Keeping a home lab quiet
12 Feb 2026
Power draw, cooling and noise decide whether a small server survives in a flat. A short write-up of what worked here.
Backups you will actually restore
28 Jan 2026
An untested backup is a rumour. A simple schedule, an off-site copy and one restore drill per quarter.
Measuring latency where it matters
09 Jan 2026
The only measurement that counts is the one taken from the network that actually uses the service.