Tech guides, off-road adventures, and everything in between.
Cisco’s Embedded Event Manager (EEM) is one of the most underutilized features in IOS-XE. This guide covers six practical EEM applets — from BGP peer monitoring and interface flap detection to nightly config backups and CPU spike capture — with real CLI syntax and Cat9K-specific tips.
Q1 2026 saw 34 DeFi protocols compromised for $169 million. We break down the dominant attack vectors — oracle manipulation, reentrancy, access control failures — the AI-powered exploit tools now threatening smart contracts, and what a proper 2026 security stack looks like for protocol developers, LPs, and researchers.
Most network engineers harden the data plane and forget the control plane — until an SNMP flood drops their OSPF adjacencies. This guide walks through a production-ready CoPP policy for Cisco IOS-XE, with real CLI templates, tuning guidance, and the show commands you need to verify it’s working.
QoS misconfigurations are the number-one cause of jittery voice calls and stuttering video in enterprise networks. This guide walks through a production-ready MQC QoS policy for Cisco IOS and IOS-XE — covering DSCP markings, LLQ, CBWFQ, NBAR2 classification, and the exact show commands you need to verify it’s working.
Stop logging into devices one by one. This hands-on guide covers Netmiko, NAPALM, and Nornir — the Python libraries that let network engineers automate Cisco IOS/IOS-XE tasks, parse show command output, push config changes, and run parallel jobs across hundreds of devices. Real code, real CLI examples, production-ready patterns.
Turn a Raspberry Pi into a powerful, privacy-first smart home hub with Home Assistant. This step-by-step guide covers installation, initial setup, integrations, automations, and pro tips to get your homelab-grade smart home running in an afternoon.
Stop sending sensitive data to the cloud. This complete guide shows you how to run powerful open-source AI models like Mistral and Llama locally using Ollama — with Docker, a web UI, VS Code integration, and GPU acceleration.
Build your own Netflix — a complete guide to setting up Plex in Docker with hardware transcoding, remote access, and storage planning.
BGP is the glue that holds the internet together — learn how it works, how to configure it on Cisco, and the security challenges it faces.
Steam Deck, ROG Ally, or Legion Go? A head-to-head comparison of specs, performance, battery life, and which handheld is right for you.
Tailscale makes VPN dead simple — install it, and your devices just connect. Here’s how to set it up with subnet routing, exit nodes, and SSH.
From propane stoves to Dutch ovens — gear picks, 6 easy trail recipes, food storage tips, and how to set up the perfect camp kitchen.
