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Complete testing procedure for refurbished hard drives before deployment. Covers SMART analysis, extended self-tests, badblocks, and stress testing with real-world examples from 14TB Western Digital drives.
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Step-by-step guide to building a privacy-focused home network with OPNsense firewall, redundant WireGuard VPN tunnels, multi-VLAN segmentation, DMZ isolation, and AdGuard DNS filtering. Hardware setup to final configuration.
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Why you need the best password manager, how they actually work under the hood, and why I've used and recommended Bitwarden for 4+ years.
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Complete technical guide to password security: entropy calculations, hash function implementation, enterprise policy design, and why most password advice is wrong. NIST-compliant recommendations for 2026.
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Learn how to remove sensitive metadata from images using ExifTool. Protect your privacy by stripping GPS coordinates, camera info, and other identifying data before sharing photos online.
Recent Posts
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Configure custom domain names for self-hosted services using OPNsense DNSmasq and Nginx Proxy Manager. Access your homelab via *.home.domain.com instead of IP addresses and ports, with SSL certificates.
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Step-by-step guide to configure Plex remote access on OPNsense with VPN bypass using policy-based routing. Includes complete testing procedures and troubleshooting.
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Complete testing and verification procedures for OPNsense setup. Verify VPN tunnels, DNS resolution, VLAN isolation, and leak prevention with step-by-step tests.
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Practical guide to configuring AdGuard Home. Covers blocklist selection, custom filtering rules, DNS optimization, and monitoring.