How I Turned an Old Lenovo Desktop Into a Home Server
An aging PC became a useful Ubuntu server with file sharing, Docker, and website monitoring. Here is what is running today, what we learned, and what comes next.
Read the story →Blog
Notes from things I actually use, build, and troubleshoot.
Practical write-ups about technology, automation, mobile connectivity, workstations, and the experiments that turn into useful lessons.
Why I Stopped Looking for One Perfect Cell Carrier
An expensive Verizon bill started the process. Moving to a lower-cost primary plan led to a bigger idea: using dual SIM so the phone can take advantage of more than one network.
Read the story →Turning a Weekly NFL Picks Pool Into an Automated System
What began as a simple Google Form grew into a workflow for reminders, locked picks, results, standings, and weekly summaries.
Read the story →What Multi-Monitor Troubleshooting Taught Me About Simpler Setups
More screens can improve productivity, but every adapter, dock, and graphics layer introduces another place for the setup to fail.
Read the story →About the comments
Each post can have its own discussion.
Comments are powered through GitHub, which keeps the site itself simple while still giving readers a place to ask questions, share their own experience, or suggest a follow-up.