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Real home setups, not benchmark scores
A dad's digital life notes — home tech headaches turned into tools and articles
Real notes from a dad tinkering with home networks, NAS, and smart home setups. Some problems got solved with code and turned into tools, some learnings got written into articles, and plenty of half-baked ideas are still sitting in the drawer waiting to be sorted out.
Tools
Solve the concrete problem first
Tools are the hands-on layer: lightweight, direct, and local-first whenever the workflow allows it.
MAC Vendor Lookup
Look up MAC vendor and attributes offline. Batch mode available — nothing leaves your browser, ever.
Articles
Guides that speak your language
Not about benchmark numbers — real scenarios only. These are my actual notes from getting my home setup working, meant to help you build something that fits your household without the usual detours.
A lot of home network pain starts with poor planning
Routers, mesh setups, wiring closets, and room coverage — explained from a regular family's point of view, no spec-sheet flooding.
Explore
Some directions are still being shaped in public
Shopping decision checklists, network topology sketches, automation ideas... half-finished drafts, handy links I collected, and experiments I ran on a whim — all stuck in the drawer for now.
Decision Checklists
Turn recurring buy-or-not and what-to-do-first questions into compact decision sheets.
Templates and Guides
Break setups into simple guides and templates people can actually follow, not just read once.
Small Experiments
Ideas not mature enough to become full tools yet can still show up here as experiments or notes.