The Homelab SLA | The IT Guy Show 025
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Mathias Palmersheim brings enterprise monitoring discipline home and runs his homelab against an actual SLA.
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Learn to Play Tabletop Role Playing Games | The IT Guy Show 024
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This one is a little off the usual path. I took a conference talk I’ve given on getting started with tabletop role playing games and brought it to the show.
Keep It Techie | The IT Guy Show 023
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Josh Lacey of Keep It Techie and I break down the real cost-benefit of running a homelab and whether it’s time to bring the lab home.
A Human in the Middle | The IT Guy Show 022
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Karl Abbott returns to talk about what AI removes from knowledge work and what stays stubbornly human.
Ubuntu Community: Years of "Just Works" | The IT Guy Show 021
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Nathan Haines and I talk about what makes Ubuntu different at a human level after more than twenty years of community.
First Boot, First Inference | The IT Guy Show 020
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Damen Knight of CIQ and I dig into the hidden cost of configuring Linux for GPU and AI workloads.
The Problem with Subscriptions | The IT Guy Show 019
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I open 2026 with a reality check on subscription fatigue and kick off a new arc on building a personal homelab.
Wayland and My eX-11 | The IT Guy Show 018
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Brodie Robertson and I dig into the end of X11 and the rise of Wayland on the Linux desktop.
Reality-based Approach to LinkedIn Jobs | The IT Guy Show 017
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Job search coach Jeffry Ullman and I dig into a reality-based approach to landing your next role through LinkedIn.
When the Layoff Comes | The IT Guy Show 016
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A candid solo episode about surviving a layoff, from my own story to practical job-search and mental health advice.
DevLife with Chris DeMars | The IT Guy Show 015
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A fun, story-filled chat with Chris DeMars about DevRel, developer advocacy, empathy, and avoiding burnout.
Life as a SysAdmin with Nate Lager | The IT Guy Show 014
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A wide-ranging chat with Nate Lager about the sysadmin life, from burnout and bash scripts to automation and authenticity.