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Subscription fatigue is becoming an all-too-common narrative among tech users, especially as major players like Microsoft continuously raise the barriers—and the price tags—for productivity. With the cost of Microsoft 365 on the upswing and essential utilities moving behind paywalls, a new breed...

The meteoric rise of affordable broadband, advancements in virtualization, and the maturing landscape of free and open-source (FOSS) software have paved the way for a powerful trend among Windows users: self-hosting. Once considered the domain of sysadmins and power users with racks of spare...

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital note-taking, users today are faced with an abundance of choices tailored to different priorities—some are drawn to open-source (FOSS) solutions for privacy and control, while others gravitate toward the simplicity and polish of commercial offerings. But...

The rise of self-hosted digital services has given enthusiasts and privacy-conscious users new opportunities to reclaim control over their data and digital workflows. Traditionally, many have seen network-attached storage (NAS) as an essential foundation—a dedicated, always-on device optimized...

For those passionate about taking back control from the endless sprawl of cloud platforms, self-hosting a digital ecosystem is no longer the exclusive domain of IT professionals armed with expensive Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays. Over recent years, the landscape has shifted...

Imagine running your business, managing your freelance gigs, or simply handling family documents without the ever-looming stress of subscription renewals, vendor lock-in, or privacy doubts associated with traditional productivity suites. For decades, Microsoft 365 (Office) and Google Workspace...

Proxmox: the open-source swiss army knife of virtualization, often whispered about by IT pros in dim server rooms and meme-laden forums alike, has recently been thrust further into the limelight thanks to a growing chorus of enthusiasts. If you’ve ever wondered whether running Windows 11 inside...

Forget everything you thought you knew about managing containers on Windows, because there’s a new sheriff in Container Town, and its name is Podman Desktop. Once the preserve of Linux purists who liked their containers rootless and their daemons non-existent, Podman has burst through the...

There are stories so wild, so gleefully absurd, that they demand to be retold—preferably over a pint with fellow geeks, as laughter and incredulity ricochet across the table. Running Windows 11 inside a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi may be less a tale from the bleeding edge of technology...

If your smart home budget is falling victim to subscription creep, you’re not alone. Each month, another little chunk peels off your hard-earned savings to pay for cloud storage, ad-blockers, media streaming, finance apps, or that “premium” password manager you only seem to use begrudgingly. But...

Harnessing the Potential of the Raspberry Pi: A Home Office Suite That Goes Beyond Microsoft 365 In the evolving world of productivity software, Microsoft 365 has long been regarded as the industry heavyweight, offering a polished and comprehensive suite of office applications. Yet, many users...

Nextcloud is making waves among Windows users by offering an entirely free, open-source alternative to the subscription-based Microsoft 365. With a solid suite of productivity tools, robust storage, and seamless integration on Windows 11, Nextcloud’s offerings don’t just mimic Microsoft 365—they...