Tailscale is the only home lab change I made this year that I actually noticed
…It's on my jailbroken Kindles, every Android or iOS device I own, and anything else that I could find a hackable way to put the secure overlay network on. And that…
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My DNS server kept breaking until I added high availability and single sign-on
…I use Technitium, which is a fully fledged DNS server, but my setup had a problem. One problem: there was only one DNS server, and if that went down, so did my…
I forced Windows 11 onto ancient hardware, and Linux suddenly became the obvious choice
…There were registry hacks when Windows 11 first launched, but I no longer find them convenient. In Rufus , I just have to select an option that modifies the ISO file to ignore…
The Flipper Zero team built the best productivity device I've ever used, and it doesn't need the cloud at all
…BUSY Bar 9 /10 Compatibility Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.4, Matter Price $249 Battery 18650 Li-ion The BUSY Bar is a productivity device, hacker project, and smart display all in one…
I spent a week making Windows 11 usable, and the fact that I had to is the whole problem
…Initial hurdles Poor setup experience I can rant about all the bad things in Windows 11, but nothing irritates me more than the complete OOBE experience. Microsoft doesn't care about new…
I replaced my smart home hub with a $120 mini PC, and my smart home finally feels responsive
…I had to configure using skills and apply workarounds that felt like hacks. When my Philips Hue bulbs stopped cooperating with the Echo, I decided to move on. I impulsively picked up…
10 quality-of-life services I self-host on my home lab
…Vaultwarden For folks who love creating cryptic passwords Creating passwords containing long strings of alphanumeric characters and symbols is a great way to prevent hackers from brute-forcing their way into your…
I tried multi-color 3D printing with Elegoo's AMS-like CANVAS module - here's how it went
…Long story short, the CANVAS module definitely lives up to the hype, and although the Centauri Carbon 2 has some drawbacks compared to premium 3D printers with multi-nozzle setups, it’s…
Samsung's best privacy features are buried in One UI, and I wish I'd found them sooner
…That's a shame, too, since a few minutes of setup fundamentally changed how confident I felt using my phone every day. Privacy extends far beyond stopping hackers and locking files away…
I finally unlocked NotebookLM's best feature, and now I use it for everything
…They've been around since November 2025 - so not new or a hack per se. I just had this default mindset that "real" sources are documents and links, and images were a…