Night of the Living Hard Drives
October 25, 2025
1am troubleshooting, dead hard drives, and learning to embrace failure. Why breaking things is the best way to learn - plus my journey into Linux and networking.
4 min readWeekend tech experiments and random discoveries
Just a hobby blog about what apps I'm using, projects that work most of the time, and tech rabbit holes I fall down. No sponsors. Opinions are my own.
Latest Experiments
Here's what I've been building, learning, and trying to fix:
Your Family Photos Are Being Sold on the Dark Web
September 16, 2025
Why I ditched Google Photos for self-hosted storage and how a spare laptop can protect your most precious memories from data breaches.
8 min readBuilding My First Home Server
August 29, 2025
My journey from intimidation to accomplishment - building a home server to take back control of my family's data while saving money along the way.
7 min readMy Perfected Home Screen (for now)
June 29, 2025
14 years of obsessing over app placement and design. From basic Apple apps to self-hosted solutions - here's every choice and why it earned its spot.
12 min readAbout ByteByBite
Welcome, my name is Tyler, and this is my little corner of the internet. My background is in finance, not tech. I consider myself a hobbyist. This place is about sharing what I learn along the way.