Tech Tips & Tricks That Actually Feel Magical – Decoding the Arcane Arts of Technology (SM)
If you’re tired of cloud-dependent smart home systems and want complete control over your home automation, Home Assistant on Linux is the answer you’ve been looking for. As someone running Home Assistant on a dedicated Linux machine, I can tell you that self-hosted home automation fundamentally changes how you think about smart home security and … Read more
There’s a persistent myth that if you run a VPN, you’re protected from hackers. So does a VPN protect you? Not the way most people think. Here’s what a VPN does and what it absolutely does not do, and why believing the myth is dangerous. What a VPN Does Well A virtual private network does … Read more
NordVPN — Why I’ve Stuck With It for Years When people ask me for a VPN recommendation, I give them the same answer every time: NordVPN. Not because I’m paid to say it. Not because of marketing hype. I recommend it because I’ve been using it for years, I trust it with my actual data, … Read more
Fill out surveys, earn a little $$$ — yes, but… Keep the following in mind before you begin investing your time into Swagbucks Some surveys will immediately disqualify you. That’s the nature of surveys. Don’t get mad, just keep on trucking. Feel you’ve sincerely been treated unfairly by a survey? There’s NO way to speak … Read more