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Free AI Coding: Running Agents Without a Subscription Using Cline
How I run coding agents with multiple AI models without paying subscription fees using Cline, and how I achieve this flexibility in my own infrastructure.
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Step-by-step guides, practical examples and hands-on tutorials.
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Mid-Level Developer Syndrome: A Guide to Overcoming Stagnation
Mid-level developer syndrome is a feeling of stagnation that emerges as experience is gained. This guide covers technical deepening, broadening, active.
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Fast AI Code Generation: Does It Increase Maintenance Costs?
How does the speed of AI-assisted code generation reflect on maintenance costs? Real experiences, risks, and best practices.
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Is Your Phone Tracking You? Open the Secret Dashboard in 10 Minutes
Find out which apps are tracking you on your phone and discover how to stop this tracking using the secret tracking dashboard. A step-by-step guide.
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Your Smart TV Is Watching You: A Guide to Disabling ACR
Explore how your smart TV's background ACR (Automatic Content Recognition) technology works, with brand-specific steps to disable it and network-level blocking.
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Run Your Smart Home Without the Cloud: Installing Home Assistant
It's possible to set up cloud-independent smart home systems under your own control. Here's how I ran Home Assistant on my own server with Docker Compose and.
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A 24/7 Home Server from an Old Laptop
I'm sharing my step-by-step guide to turning an idle old laptop into your own 24/7 home server. A powerful homelab at a low cost…
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My First Homelab Docker Compose Stack: 10 Services Actually Running
A step-by-step guide on how I set up 10 critical services running with Docker Compose in my homelab in 2026.
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Expose Your Services to the Internet Without Opening Ports: Cloudflare
A guide to securely exposing server ports to the internet without opening them using Cloudflare Tunnel. Zero Trust architecture and practical installation.
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Go Paperless: Make All Your Documents OCR-Searchable
End physical document clutter. My experience digitizing all my papers and transforming them into a searchable archive using OCR with Paperless-ngx…
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Goodbye Google Drive: Set Up Your Own Cloud with Nextcloud
If you're tired of commercial cloud services, I'll share my experiences and insights on setting up your own data center with Nextcloud, including what to watch.
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3-2-1 Backup: Automated, Encrypted, and Ransomware-Resistant
Automate, encrypt, and secure your 3-2-1 backup strategy with restic and a highly resilient storage target.
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Block Ads Across Your Entire Network: Why AdGuard Home Overtakes
Comparing AdGuard Home to Pi-hole, highlighting its superiority in performance, security, and management.
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Home Server with N100: The Trade-offs of Low Power
How capable are Intel N100 processor mini PCs as home servers? The advantages and disadvantages of low power consumption, real-world...
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I Stopped Paying for 1Password: My Own Password Vault with Vaultwarden
I'm explaining how I ended my 1Password subscription and set up my own password vault with Vaultwarden due to high costs and data control concerns.
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Securing a Server in the First 45 Minutes: VPS Hardening Checklist
I've shared my experiences on how to harden a new VPS with essential security steps in the first 45 minutes. SSH, firewall, and user management.
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6-Watt Home Server with N100 Mini PC: Homelab from Scratch in 2026
A step-by-step guide on how to start a homelab from scratch in 2026 by setting up a low-power (6W) home server with an Intel N100 processor mini PC.
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I Deleted Google Photos: All My Memories to My Own Server with Immich
I detailed my transition from Google Photos to Immich, the challenges I faced, and the specifics of photo management on my own server, step by step.
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Build Your Own AI Automation with n8n: Self-Hosted, No-Code Agent
Sharing my experience building self-hosted AI automations using n8n. Creating no-code agent flows, RAG, and multi-LLM integration steps.
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From Vibe Coding to Spec-Driven Development: Tasking AI with Spec Kit
Move beyond 'vibe coding' in software development and discover how to become more systematic and AI-friendly with Spec Kit. A detailed guide.
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Local LLM with Ollama: A Real Alternative to Cloud Solutions?
I explore local LLM setup, performance, integration, and the advantages it offers over cloud solutions, based on my own experiences with Ollama.
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Write Your Own MCP Server in 50 Lines: Real Tools for Your AI Agent
Connecting real-world tools to AI agents fundamentally changes their capabilities. I explain how I set up my own tool server and the challenges I faced.
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Keeping AI-Generated Code Secure: Balancing Risk and Efficiency
While AI-driven code generation speeds up development, managing security risks is critical. In this post, I share my strategies for safely using AI code in.
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Shielding Against AI Voice Scams: Understanding a Real Conversation
Examines technical and behavioral defense mechanisms against AI voice cloning scams, and strategies for distinguishing a real voice from a fake one…