Lately, I’ve been on a bit of a privacy rampage. Call it paranoia if you want, but the feeling of being exposed just doesn’t sit right with me. It’s easy to brush off privacy concerns until you realize just how much of your personal information is out there for anyone to find. A not-so-recent conversation…
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Migrating Hyper-V VMs to Proxmox: A Practical Guide That Actually Works
Tired of dealing with a power-hungry server in your basement? Want to switch to Proxmox but keep your existing Hyper-V virtual machines? You’re not alone. Plenty of people have tried to make the transition, but let’s be honest – most guides out there leave you piecing together information from multiple sources. This guide lays out…
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Setting Up Proxmox Virtual Environment for Your Home Lab in Under 15 Minutes!
Proxmox is an amazing open-source, Type 1 hypervisor that lets you turn basically any old PC into a full-fledged virtualization powerhouse. Whether you’re setting up the best home lab, testing software, or diving into self-hosted virtualization, Proxmox has you covered while letting you flex on your friends with your personal cloud. Getting Started First, grab…
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Setting Up a Pwnagotchi: A Fun and Ethical Guide to Wi-Fi Security
It’s been a while since my last post… life has been busy with renovations, and I’ve been knee-deep in drywall dust and paint instead of tech projects. But I finally decided to take a break from home improvement and sit down to tinker with something I’ve been meaning to explore for a while: the Pwnagotchi.…
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Exporting Email Users from cPanel for Microsoft 365 Migration: A Step-by-Step Guide
So, you’re ready to make the leap from cPanel’s email service to Microsoft 365. Excellent choice! With Microsoft 365, you’ll get better collaboration tools, improved security, and the ability to access your emails from pretty much anywhere. But before you dive into the migration process, there’s one critical task to tackle: exporting your email accounts…
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Getting Klipper Running on an Anycubic Kobra 1
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Anycubic printers, it’s that they love to upgrade faster than I can keep up. I bought the Anycubic Kobra 1 about a year ago, and now they’re already on the Kobra 3. And here I am, still trying to squeeze more life out of my Kobra 1. Before…
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Dell OptiPlex Micro Not Booting? Check the CMOS Battery!
Recently, I unboxed a brand-new Dell OptiPlex Micro PC, expecting a smooth setup. Instead, I was greeted by the a dreaded set of flashing lights: 3 amber and 1 white. Anyone in tech knows that flashing lights and no boot are usually never good signs. After a dive into Dell’s documentation (which was about as…
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Finalizing Our Smart Fan Controller: From Temperature Offset to Real-Time Data Logging
So, here we are, putting the final(-ish) touches on our smart fan controller project. What started as a simple temperature-based fan switch has evolved into something much more sophisticated. Now, we’re talking temperature offsets, data logging, real-time charts, and even NTP time synchronization. If you missed the original posts where this project started, make sure…
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Adding OTA Updates to Your ESP8266 Fan Controller
In our ongoing quest to improve our custom fan controller project, we’re taking a major step forward by introducing Over-the-Air (OTA) updates. This addition will allow us to push new sketches to our ESP8266-based fan controller without needing to physically access the device, making maintenance and updates a breeze. If you missed our previous posts,…
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Enhancing Your Fan Controller: Adding a Web Interface
Following up on our initial project, Building a Smarter Fan Controller for Your Rack, we’re taking it a step further by adding a web interface. This will allow us to display the current temperature, as well as the on and off threshold temperatures, making it easier to monitor and view the current configuration of our…