2026-02-15 00:00:20
Storage failure is one of the most undesirable problems when it comes to PC hardware. The reason why most storage failures hit users like a truck is because the signs of failure aren't fully obvious, and to account for storage health you may have to look beyond the benchmarks and take a look into the physical state, environment and usage of your devices.
2026-02-14 23:31:20
Backing up virtual guests on a regular basis is a tenet that echoes throughout the home lab community, and for good reason. With how experimental DIY projects can get, you could end up bricking your server nodes beyond recognition by accidentally modifying the wrong config file. That may not sound like a big deal during your early days, but when you’ve got dozens of containers and virtual machines, the last thing you'd want is to rebuild your virtual guests from scratch.
2026-02-14 23:00:20
Big tech wants to train its AI models on as much data as possible. The more data a model trains on, the better it gets at doing what it is designed to do. For example, an AI image generator needs a massive number of existing images to produce usable results. Those images have to come from somewhere.
2026-02-14 22:30:20
Creating a productive and comfortable home office is always a challenge. After all, simply having a desk and a computer isn’t enough to tackle our busy workflows. To truly maximize your work-from-home experience, you need the right tools and environment. This post isn’t about the extra frills; it's about the core essentials that will make a significant difference in your daily work life.
2026-02-14 22:00:21
I've been running one NAS enclosure or the other at home for seven years now, with an ever-growing storage amount of digital photos, videos, programs, and other things I want to keep safe for posterity. In that time, I used them for other services as well, and while I've switched my philosophy on that front, there's one thing I haven't changed my mind on.
2026-02-14 21:31:20
I've reorganized my files more times than I care to admit. Each time, I'd spend hours building what I thought was the perfect folder structure, only to abandon it weeks later when reality proved messier than my carefully planned hierarchy. That's when I discovered TagSpaces, a local file management tool that doesn't force you to choose.
