Don’t toss that old SATA drive - here’s what to do with it instead
…tech support for those close to him, Ty is a computer science student, with his focus being cloud computing and networking. He also competed in semi-pro Counter-Strike for 8 years…
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MoCA adapters are the most underrated networking upgrade, and I installed mine in 10 minutes
…Here was the solution I needed for my modest networking needs, and the best thing is it took about ten minutes to install. Related Most network problems aren't your internet—they…
Linux 7.1-rc1 brings faster, safer file transfers between Windows and Linux partitions with a brand new NTFS driver
Simon Batt Apr 27, 2026, 12:21 AM EDT Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After…
Your home lab's biggest mistake might be running everything in LXCs
…The problem is that this one job is remote access to the rest of the network. That makes the surrounding environment matter more than the service footprint. Networking in LXCs can be…
Your motherboard has a 1GbE port, and adding a $15 2.5GbE PCIe card changes everything about your network
…TP-Link TX201 2.5 Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet Network Adapter Picking up the TP-Link TX201 2.5 Gigabit PCI Express Ethernet Network Adapter will allow you to take advantage of…
Your new home's network is already broken — here are the 3 fixes that actually work
…Guest network isolation Protect your home from the smart home backdoor A great step is to create a dedicated guest Wi-Fi network or a separate VLAN specifically for smart home devices…
HDMI is terrible, but I found one thing it's actually good for
…don't want HDMI on my computer, but my network rack is fine I'm not entirely sure if I want HDMI in my network rack now that 10 GbE over twisted…
Pointing your router antennas straight up is quietly killing your Wi-Fi
…tech support for those close to him, Ty is a computer science student, with his focus being cloud computing and networking. He also competed in semi-pro Counter-Strike for 8 years…
Mini PC clusters are silently replacing rack servers in home labs, and I finally understand why
…to fill the need for low-power, high-compute boxes for development use. I've currently got two Asus Ascent GX10 boxes networked together with a 200 GbE cable, giving me access…
These $10 home lab upgrades solved problems I didn't know I had
…boards for typical computing experiments, but they’re fair game for anything involving circuits and external sensors. Thanks to their wireless capabilities, ESP32 systems double as amazing network scanners for my LAN…