Linux doesn't need the terminal anymore, and that's actually great
…I don't think it's worth learning a ton of Terminal commands just so you can skip the UI on the first day of setup. Related 6 Linux command line tricks…
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NotebookLM is great until your research gets messy, and that's where Claude Projects wins
…So there's real setup before it's of any use. I build the notebook and curate a clean set first, basically needing the research figured out before I've started, so…
The real reason you should move to Proxmox isn't virtualization
…more for multi-node Proxmox setups Community support makes Proxmox the king of virtualization distros Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts single-handedly made it accessible for beginners When I was a fledgling PVE…
I replaced Portainer, Grafana, and Prometheus with this stack
…Grafana is an absolute no for a beginner and requires you to put time into configuring what resources you want to monitor. Even if you manage to do that, the tool is…
I ran the same prompts through Claude and my local LLM, and the results weren't what I expected
…I honestly didn’t change my system prompt or any of my other settings in either one, because that’s how I actually use them, and a sanitized lab setup would have…
I blocked my devices from bypassing my DNS server with one firewall rule
…You've spent countless hours learning all there is for a beginner to know about OPNsense , or some other custom firewall solution that isn't provided by your ISP. You set up…
I switched from Claude Code to Codex for a week, and the trade-offs surprised me
…This makes it relatively easy to try without a complex local setup, contrasting with Claude Code's CLI-first approach that requires terminal familiarity and an npm installation. Not quite. Codex is…
Picking a Linux distro is the wrong first question — here's what you should ask instead
…However, the desktop environment is where things change drastically on a visual level; you could show a Linux newcomer a GNOME and a KDE Plasma setup, and they'll believe they're…
Stop struggling with OPNsense — these 4 tweaks take a few minutes to make
…If there's one thing that OPNsense struggles with, it's its learning curve for beginners. The web UI can be daunting at first, but here are some ways you can improve…
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…Throw in a smart home platform like Home Assistant and your own self-hosted LLM, and you've got one powerful local setup. What is problematic when looking to self-host your…