I have been wanting to upgrade my PC for a few years now and decided to finally commit. My old PC was first gen Ryzen 7 1700 build, still capable,…
When it comes to network security and firewall management, OPNsense is one of the most powerful, flexible, and user-friendly open-source solutions available. Built on FreeBSD, it provides a robust alternative…
It’s that time again—time to build a new computer! My last build was way back in 2010 (check it out here: https://akschaefer.com/2010/03/11/my-new-desktop/), and it’s definitely starting to show its age….
Alright, so while I love the concept of a Steam Machine, this isn’t actually a Steam Machine from Valve. Instead, it’s more like a custom-built Windows PC designed to run…
Here was my other case mod I did back in the day. This was from 2005 I believe. I will add my comments I originally had 😛 The place i…
I was digging through some old photos, and ran across these photos of a custom case that I painted. This was around 2005. Its a little dusty in a…
I built a new computer over the last week or so. I was looking for something to replace an old used desktop I bought for $20 dollars about 2 years…
So my Home Theater PC (HTPC) died a while back. Did some testing and determined it was the motherboard. So I found one on ebay a refurbished oem Asus rock…
I went out and bought a new monitor, a Acer 22″ Widescreen LCD ( AL2216W ). Its a pretty nice monitor. Seems to be about 1.5 times bigger then my…