My 3-2-1 Backup Strategy: Why I Swapped MEGA S4 for Scaleway S3
A 3-2-1 backup rule is the industry standard for data survival, dictated by the logic that any single point of failure is a guaranteed disaster waiting to happen. It requires…
Tech Stories
The Update Conundrum
I started my home lab in 2021. It began with some basic Home Assistant automations and, over the last few years, has spiralled into a proper stack of VMs and…
The End of an Eighteen Year Honeymoon
Mitchell Hashimoto is moving Ghostty off GitHub. For a developer who has been on the platform since 2008 declaring it no longer a place for serious work is a massive…
Brave Origin Nightly: The Good, The Bad, and the Minimalist
I have been using Brave Origin Nightly as my main browser for a week now, and the short version is that it has been excellent. Fast, clean, and, crucially, it…
The Browser Sync Privacy Rabbit Hole
It started at 5am. I was up before the rest of the family, so I did what any sensible person with poor sleep habits and a mild obsession with privacy…
Privacy-First Productivity: My Tech Stack for the Blog
I get asked how I manage to keep this blog ticking over with tech stories, Home Lab tips, and personal experiences. The short, perhaps slightly uncomfortable answer is that I…
Setting Up My Son’s First Blog: A Self-Hosting Journey
As someone who runs a WordPress site myself, I naturally thought setting one up for my nine-year-old son would be a breeze. After all, I know the ins and outs…
From Betamax to Bare Metal: The Origin of The Unknown Universe
I’ve lived through a unique technological schism: the tactile, analogue 80s and the explosive, digital 90s. This wasn’t just a change in gadgets; it was a total shift in how…
The Long Road to CachyOS: Why I Finally Quit the Microsoft Ecosystem
I’ve been a Windows user since Windows 3.1. For nearly four decades, I wasn’t just a user; I was a dedicated fanboy. I lived in the ecosystem. I had the…