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13 August 2025
Essential Tips for Enhancing Your WSL Experience

Practical tips to enhance your WSL experience: performance, .wslconfig, Windows integration, Zsh and VS Code in WSL.

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13 August 2025
Gitea | v1.24.5

Gitea v1.24.5 is out, featuring crucial bug fixes for LFS garbage collection and comment counts, plus a UI enhancement for the "Show Resolved" feature.

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9 August 2025
ESPHome vs Home Assistant: Choosing the Right Integration

A comparison of ESPHome and Home Assistant, discussing their integration capabilities and advantages for smart home automation.

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6 August 2025
Tempo | v2.8.2

Explore the Tempo v2.8.2 release with highlights on Go upgrade, bug fixes for nil checks and query errors, plus key performance improvements.

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2 August 2025
The Importance of Guest Networks in 2025: A Practical Guide for UK Homes

Explore why guest networks are essential for home network security in 2025, especially in the UK.

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27 July 2025
Top Internet Speed Tests for Home Users: Ensure You're Getting What You Pay For

Struggling with slow internet speeds in the UK? Discover essential tools to test your connection and ensure you get the performance you pay for—stay connected!

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25 July 2025
Documenting your homelab effectively for future reference

Efficiently documenting your homelab is essential for smooth operation and future growth. Discover key strategies and tools to streamline your documentation process effectively.

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23 July 2025
Grafana | v12.1.0

Discover Grafana v12.1.0's key features, bug fixes, and breaking changes, enhancing alerting, access control, and plugin development for a better experience.

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22 July 2025
kopia | v0.21.1

Kopia v0.21.1 introduces key updates: a fixed scheduling bug and Azure Federated Identity support, enhancing functionality for users.

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21 July 2025
Self-hosting APIs for better control and security

In today's data-driven world, self-hosting APIs offers organizations enhanced control and security over their digital assets, ensuring sensitive information stays protected.

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19 July 2025
Steps to set up Memory Integrity Enforcement in your homelab

Implementing Memory Integrity Enforcement in Your Homelab: A Practical Guide Preparing Your Homelab Environment Assess the hardware first. Memory Integrity

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17 July 2025
Unlocking Smart Home Potential with Shelly: Enhancing Integration and Sustainability

Transform your smart home experience with Shelly's Z-Wave devices. Discover seamless integration, enhanced connectivity, and sustainability for a smarter living space.

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14 July 2025
Prometheus | v3.5.0

Explore the key features, performance boosts, and UI enhancements in Prometheus v3.5.0, a Long Term Support release with no breaking changes.

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8 July 2025
Flux | v2.6.4

Explore the Flux v2.6.4 release, featuring crucial fixes, component updates, and CLI enhancements for an improved user experience and optimal performance.

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4 July 2025
Setting Up a Local DNS Server for Your Home Network: A Practical Guide

Learn how to set up a local DNS server for reliable home networking.

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22 June 2025
Home Assistant's Matter Certification Benefits

Whether you’re knee-deep in smart tech or just starting out, embracing Matter certified devices through platforms like Home Assistant is akin to future-proofing your home.

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19 June 2025
3D Printed Footwear: The Future of Sustainable Fashion

Enter 3D printing, a way to not only revolutionise how shoes are made but also to potentially mitigate some of the fashion industry’s worst environmental sins. But how exactly is this technology paving the way for a more sustainable future in footwear?

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18 June 2025
Post-Processing: The Key to 3D Printing Success

As 3D printing technology evolves, so does the need for more efficient, automated processes to streamline these tasks. Today, we're diving deep into the world of post-processing, because if you want successful 3D prints, this is where it’s at.

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8 June 2025
Sophos Firewall v21.5 Now Available: Industry-First NDR, SSO, DNS Protection, and More

Sophos Firewall v21.5 introduces native NDR, Entra ID VPN SSO, integrated DNS Protection and enhanced scalability—secure and optimize your network today.

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6 June 2025
headscale | v0.26.1

Headscale version 0.26.1 is out, featuring a vital security fix that ensures nodes validate both node and machine keys during connection.

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14 May 2025
Smart Home Stability with Matter

Unlock the potential of your smart home with Matter, the groundbreaking standard designed for seamless compatibility, enhanced security, and effortless device management.

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9 May 2025
Raspberry Pi: Your Home Internet Solution

Revamp your home networking with a Raspberry Pi! Discover cost-effective, customizable projects that enhance security, privacy, and overall performance in your tech haven.

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15 April 2025
A Practical Guide to Segmenting Your Home Network for Better Security

A Practical Guide to Segmenting Your Home Network for Better Security in Cybersecurity Baseline metrics Current network layout I mapped the house network

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14 April 2025
SOPS | v3.10.2

Explore the SOPS v3.10.2 installation, security verification, container images, SBOM, and release notes for a comprehensive guide on this essential tool.

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27 March 2025
restic | v0.18.0

restic v0.18.0 brings security improvements, bug fixes, feature enhancements, dependency updates, and experimental features for a more robust backup solution.

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