I switched from pfSense to OPNsense, and I'm happy with the upgrade
…The OPNsense ecosystem feels a lot more reliable than its rival’s I’m not into tech politics, but I can’t support pfSense’s antics Although I’ve never had any…
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The Windows Terminal is quietly becoming the best terminal on any OS
…came up with this iteration that felt useful and reliable. The Windows Terminal app can now run multiple command-line tools, supports profiles, theming, and JSON tweaks, and the integration of WSL…
I don’t pay for Adobe Acrobat, Foxit PDF, or Nitro PDF, I use this free self-hosting tool to edit my PDFs
…Overall, the performance and reliability have been top-notch, and I can’t wait to push it to the limits. Free of cost and active development Robust community support as well Stirling…
The problem with Bambu Lab isn't the printers — it's what happens when beginners never learn to troubleshoot
Jeff Butts Jun 7, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system…
These 4 tiny Docker containers do the boring work that makes homelabs actually reliable
…Bitwarden also supports passkeys, but lately, I have been trying to move my daily-used services to my homelab server. Bitwarden did come with a self-host option, but the server is…
Wi-Fi 7 will not fix what's actually wrong with your home network
…These features together promise wireless connections that are faster and more reliable than ever, but the number of devices supporting Wi-Fi 7 is still pretty slim. If you do a quick…
Your next storage upgrade probably shouldn’t be another NVMe SSD
…It's fast and reliable, and the price difference between SATA and NVMe is not as big as it used to be. With NVMe Gen3, you get maximum speeds of up to…
Email alerts in Proxmox saved me from discovering backup failures weeks too late
…Related 4 Proxmox changes I made that delivered 90% of my reliability gains These Proxmox tricks made my self-hosting and experimentation server more reliable Adjusting notification matchers Get only what you…
Plain PLA beats silk, carbon fiber, and glow filament every time
…Even support removal got easier to anticipate because I wasn’t constantly dealing with materials that wanted to behave differently at every turn. That reliability also saved me money in a less…
I built the weirdest possible NAS from hardware I already owned, and it works surprisingly well
…gather dust into reliable backup solutions. While you could go for weaker systems released over a decade ago, most DIY NAS setups typically involve x86 machines capable of supporting at least a…