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Maker & Advanced DIY Guides
Here are my Maker & Advanced DIY guides — 9 in all. Every one is written in plain English, researched and reviewed by me, and free to read, print, or share. And if you get stuck, I can often fix it the same day without leaving your chair — remotely.
All 9 Maker & Advanced DIY guides
Free to read, print, or share — no sign-up, no email. Every one written and reviewed by Bill.
3D Printing at Home — From Unboxing to First Print
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Guest Networks & VLANs — Wall off Your Smart Gadgets
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Home Assistant, Step by Step — Your First Automations
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Matter & Thread, Hands-On — Actually Pairing Devices
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Pi-hole — Block Ads & Trackers for the Whole House
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Raspberry Pi for Absolute Beginners — Your First Project
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Running Local AI at Home with Ollama
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Self-Hosted Photo Backup with Immich
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Self-Hosting 101 — Run Your Own Photo & File Cloud
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