A simple comparison chart between the different ESP32 boards available today.

PlatformIO being open-source doesn’t really mean anything. The problem isn’t the license – it’s the dependency. Even though the core code is open, nearly everyone depends on PlatformIO’s cloud-hosted registry, platform definitions, telemetry-connected VSCode extension, and online updating system. So the fact remains: the Arduino ecosystem has already normalized cloud-based infrastructure for compiling and deploying simple microcontroller code.

SATA power connectors, according to ATX standards, are rated for ~75 W total, but power supplies usually slightly exceed it. Nevertheless it’s easy to exceed this number if you’ve a large number of HDDs plugged into a system. In this article, I’ll take a deeper look into this issue and explore solutions to prevent power-related problems.

Windows 10 is officially reaching its end of life on October 14, 2025. This means that Microsoft will stop providing regular updates-including crucial security patches for most users. While the simplest path forward is to upgrade to Windows 11 for free, some people would like to say on Windows 10 for as long as possible. Here are your options to continue receiving security updates beyond the cutoff date.

In the age of cutting-edge frameworks, microservices, container orchestration, and serverless functions, it’s easy to assume that PHP is a relic of the past. Developers love to hate on it, and yet-somehow-PHP still powers a significant chunk of the web.

uSentry is a lightweight, self-hosted Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Single Sign-On (SSO) solution designed for homelabs and small-scale environments. ⚡ A single PHP file. < 400 lines of code. No database. No background processes. No cloud. Just works. ⚡

When dealing with virtual machines in LXD or any other QEMU-based environments manually mounting a VM’s disk image can allow you to inspect its contents and retrieve data. This article walks you through the process of mounting a VM disk image for troubleshooting and data recovery.

Sometimes, you may want to quickly grab all the links from a webpage without using third-party extensions. This guide will show you how to extract all links using only your browser.

In a typical home or office network, all devices use the DNS servers specified by the router. However, there are scenarios where specific devices need to use a different DNS server e.g. TV set-top boxes. This guide will show you how to configure OpenWrt to assign a custom DNS server to specific devices using the uci command-line tool.

Learn how to redirect all traffic destined for an internet host (e.g., 1.1.1.1) to another IP, a local machine—for fun and profit. This technique is useful for debugging, blocking specific requests or bypassing restrictions.