Windows admin without the mouse: a working cmdlet shortlist
Every Windows box I have ever inherited came with the same unspoken assumption: the way to stop a stuck service is to open a control panel, find the row, and click a…
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seventeen PHP frameworks worth knowing, grouped by what they are for
PHP has been powering web sites longer than most web developers have been working, and the framework landscape in 2026 still reflects that history. Some tools are full-stack batteries-included, some are micro-frameworks…
seventeen free PHP web frameworks, ranked by where they fit
PHP has been the scaffolding of the open web for so long that “use a framework” is more or less the default answer when someone asks how to start a new web…
lyrion/lms-community keeps the Squeezebox dream alive on your hardware
There is a corner of the home audio world that did not die when Logitech stopped making Squeezebox hardware. The software that drove those little networked speakers now lives on GitHub at…
I almost forwarded a port to check my home camera. The better path
A friend asked me last month how to peek at his porch camera from the office, and before I could stop myself I was halfway through describing port forwarding. Then I caught…
Edit photos on your NAS and keep them off someone else’s server
I have a simple rule about photo editing tools. If the app needs an internet connection to remove a background or resize an image, I am already suspicious. My photos are my…
Self-Host Your PDF Toolkit in 10 Minutes
Self-Host Your PDF Toolkit in 10 Minutes I have handled enough sensitive documents to know I do not want them floating through some third-party cloud before I can merge or rotate them.…