2025: A Year in Review
January 25, 2026
Looking back on a year of self-hosting, building this blog, studying for my CCNA, and buying my first home. Reflections on progress, setbacks, and what's next.
8 min readWeekend tech experiments
Just a hobby blog about what apps I'm using, projects and tech. No sponsors. Opinions are my own.
Latest Experiments
Here's what I've been building, learning, and trying to fix:
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 readYour 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, this is my little corner of the internet. My background is in project management, not tech. I consider myself a hobbyist. This place is about sharing what I learn along the way.