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Every recommendation starts with the person using the tool. Clarity, accessibility, and sustainability beat novelty every time.
About this site
Anthony Bahn explores how emerging technology, thoughtful design, and practical workflows can help people build smarter homes, more creative studios, and resilient businesses. This site shares the experiments, research, and lessons learned along the way.
300+
Deep-dive articles shipped
120K
Monthly readers across the network
45
Tools & frameworks reviewed annually
Why This Site Exists
Technology should make life easier, not overload it. Anthony launched this publication to cut through hype and deliver field-tested guidance that helps readers make calmer, smarter decisions about the gear and systems they rely on.
Hands-on
Reviews, workflows, and tutorials stem from real experiments—servers spun up, automations tested, and failure modes documented.
Shared playbook
Readers get replicable frameworks, downloadable resources, and transparent metrics so you can adapt ideas to your own setup.
The Road So Far
A few moments that shaped the publication and the community around it.
2016
Side project becomes a publication
Anthony began documenting experiments with home networking and no-code tools. The response turned a late-night journal into a consistent weekly column.
2019
Expanding beyond the blog
A companion newsletter and YouTube channel launched, bringing in live teardown streams and gear lab notes.
2022
Building in public
Introduced transparent dashboards sharing analytics, tool stacks, and revenue experiments so readers could learn from the entire journey.
2024
Community-powered research
Launched the Lab Collective, a members-only space that funds deeper investigations into privacy, automation, and indie product strategy.
What Readers Come Here For
From first-on-the-scene reviews to long-form explainers, every piece aims to deliver clarity and unlock experiments you can run today.
Systems Design
Blueprints that connect home labs, SaaS stacks, and business automation without compromising reliability or privacy.
Tool Evaluations
Benchmarks across networking gear, smart home platforms, and productivity suites with realistic performance expectations.
Field Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs that help solopreneurs, educators, and teams adopt new workflows without downtime.
Strategy Briefings
Monthly briefings summarizing the signals that matter, how to respond, and which experiments earned their keep.
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