Microsoft has decided that Linux desktops need a hug from Redmond. According to recent reports, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is officially expanding to Linux workstations, currently sitting in public preview…
If you are anything like me, your desk is probably a bit of a disaster zone, cluttered with random stuff, notebooks, and spare screens that beep, blink, or stare back…
You may have seen the social media posts in the past 24 hours, “The UK Government announces that all the UK phones will require digital ID proof. This means that…
I’ve never been terribly good at letting commercial cloud providers hold onto my life. Between wanting actual ownership of my data, a lingering distrust of corporate telemetry, and the sheer…
A few months ago I finally got around to switching my Google Pixel over to GrapheneOS. The install was refreshingly painless, the bootloader re-locked without complaint, and the web installer…
Docker is great for tinkering, slap containers together and off you go. Then you add Vaultwarden or JumpServer and start worrying about security. Don’t panic: small, sensible tweaks close the…
In my ongoing quest for digital sovereignty, I recently replaced Tailscale with a plain WireGuard setup that I control myself. No third-party control plane, no extra SaaS layer, no mystery…
I started my home lab in 2021. It began with some basic Home Assistant automations and, over the last few years, has spiralled into a proper stack of VMs and…
It started at 5am. I was up before the rest of the family, so I did what any sensible person with poor sleep habits and a mild obsession with privacy…
It is 21:45 on a Saturday evening. I am the only person actively online in the house. My phone is the only device I am using. The kids’ tablets are…
