Home & Personal Tech

Practical technology help for your home.

You don't need to know what category your issue falls into. Tell me what's happening or what you want to set up — a slow computer, unreliable Wi-Fi, a new PC build, smart-home devices, or something else entirely.

Computer help

A computer that isn't cooperating

Slow computers, strange errors, malware, printer problems, and general Windows headaches — this is Computer Repair's home turf, and it has its own dedicated page with everything it covers.

New computers & upgrades

Setting up something new, or making what you have last longer

  • New computer setup
  • Data transfer
  • SSD upgrades
  • RAM upgrades
  • Storage upgrades
  • PC optimization
Custom PCs

Built for what you actually need it to do

  • Gaming PC builds
  • Productivity workstations
  • Component selection
  • Assembly & setup
  • Windows / OS setup
  • Upgrades to existing systems

Want to see more build examples? Custom Tech Projects covers the same ground for larger or more unusual builds.

Wi-Fi & home networking

A network that actually reaches every room

  • Wi-Fi troubleshooting
  • Mesh Wi-Fi setup
  • Router & network setup
  • Dead-zone troubleshooting
  • Wired & network device configuration
Smart home

Getting connected devices to actually work together

  • Smart speakers
  • Smart thermostats
  • Smart lighting
  • Streaming devices
  • Smart doorbells & cameras, where appropriate
  • Hubs & app integration
  • Home automation setup

This covers configuring and integrating consumer smart-home devices — not licensed electrical work, alarm monitoring, or hardwired security-system installation. If a project needs that kind of trade work, I'll say so upfront.

Home office

A workspace that's actually set up to work

  • Monitors
  • Docking stations
  • Printers
  • Webcams
  • Home office networking
  • Workstation setup
  • Remote-work technology
Storage & backup

Somewhere better than a random external drive

  • NAS setup
  • Personal backup systems
  • Media servers
  • Local storage
  • Basic home-server projects
Doesn't fit neatly?

Some home projects don't sort into a category

A house full of devices that should talk to each other, a network that needs rethinking, or something unusual — that's what Custom Tech Projects is for.

Ready to get your home technology sorted?

Tell me what's going on and I'll follow up to figure out the right next step.