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Great tech. Weak basics.

I keep seeing the same thing with businesses: a decent website or tool setup, then passwords reused everywhere, no 2FA, and backups that have never been tested. These guides walk through those basics in plain language. I also dig into self-hosting, home automation, and similar “more control, less cloud” projects when people want to go further.

You can follow the articles on your own. If you’d rather go through something together, just say hello. For websites, software, and hosting, that’s TechTrek Solutions.

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Start with the basics

Free guides on passwords, backups, devices, email, and related habits. Beyond that I also help with things like self-hosting and home automation when you want more control over your setup.

Passwords & 2FA

How password managers work, why reusing passwords is such a problem, and how to turn on 2FA without making a mess of it.

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Backups you can restore

Having a backup isn’t enough. These notes cover simple encrypted backups and actually checking that restore works.

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Devices & browsers

Basic hardening for laptops and phones, plus browser habits that don’t leave client files sitting around unprotected.

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Email & phishing

Most trouble starts with a message. Safer email habits, aliases, and how modern phishing usually looks.

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Other topics I work on

Not everything has a full guide yet. If any of this is on your list, get in touch and I can help you figure out a sensible path.

Self-hosting

Running your own services when it makes sense: files, password vaults, notes, and similar tools, without handing everything to a big cloud provider.

Home automation

Smart home setups that don’t need to phone home constantly. Local control where possible, less random cloud dependence.

Privacy-friendly alternatives

Swapping everyday apps for options that collect less data, when you’re ready for that kind of change.

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Prefer to do this together?

Happy to sit down (on a call or in person) and work through passwords, 2FA, backups, self-hosting, home automation, or similar with you. Or stick with the guides. If you need a website or custom software, that’s TechTrek Solutions.

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