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Resourcethe FrankeNAS - (Raspberry Pi, Zima Board, Dell Server, Ugreen) // a CEPH Tutorial
The creator builds a 'FrankeNAS' from spare hardware — laptops, Raspberry Pis, a ZimaBoard, UGREEN and TerraMaster NAS units, and an …
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ResourceLinux on Windows......Windows on Linux
A deep tour of WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) showing how Linux and Windows interoperate on one machine. Requirements are …
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ResourceYour Cable Management SUCKS!! (Fixing My Server Room)
A vlog-style overhaul of the creator's badly tangled home server room, sponsored by PatchBox, which he stresses took more than five …
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ResourceRetroPie: A Raspberry Pi Gaming Machine
A build-along (with heavy lifting from Alex) for turning a Raspberry Pi into a RetroPie retro-gaming console that plays games from …
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ResourceYou've been using AI Wrong
The creator profiles Fabric, an open-source CLI framework from creator Daniel, pitched as augmenting humans with AI by reducing …
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ResourceI use this everyday
NetworkChuck shows how to get Mac-style pbcopy and pbpaste commands working in a Linux or WSL terminal so command output can be …
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Resourcemonitor all your stuff RIGHT NOW!!
Chuck deploys Progress WhatsUp Gold — the first monitoring tool he used on the help desk, now offered in a free edition — to stop …
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Resourcehost ALL your AI locally
NetworkChuck builds a fully local, private AI setup that runs entirely on your own hardware with a ChatGPT-style web interface — no …
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ResourceWhite House says NO DEGREE!!
The creator reports on a White House / National Cyber Director press release encouraging skills-based hiring — hiring for …
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Resourceyou STILL need a website RIGHT NOW!! (yes, even in 2025)
The creator says a poll last year found 81% of his audience still had no website, and sets out to remove excuses, challenging his …
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Resource60 Hacking Commands You NEED to Know
A rapid-fire tour of 60 hacking and penetration-testing commands, mostly on Kali Linux, with guest tips from other creators and a …
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ResourceRun your own AI (but private)
NetworkChuck demonstrates running a private, local AI on his own computer with no data sent to a company, and argues this matters …
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ResourceI ditched my Raspberry Pi for this
The creator speed-builds a travel NAS and travel router the night before taking his wife and six kids to Japan, after deciding his …
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ResourceAI Networking is CRAZY!! (but is it fast enough?)
This sponsored explainer argues that the network, not the GPUs, is increasingly the bottleneck in AI training. Training clusters of …
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Resource3 Levels of WiFi Hacking
He stages three levels of WiFi attacks at a fictional coffee shop to show how a noob, a hipster, and a pro would target a network …
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Resourceyou need to learn tmux RIGHT NOW!!
A hands-on beginner tutorial on tmux, a terminal multiplexer that runs terminal programs inside a persistent terminal session. The …
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Resourcethe most secure OS in the world.....I hate it
An installation walkthrough and tour of Qubes OS, which he calls the most secure operating system while also finding it painful to …
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ResourceGoogle is forcing you to use their proxy (build your own instead)
The creator explains proxies in the context of Google's planned Chrome IP Protection feature, which he calls its Privacy Proxy. He …
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ResourcePut your website on the Dark Web
A hands-on tutorial in two tiers for putting content on the Tor network. The easy tier uses OnionShare, available for Windows, Mac, …
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ResourceThe Dark Web NEEDS You!
The creator explains how viewers can support the Tor network — which he frames as privacy infrastructure millions rely on to stay …
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ResourceMy SECRET Server Room Project
The creator tours and builds out a new dedicated server room after outgrowing a server rack in his master-bathroom closet, which …
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ResourceHow To Access the DARK WEB in 2024 (3 Levels)
He presents three levels for accessing the dark web, stressing legitimate uses such as journalism and free expression alongside …
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Resourcethe Raspberry Pi 5
Chuck reviews the Raspberry Pi 5, the first new flagship Pi in four years (the Pi 4 launched in 2019), arriving in October in two …
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ResourceHacking the world’s most popular database
NetworkChuck builds an Oracle Database 23c Free instance in Docker and then demonstrates how an ethical hacker might approach it, …
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