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H.W. Crestwood, blog editor and full-stack specialist
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H.W. Crestwood

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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 desk scene suggesting several possible first Linux desktop paths for a beginner.
Sep 3, 2026H.W. Crestwood

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Your First Linux Distribution

A dark editorial homelab scene showing a Proxmox host with storage layers being carefully sorted and cleaned up.
Sep 2, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Managing Storage Space in Proxmox: How to Clean Up Unused ISOs and Disks

A nostalgic Korean PC bang and esports-broadcast scene suggesting the rise of Brood War as a national gaming phenomenon.
Sep 1, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Why StarCraft: Brood War Became South Korea’s National Sport

A bright editorial network scene showing a managed switch with one subtle untagged trunk path separated from several tagged VLAN paths.
Aug 31, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Native VLANs Explained: Why You Should Change Default VLAN 1

A bright editorial backup scene showing a datastore being verified while older backup branches are cleanly pruned.
Aug 30, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Verifying Backup Integrity in PBS: Automated Bitrot Checks and Pruning

A bright editorial homelab scene showing a backup system restoring a guest into a calm test environment.
Aug 29, 2026H.W. Crestwood

Proxmox Backup Server Restore Drill: Proving Your Backups Actually Work

A late-1990s gaming desk with a CRT monitor showing an early 3D scene beside period-correct graphics hardware.
Aug 28, 2026H.W. Crestwood

The 3dfx Voodoo Era: When 3D Acceleration First Blew Our Minds

A bright macOS workspace showing built-in storage categories, file cleanup, Photos optimization, and iCloud management.
Aug 27, 2026H.W. Crestwood

How to Manage Storage Space using macOS Built-in Storage Tools

A bright editorial homelab scene showing one host branching into SATA, NVMe, and SAS storage paths.
Aug 26, 2026H.W. Crestwood

SATA vs NVMe vs SAS for Homelab Storage: Performance and Power Differences

A bright editorial virtualization scene showing a NIC, storage controller, and GPU being handed directly into virtual machines.
Aug 25, 2026H.W. Crestwood

PCI Passthrough Explained: NICs, Storage Controllers, and GPUs

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