
Microsoft Patch Tuesday August 2026 is one of those releases where the order matters more than the headline count. I would patch the exploited flaw first, then the network-facing RCEs, and only then worry about the tidier backlog.

Checkout impersonation is often cleaner than people expect, and that is the problem. Once a phishing framework starts swapping content at runtime, the...


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Proxmox Cluster: Build a two-node cluster with a qdevice to secure quorum and enable basic failover. Host VM disks on a NAS or use ZFS replication. You must test node, qdevice and network failures....

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Test CPU models to improve Windows VM performance. Run repeatable tests in Proxmox. Change CPU type only and measure disk I/O with CrystalDiskMark and DiskSpd. Reboot, warm up, run three passes, and...

Proxmox VE GPU Passthrough lets you assign a GPU to a VM for full acceleration. This guide shows the checks, commands and config edits you need. Test on one machine, confirm GRUB, vfio binding and...

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Use a SwitchBot button pusher to control your non-smart devices. This guide shows safe mounts, how to measure button travel, scheduling and hub integration. Test alignment, choose non-critical buttons...

Configuring smart lighting without a neutral wire Getting smart lighting working without a neutral at the switch is straightforward enough if you stop trying to make the wall switch do a job it cannot...

Using Home Assistant for centralised home control I run Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi as my central controller. I want local control, not another cloud app I need to babysit, and I want a...

Fix captive portal logins with Sophos authentication automation for education networks. You will capture form requests, preserve cookies and tokens, run scripts at boot, and store credentials securely...

Route VLAN traffic through an IPSec Tunnel via head office to a client. You get commands, routing and NAT rules, and test steps to confirm your return paths. Keep configs small; test each change....