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I built my entire home network out of e-waste, and it saved me hundreds

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By Nick Lewis
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I've been homelabbing for years, and except for my "main server" and a few Raspberry Pis, most of the equipment I use is second-hand, or devices that I literally pulled out of dumpsters or recycle bins. Despite the state I found them in, much of that "e-waste" has been put to productive use in my homelab. It just took a bit of tinkering and careful software selection to make it worthwhile.
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6 Shift key shortcuts that speed up Windows 11 way more than you'd expect

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By Nick Lewis
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Most of the time when you press Shift it is just to capitalize a letter or word, but it also gives you access to dozens of different shortcuts in Windows 11 that can speed up your workflow. Some of them are minor adjustments to existing features—like a more efficient delete option—while others completely bypass a half-dozen steps you'd Shift+Delete permanently deletes a file Normally, pressing the delete key or right-click deleting moves an item to the Recycle bin.
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Dropbox wanted $10 a month for 2TB, so I built my own cloud storage with these 4 self-hostable apps

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By Nick Lewis
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Over the course of the years, a recurring cloud storage subscription can easily cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. And what does that subscription fee get you? A finite amount of storage and convenient access whenever you want it. However, if you have an old PC lying around, it is entirely possible to self-host something that goes toe-to-toe with Dropbox or any other cloud service for a relatively small upfront cost.
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