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H.W. Crestwood

Senior Editor

Blog editor and full-stack specialist with over 15 years of experience in software development and systems administration. Driven by a strong interest in homelab and self-hosted infrastructure, he approaches technology from a practical, experiment-driven perspective.

A bright editorial Windows workspace surrounded by subtle visual cues for ten different PowerToys productivity utilities.

Nov 1, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Top 10 Microsoft PowerToys You Didn’t Know You Needed

A calm Linux desktop scene showing file and folder nodes connected by clean symbolic-link style path lines.

Oct 31, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Understanding Linux Symlinks: How to Create and Use Them

A modern smart TV in a living-room network scene, visually separated from more sensitive personal and administrative devices by a thoughtful trust boundary.

Oct 30, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Why You Shouldn’t Put Smart TVs on Your Main Trusted Network

An open beige 1990s desktop PC with RAM modules being installed beside a glowing CRT monitor.

Oct 29, 2026H.W. Crestwood

RAM Upgrades in the 90s: Why Moving from 8MB to 16MB Felt Like Magic

Modern game consoles connected through a dedicated network segment separated from more trusted personal and administrative devices.

Oct 28, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Segmenting Game Consoles: NAT Types, UPnP Security, and Isolated Subnets

A calm Linux desktop scene showing a terminal workflow connected to a subtle repeating schedule and automation motif.

Oct 27, 2026H.W. Crestwood

How to Schedule Automated Tasks Using Cron Jobs

A modern Windows recovery scene showing two boot repair paths for legacy MBR and UEFI EFI startup recovery.

Oct 26, 2026H.W. Crestwood

How to Repair a Broken Master Boot Record (MBR) or EFI Partition

A central proxy node in a refined homelab environment distributing web traffic toward multiple lightweight web containers.

Oct 25, 2026H.W. Crestwood

HAProxy on Proxmox: Load Balancing Traffic Across Multiple Web Containers

A late-1990s gaming desk with a CRT monitor showing chaotic vehicular-combat action beside period-correct PC gaming hardware.

Oct 24, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Carmageddon (1997): The Controversial Game That Defied Censorship

A wireless access point broadcasting a few distinct Wi-Fi networks that flow into clearly separated VLAN paths through managed network hardware.

Oct 23, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Managing Multi-SSID Wi-Fi Networks Mapped to Specific VLAN IDs