A section for any videos I have published. I aim to include full transcripts/CC with all my videos, so please click through if you’re interested in reading the text version of any videos.
I got fed up of having computer cables running along my floor or skirting boards, so I decided to run three cables (an Ethernet cable, USB3 cable and a HDMI cable) into my attic – and then back down another wall, coming out by my workstation PC. This is to improve how things look, but … Read more
I’ve had a REALLY annoying bug on my Windows workstation PC in recent months: its internet speeds randomly drop from Gigabit speeds, to just 100 Mbps download and upload speeds. When this happens, my actual network link speed is capped at this low 100 Mbps rate too – so this isn’t some random ISP glitch. … Read more
When I was planning out my Homelab NAS build, I was originally going to go with a budget AM4 CPU and motherboard – costing around £100-110 in total. But I ended up going for a £120 DDR5 AM5 motherboard and £165 CPU. I explain WHY my reasoning in this video, along with covering when it’s … Read more
I recently received my 10 Gigabit Ubiquiti Flex XG managed network switch, and while it IS “plug and play”, that is only for the basic (dumb) mode. I wanted the full management features, but this means diving into Ubiquiti’s network service controller to launch a UniFi Network. Luckily my Homelab NAS runs 24/7 and it … Read more
AMD have been quite busy releasing new CPUs in recent years, with FOUR new microarchitecture launches in the last four years alone. But what’s the real difference between CPUs like the Ryzen 7000 and 8000 series? And should you buy the new 9000 series Zen5 line-up, or wait for the “enhanced” 10000 series? I answer … Read more
My Homelab NAS is finally up and running. I have moved all the video content over to it, and this is actually the first video that I produced/edited entirely over my home network. Noice! When setting up my custom NAS, you might have noticed that I simply installed Debian on it – and not TrueNAS, … Read more
Phew, it’s finally here! I have spoken about building a new Homelab NAS (to store all my video content) in a few previous videos, but here is the full build and OS setup. I decided to roll a Windows 11 and Debian 12 dual boot, but Debian will be the primary OS. Because I kept … Read more
I recently had a bad experience with Cloudflare, due to some annoyances with how they handle plan renewals. I was previously a Cloudflare Pro customer paying $240 per year, but I have now cancelled completely and I no longer use Cloudflare. So in this video I discuss exactly what my concerns with Cloudflare are, and … Read more
I have a LOT of videos to store (due to this YouTube channel and also my 6x PoE CCTV camera system). I always used to think that my storage and backup storage system was fine – until I completely ran out of backup disk space. Whoops. Unfortunately my previous backup space provider (Synology C2) was … Read more
Due to my CCTV system and all the videos I’m producing for Tech Overwrite, I recently ran out of disk space on: Whoops. Plus my current home network and NAS is too slow to accommodate network-based video editing, so I have ended up having video files across a range of devices – which isn’t ideal. … Read more
