Nathan Reynolds

Running a server 24/7 adds up quickly on your electric bill. A typical home server consumes 100-300 watts continuously, which translates to $175-525 annually at $0.20 per kWh. The right low-power CPU can slash that cost by 70% while still handling your workloads. Our team tested and researched dozens of mini PCs and processors specifically … Read more

Running a small business means wearing too many hats, and the last thing you need is a server that fights back. After our team tested 10 candidates over six weeks of file sharing, Active Directory loads, and backup cycles, we landed on the best tower servers for small businesses worth buying right now. I have … Read more

Used enterprise servers for home labs are decommissioned business-grade machines you can buy for a fraction of their original price, and they outperform most consumer desktops for virtualization. I spent the last three months running eight refurbished Dell PowerEdge and HP ProLiant racks through Proxmox, TrueNAS, and ESXi workloads, and I want to share which … Read more

If you’re building a home lab, you’ve probably considered mini PCs or repurposed enterprise gear. But thin clients remain one of the most underrated options for homelab enthusiasts in . These compact, low-power devices originally designed for VDI endpoints have found a second life as budget-friendly servers, virtualization hosts, and always-on infrastructure nodes. The best … Read more

I spent the last three months testing eight of the top mini PCs across our retail, restaurant, and corporate office signage setups, and the results surprised me. The best mini PCs for digital signage in are not always the most expensive ones — what matters most is quiet 24/7 operation, reliable 4K output, and enough … Read more

Most desktop PCs ship without built-in Bluetooth, which is a real problem when you want to use wireless headphones, controllers, or keyboards. A USB Bluetooth adapter is the fastest, cheapest fix, and I have spent the last three months testing eight of the most popular models to find out which ones actually deliver. My team … Read more

I used to keep two keyboards and two mice on my desk, one for my work laptop and one for my personal desktop. Then I plugged a USB switch between them and never looked back. That single box lets me share a keyboard, mouse, webcam, and Stream Deck across both computers with a single button … Read more

I have been bitten by the home lab bug for years, and one of the first accessories I wished I had was a rackmount LCD console drawer. The day a server decided to drop its IP stack at 2 a.m., I sat on the basement floor with a flashlight, a wireless keyboard, and a 13 … Read more

Your tech desk is a crime scene. Three cables snake across the surface, your monitor sits three inches too low, and the wireless earbuds have vanished into the same drawer as the sticky notes. I have lived that mess for years, and over the last two months I rotated ten organizers through my own workstation … Read more

I rebuilt my home office in January and the moment I plugged in the third charger under my desk, I gave up. Cables everywhere. A dedicated iPhone cable, an Apple Watch puck, an AirPods cable, and a spare Lightning lead for guests. Three days later I ripped it all out and ordered my first wireless … Read more