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I recently got a few affordable G3 Pro cameras to replace some less-than-stellar G4 Dome units I had in my setup. Once I hooked these cameras up to the network, they appeared in my …

TLDR: I wanted to generate an up-to-date disk image for a Rock Pi 4 using Yocto that included CUPS and Docker to both get a better understanding of Yocto and test the new SBOM …

I’ve been using Home Assistant for about seven years now, starting back when I was living in a small apartment. At the time, my setup was modest: I used the IKEA Smart Hub …

Over the last decade, I’ve spun up quite a few landing pages to gauge interest for upcoming products and features. Back in the day, there were platforms like Launchrock that …

In my previous article, Launching a Video Podcast in 2024: My Journey and Lessons Learned, I shared my experience of starting a podcast. Since then, I came across some intriguing …

Update: Check out my blog post All Roads Lead to DSLRs This blog post is inspired by the new wave of “Build in the Open” movement, where I want to share my experience …

A while back, I wrote about how I’m using Tailscale to secure my local service, thanks to Tailscale’s built-in certificates. This greatly improved the security of my …

A decade ago, I created “Are They Using Google Apps” to address a simple yet crucial need: determining whether a remote party was using Google Apps (now Google …

Introduction Back when I was living in a snug studio flat in London, I began my home server adventure with a Raspberry Pi 3. This move to a settled lifestyle came after years of …

I’m excited to share with you something that has been in the works for some time - sbomify, my latest venture aimed at transforming how Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) are …

What are captive portals? Lately, I’ve been doing some digging into captive portals - you know, these things that pop up when you try to connect to the WiFi at a coffee shop …

In 2011, when Apple launched the Mac App Store, it opened doors for developers. Around the same time, our project, YippieMove, had plateaued because Google released its own email …