Smart home guides keep pushing the wrong starter setup – here are some tips that actually work
… So, here are some tips to ensure you don’t fall into the pitfalls afflicting beginner smart home setups in 2026. …
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I kept waiting for Docker to fail, but nineteen containers on bare metal proved Proxmox wrong
… Proxmox solves a problem you might not have Not every homelab needs a hypervisor While I was building my first homelab setup, the internet had convinced me to install Proxmox as a first step. Most of the homelab beginner guides suggested what was easier and straightforward for a budding enthusiast. …
I turned a Raspberry Pi and mini PC into a portable homelab that fits in my backpack
… I’ve used only regular cables so far, which added bulk and made the setup look cluttered. I plan to buy shorter cables to reduce the weight for a compact setup. …
I tried Hue Bridge Emulator for my smart bulbs and lights — turns out, I didn’t need it
… Meanwhile, native Mosquitto support chained with Zigbee2MQTT gives me a stable setup. Zigbee-only setups help devices from crowding up your Wi-Fi network. …
I used Claude wrong for months, here’s the setup that actually works
… Take 20 minutes today to set up your first project, upload your style guides, and stop prompting from scratch. Once you see the difference a proper setup makes, you will never go back to a blank text box again. …
This self-hosted alternative to Plex and Jellyfin works way better than I expected
… I run Emby alongside the Jellyfin setup. Once I added the Emby server to my existing Infuse setup, I stopped checking whether the Jellyfin server was even running. …
Everyone talks about Cat5e, Cat6, and even Cat7, but what about Cat8?
… For your home theater setups, wired backhaul for a mesh system, gaming setups, or a NAS, you can grab Cat6 or Cat6a with your money.
I run Snapcast on a Raspberry Pi, and it's a Sonos replacement that cost me nothing
… For that, he has worked for some of the biggest international technology publications, covering news, explainers, how-to guides, listicles, and product-buying guides. …
I used ChatGPT wrong for months, here's the setup that actually works
… I treated it like a search engine instead of what it actually is: a thinking partner that gets dramatically better with the right setup. If you have ever felt like ChatGPT is hit-or-miss, this is the setup that finally made it click for me. …
I used Obsidian wrong for a year, here's the folder setup that finally clicks
… Also, in my previous Obsidian setup , I found myself ‘creating for the graph’ rather than creating for myself. …