Jun 18, 2025 Larassatti D. 12min Read Your WooCommerce website design shapes how customers perceive and interact with your brand. Exploring real-life WooCommerce website examples can spark fresh ideas, help you steer clear…
Just installed pfSense? Before diving into VLANs, firewall rules, or VPN tunnels, take a few minutes to lock in these essential setup changes. These quick tweaks will boost security, improve reliability, and prevent…
Jun 10, 2025 19min Read You can start an ecommerce business without money by choosing a business model that doesn’t require inventory, such as dropshipping, print-on-demand, and selling services online. Free tools and…
Let’s pick up right where Part 1 left off: pfSense Firewall Appliance Unboxing. This isn’t a quick-start guide. It’s my logbook from weeks of fine-tuning pfSense. Weeks, not years, so follow along and…
For the past three years, I’ve been putting off an upgrade to my network’s firewall. During that time, I was balancing multiple priorities: maintaining uptime with multiple ISPs, managing VPN performance limitations, and…
Jun 06, 2025 Jordana A. 10min Read A personal brand website is a dedicated platform to showcase your skills, share personal experiences, and tell your story. Whether you’re a freelancer, an entrepreneur, or…
Jun 03, 2025 Matleena S. When I first set out to build an online course platform, I won’t lie – it felt a bit overwhelming. First of all, I didn’t know how to…
The sudo command in Linux is one of the most important and widely used commands for managing system permissions. It allows you to run a command as the superuser, giving you elevated privileges…
This iotop command guide follows my previous 90 Linux Commands frequently used by Linux Sysadmins article. As time allows, I will continue to publish articles on the 90+ commands geared toward Linux sysadmins…
If you’ve ever looked at your server and wondered why it’s using swap even though plenty of RAM is available, you’re not alone. This is a common scenario on Linux systems, and it…
Recently, I supported a client with solving MySQL performance issues. There were several areas where MySQL performance issues were addressed. One issue, however, that was overlooked before our communications was that of keeping…
When it comes to database performance monitoring and optimization, MySQL offers a powerful tool called Performance Schema. This versatile instrument provides invaluable insights into the inner workings of your MySQL database, enabling you…
May 09, 2025 11min Read If you’re running an ecommerce business, you know that marketing is the lifeblood of your brand. But the big question is: how much should you spend on marketing,…
WordPress 6.8 introduced a highly requested feature: Speculative Loading. But what exactly is it, and how does it affect your website? In simple terms, and in WordPress specifically, it’s a technique that makes…
Apr 29, 2025 Matleena S. With so many different web hosting services to choose from, how do you decide which one is the best for your project? It all comes down to understanding…
As advancements in machine learning continue to accelerate and evolve, more individuals and small organizations are exploring how to run language models (LLMs) like DeepSeek, LLaMA, Qwen and others on their home servers. This…
By following this guide, you will be able to successfully self-host your preferred DeepSeek model on a home lab or home office server, harnessing the potential of these AI models in a private and…
DeepSeek, founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, is a Chinese artificial intelligence company that develops open-source large language models (LLMs). Their flagship model, DeepSeek-R1, is gaining popularity for its advanced reasoning capabilities, with…
