I replaced Portainer, Grafana, and Prometheus with this stack
…Related 9 Docker containers that run 24/7 on my $100 mini PC Maximum value budget homelab. Ditching Grafana and Prometheus Beszel is better I’m always amazed at how Beszel managed…
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Your motherboard has hidden upgrade possibilities that you keep ignoring
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
Your old laptop is too weak for Windows 11, but it's strong enough for home lab VMs and containers
…Closing the lid while your laptop is still busy with server operations will block these vents and choke the airflow. Considering how prone laptops are to thermal throttling, you really don’t…
I added a second SSD just for games, and it fixed a problem I blamed on Windows
…Avoid these 5 costly mistakes to ensure performance, longevity, and value for money. My boot drive was busier than I'd thought It was bogged down by background indexing Windows and its…
I deployed Omnitools on my puny Raspberry Pi Zero and stopped using sketchy overpriced web tools
…Related 9 Docker containers that run 24/7 on my $100 mini PC Maximum value budget homelab. A simple Docker deployment Omnitools is available on GitHub and can start working on your…
Your next storage upgrade shouldn't be an SSD — not for the next two years
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
The CPU socket gets all the attention, but the motherboard decides how long your PC actually lasts
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
Plugging your PC directly into a wall socket is terribly risky — most people do it anyway
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
VRAM was the only spec that decided which old GPUs actually survived
…An MBA in Marketing and the owner of a PC building business, he writes on PC hardware, technology, and Windows. When not scouring the web for ideas, he can be found building…
A $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2W does Pi-hole better than any spare PC you have lying around
…barely breaks a sweat handling a busy household with dozens of smart devices that generate massive query volumes. A mini PC’s multiple cores and desktop-grade RAM aren’t headroom for…