
We love tech, but we also love to tinker and try a whole bunch of different hobbies. Come check out the latest projects we're working on.
latest

Why I Won’t Drive Lyft or Uber Again, Despite Having a 5-Star Rating
There are so many reasons why I would never return to ridesharing.

You Can Finally Filter Ads on Your Kindle Lock Screen
The ads sometimes aren't appropriate for all ages.

Prime Day Is Almost Over, Buy These Tech Essentials While They're Still on Sale
Make sure you can play with your new tech right away.

Amazon’s Color Kindle Is the Best eReader to Judge a Book By Its Cover
The color feature is a tempting splurge.

Your Homelab Needs an Uninterruptible Power Supply, Get One Before Prime Day Ends
Keep your homelab online during outages with this discounted UPS.

This Heavily Discounted Seagate HDD Is a Great Starting Point for a NAS
Prime Day savings make starting your NAS build even easier.

Build a Plex Media Server With These Prime Day Deals
Now's the perfect time to invest in a home media server.

3 Lightweight Apps I Self-Host on My Mini PC
I bought my mini PC for Plex, but I use these lightweight apps just as often.

After Over a Decade I Bought a Physical Gaming Magazine—And It's Magical
It's the smell that's really the best thing.

Recent Outages Put My Portable Power Stations to the Test—Here's What I Learned
We have constructed additional pylons.

5 Reasons Why Your NAS Needs an SSD Cache
Stop wasting time with slow data transfers and just get a SSD already.


A Power Station From a Drone Maker That's Adequate but Forgettable
There are few things wrong here, but not much feels right.

iFixit's FixHub Soldering Toolkit Is Now Widely Available
Now that iFixit has worked through all the preorders, you can buy one normally.

Why Self-Hosting an eBook Server Is Harder Than It Should Be
It shouldn't be this hard to host my own eBook server.

5 Nostalgic 3D-Printed Projects Inspired By Retro Computing
Who knew squirting plastic out of a nozzle could be so nostalgic?

You Have A Limited Time to Get These Retired LEGO Sets on Amazon
If you're a LEGO collector, you'd better get these retired kits now before they shoot up in price.