Articles written by someone who has hands on hardware every day. Real builds, real industrial networks, hardware that breaks in real life. No marketing.
Client with a PC that doesn't support TPM 2.0 and Win 10 past EOL. ESU via MAS vs Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, plus an in-place upgrade preserving files, apps and settings.
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An honest gallery of the PCs I've built over the last few years — gaming, workstation and office. Real photos, no renders, no retouching.
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How we bridged a German industrial woodworking machine with the design office at a different site — Ethernet on the floor, site-to-site VPN over the wire.
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TBW, DWPD, power-loss protection and why putting a Samsung 870 EVO into a 24/7 server ends in tears. Comparison table and use cases where the premium is justified.
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A well-treated HDD lasts 8–10 years; an SSD can die overnight with no warning. When to choose each, why NAS units still use mechanical drives, and when SSD is the only option.
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Why a ThinkPad T-series costs double an IdeaPad with nearly identical specs. MIL-STD, Intel vPro, chassis durability and real-life office lifespan.
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The most underestimated component when building a PC. Why a generic $30 unit can fry your board, what "80 Plus Gold" actually means and how to size wattage without overpaying.
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"Aren't you the printer guy?" Sure. And also the one monitoring servers, patching, and containing ransomware. With an infographic.
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Why 60% of SMBs that suffer ransomware close within 6 months. 3-2-1 rule, RTO/RPO, immutable backups and recovery planning.
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How an independent advisor translates business needs, evaluates vendor proposals and supervises projects to avoid overcosts and failures.
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CAPEX vs OPEX, latency, data sovereignty and real SMB cases. Why many companies are repatriating workloads from cloud — and when migration does pay off.
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Real case, how to hold a laptop correctly to avoid this common damage, models most prone and which ones hold up better.
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Contention, SLA, symmetric vs asymmetric, static IP. Why 50 Mbps dedicated can beat 500 Mbps residential — and when residential is enough.
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Why your ISP router isn't enough, what really makes a good AP, how to design coverage, and a comparison of Ubiquiti, TP-Link Omada, Aruba, MikroTik and Mercusys.
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MFA, password management, patching, segmentation, least-privilege, training and the 10 controls that prevent 90% of incidents.
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Inkjet, EcoTank, mono laser, color laser, dot-matrix, thermal, multifunction. Which fits home, office, school or industry — without falling for the cost-per-page trick.
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What free software gives society, comparison vs closed software and patents, how the world would look if everything were proprietary, and real use cases.
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Windows, macOS, Linux (Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Fedora, Arch), BSD, ChromeOS. Pros, cons and clear recommendation by user profile.
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Common bad practices, when they do work, which brands to buy and how to detect fake USBs with inflated capacity before losing your data.
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How to pick CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, motherboard, PSU and case. 6 budget tiers (office, student, gaming 1080p/1440p/4K, workstation, enthusiast), cross-compatibilities and common mistakes.
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Asterisk/FreePBX/Issabel vs hardware SIP PBX (Yealink, Grandstream, Cisco) vs cloud PBX (3CX, RingCentral). Use cases by company size, real CapEx vs OpEx costs, and common mistakes.
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What NOT to do when a drive fails, how to tell logical from physical failure, real tools (TestDisk, PhotoRec, R-Studio), when to send the drive to a clean-room lab and cost ranges.
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From a clone PC with 8 MB of RAM in 1998 to providing IT support, development and automation for the notarial, marine-port, construction and other sectors. With forums, overclocking, ransomware, notary offices, catamarans and a lot of curiosity.
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