Your motherboard's smallest PCIe slot can do much more than you think
…I've used PCs for over 25 years and yet never populated anything other than the primary PCIe slot on my primary machine. Of course, I've experimented with expansion cards on…
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PowerShell is genuinely good now, and most Linux users won't admit it
…I used to think of it as a terminal I needed to open whenever a script was written for PowerShell , but I'd close it afterward without much consideration. Once I sat…
Your home network is only as fast as its slowest cable, and most people have at least one bad one
…home lab, understanding the limits of your cables is crucial. Consider a NAS drive sitting on your network. Backing up a large photo library or transferring a video project between machines is…
I stopped buying desk organizers once I realized Printables solved problems Amazon couldn't
…More and more often, they have, and that's quietly changed the way I think about owning a PC setup at all. Bambu Lab P1S $449 $699 Save $250 Build Volume 256x256x256mm…
Your last backup completing successfully doesn't mean your data is actually recoverable
…But this rabbit hole goes a lot deeper than you think. Considering how tedious manual backups can be, scheduling everything using Kopia becomes a neat QoL tweak. If you’re into home…
I built my first home server for under $200, and it replaced 4 monthly subscriptions
…Eventually, I decided it was time to put a stop to it, and put that old machine to good use. I spent under $200 to outfit my old rig with a new…
Stop reading raw server logs: These terminal tools turn them into visual dashboards
…Related I turned a Steam Deck into my living room home lab terminal It went so much better than you'd expect. Turns raw logs into something you can query lnav (Log…
Curtain automation is fun, but the weird smart home projects are where things get really useful
…They replace a physical switch with a digital one, which feels not very smart when you really think about it. Instead of flipping a physical switch, you're pulling out your phone…
I don't pay for these 3 Google services anymore, and here's what I use instead
…The only prerequisites to hosting your own services are a reliable home lab environment (nothing fancy, just a machine that can run all the time), and an inquisitive attitude. The desire to…
Pi-hole showed me 65,000 DNS queries in hours, and I didn't like where they were going
…Sign in to your XDA account Like most self-hosting enthusiasts, I also installed Pi-hole, implemented it network-wide, and moved on thinking it finally gave me control over my network…