How-to guides you can come back to.
Short, step-by-step guides grouped by topic, written in plain language.
Everyday help
- How to describe a tech problem so it gets fixed faster
Four simple questions and one photo that make any tech problem easier to solve.
- Back up the photos on your phone
Turn on automatic photo backup, confirm it is really working, and keep a second copy.
- Restarting the right way
Why a restart fixes so much, and the right order for phones, computers and your internet equipment.
Home Wi-Fi
- Why the Wi-Fi is slow in the back bedroom
What weakens Wi-Fi around the house, how to test it, and what actually fixes it.
- Mesh Wi-Fi, a range extender, or a cable?
Three ways to reach a far room with internet, and how to choose between them.
- Securing your home router
Four practical steps that make your home network much harder to misuse.
Passwords and safety
- Spotting a scam text, call or email
The warning signs scammers rely on, and one safe habit that protects you every time.
- Getting started with a password manager
Why a password manager is the easiest way to have strong, different passwords, and how to begin.
- Passkeys explained plainly
What a passkey is, why it is safer than a password, and what to expect when you use one.
- Turning on two-step verification
Add a second check to your important accounts so a stolen password is not enough.
Homelab basics
- Your first homelab: start with backups, not servers
Why the best first homelab project is protecting what you cannot lose.
- Choosing hardware for a first homelab
Old PC, mini PC or NAS: how to pick a starting point, with power and noise in mind.
- Reaching your homelab safely from outside
Use a VPN instead of opening router ports, and keep everything updated.
Small-business tools
- Onboarding and offboarding checklist for staff accounts
A simple checklist for giving new staff the right access and removing it cleanly when they leave.
- Jira or Confluence: which one do you need?
Tracking work versus writing things down, and how to start simply with either.
- Why your business needs its own domain email
The benefits of an email address at your own domain, and the basic settings that help it reach inboxes.