetAlertX, which tracks devices’ presence, logs when devices join and leave, and alerts me when a new device joins my network . That’s how it builds a device…
Self-hosted AI may not be for everyone, but I'm done paying for ChatGPT and other cloud models
…I may not find troubleshooting that much of a pain, but if you’re a newcomer, hitting random snags in the middle of your everyday tasks can be a bummer. But the…
I ditched half my Obsidian plugins and my vault actually got better
…He has covered evergreen content on mobile devices and computers for multiple publications over the last six years. You can find his work on AndroidPolice, GuidingTech and TechWiser. Whether it’s demystifying…
I run Snapcast on a stack of Raspberry Pis instead of paying for Sonos
…At home, I use a Raspberry Pi to run a Snapserver that reads the audio, adds a timestamp, and then sends it across the network to other Snapclient devices. Every Pi running…