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I assigned static IPs to my devices, and managing my network got much easier
Letting my router make all the decisions from the start was a mistake.
4 PC storage and Wi-Fi mistakes I’m tired of seeing after 10 years of reviewing tech
It’s been a decade in the industry, and I still see people making the same mistakes.
6 reasons your Wi-Fi extender is ruining your entire network
Whoever told you to buy a Wi-Fi extender owes you money now
Don't suffer through dorm Wi-Fi—these 7 tools actually work
I wish I thought about any of these when I was still in college
I built a battery-powered NAS I can take anywhere using a Raspberry Pi
Any attached drive becomes accessible from my phone or laptop.
I built a self-hosted internet status page so my family knows when the outage isn’t my fault
I'm not always to blame, just mostly.
The best homelab investment I made wasn't expensive—it was just simple
Moving critical services off a do-it-all server made the setup easier to maintain.
Please stop exposing your home server to the internet (do this instead)
Your home server is "home" for a reason
This 21-year-old USB adapter was my first introduction to Wi-Fi, and it may have been yours, too
This Nintendo USB stick was my first Wi-Fi, and it turned your PC into a hotspot before that was even a thing.
I followed the most common Wi-Fi tip on the internet, and it cost me half my smart home
What seems like good advice can have unexpected consequences
My backpack network kit has saved me more time than any $3,000 diagnostic tool
This cheap and easy investment helps me figure out what's wrong with my internet
My backups were killing my network—a dedicated VLAN fixed it overnight
My network was fast until the backups kicked in
Your work laptop may be snooping on your home network—here's how to stop it
Do you want your boss to see everything you're doing?
My 2026 homelab tour—UniFi routers, multiple NAS servers, and so much more
What began as one Plex server now supports my entire home
Most people set up guest Wi-Fi wrong, and their router proves it
Don't trust the idea of a guest network without a second thought
I ditched my ISP's DNS to kill their tracking. Here's what actually changed
No DNS lookup data for you!
Your router has a hidden dual-ISP mode that ISPs don't want you to find
This secret mode could help you get back online when your internet is down
Your modem's firmware might be a privacy time bomb
Your firmware might be a problem, and you may not even be able to update it
Your VLAN setup is one broken rule away from exposing your whole network
VLANs keep your network safe from untrustworthy devices, but the wrong setup can backfire
One old smart plug is undoing your entire Wi-Fi security upgrade
You may not even know how messy your Wi-Fi settings might be underneath the surface