The best NAS upgrade isn't another drive, it's fixing your backup plan first
…Once you set this up properly, your NAS stops being a risk and starts behaving like a reliable part of a larger system. Related 6 reasons you need a NAS, not an…
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I manage my ESP32 boards with this free self-hosted tool
…ESP32 gizmos, in particular, are useful for smart home nuts like yours truly, as they can be used for everything from Bluetooth proxies and e-ink dashboards to reliable network scanners and…
I spent $50 on a managed switch and fixed problems my $200 router couldn't
…These help segment the network and categorize clients. When used with firewall rules and conditions, it's possible to have security cameras separate from smart home IoT hardware that may not be…
I stopped choosing between SMB, NFS, and iSCSI, and my NAS finally makes sense
…than the simple (yet fairly effective) security options on SMB. Luckily, dual-stacking SMB and NFS shares is an option on most NAS distros, and that’s pretty much how I got…
NotebookLM's free tier does something Claude can't, and I stopped reaching for Claude because of it
…You can customize focus ("emphasize security implications") and complexity level. The March 2026 update added interactive mode so you can interrupt the AI hosts mid-conversation and ask follow-up questions. They…
Stop wasting your old tablet on Netflix and use it as a smart home command center instead
…platforms either drop support for older Android and iPadOS versions or require newer OS builds for reliable playback. Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and others have quietly dropped support for older…
My entire smart home runs on a single Docker container now, and I'm never going back
…I had one app for the light bulbs, another for the thermostat, and a third for the security camera. I wasn’t running a smart home; I was managing a fragmented tech…
The NAS feature I use every day isn't storage, it's Docker
…It takes care of port mappings, file system concerns, and other default settings, and is regularly updated with bug fixes and security updates. See at Docker
I tried to replace every Cloudflare service in my homelab — here's what I kept and what I dropped
…And later, other services like Pages, Workers, and Caching naturally became part of my workflow. I use these platform services because they work, they’re reliable, and they’re mostly free or…
Bambu Lab wants to lock you into their ecosystem, but here's how I took back control
…My P1S has been one of the most reliable printers I’ve used, and I don’t want to pretend otherwise. It prints quickly, handles multicolor jobs well, and removes much of…