@brendan_pcs

Tech notes from BrendanPcs

The written version of my shorts — PC builds and repairs, a home lab put together from free hardware, and studying for my Network+.

Latest posts

Apr 14, 2026 / 1 min read

These hold 24 hard drives each and go for about $500 on eBay. One for Plex and Jellyfin, one for a NAS.

Apr 11, 2026 / 1 min read

A switch out of a trash pile at my college. No password, default VLANs, and it does indeed work.

Aug 15, 2025 / 1 min read

Linux Mint on a laptop that hadn’t been turned on in six years. First time running Linux.