Things I build, break, fix, and write about

1 September 2026
Metadata schema choices for content libraries

Structured metadata only works when it matches how people actually retrieve content. I have seen neat schemas fail as soon as the library meets real records, and tarot makes the problem obvious. If the fields do not support search, filters, and odd edge cases, the catalogue stops being useful.

31 August 2026
Federation trade-offs in self-hosted social feeds

Federation looks tidy until you let it touch the edges, and then the odd cases arrive fast. I prefer self-hosted social feeds that stay explicit about...

31 August 2026
FireAvert Z-Wave stove shutoffs for offline safety

FireAvert’s setup does the part that matters without asking Home Assistant to babysit it, which is exactly how I want stove protection to behave. The...

31 August 2026
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25 April 2026
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24 April 2026
Network segmentation with VLANs, DNS and firewall rules

A proper network blueprint is mostly unglamorous discipline, VLANs with a job, DNS that stays in its lane, firewall rules that mean something, and DHCP reservations that do not rely on memory. Get...

24 April 2026
Security Advisory – 23 Apr 2026

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23 April 2026
Safe ways to remove Copilot from Windows applications

Windows has a habit of putting Copilot back after updates, so I check policy first, then the package itself. If you need to remove Microsoft Copilot from Windows properly, the trick is knowing which...

23 April 2026
n8n | stable

n8n 2 17 5: enforces credential access for dynamic node parameters, fixes credential exposure risk, upgrade recommended for admins and self hosted users

23 April 2026
Security Advisory – 21 Apr 2026

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22 April 2026
Configuration management prevents home lab drift

Cheap kit only stays cheap if the software side stays disciplined. A home lab software stack turns into a mess the moment settings live in web forms and half the logic sits in your head, which is a...

22 April 2026
Security Advisory – 20 Apr 2026

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21 April 2026
Privacy-first car telemetry: monitoring EV charging over MQTT

I took a glossy EV launch page and turned the useful bits into a Home Assistant MQTT car charging dashboard, then spent most of the time fighting the usual small failures, bad keys, vague output, and...

21 April 2026
Security Advisory – 19 Apr 2026

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