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How to Build a Home Media Server for Under £100
Build a home media server for under £100 using a Raspberry Pi or old laptop. Stream films, music and photos with Plex or …
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I Checked Every Device My Kids Use With Our Family Safety Checker. Here's What Came Up.
Mike runs the Tech Dads Life Family Tech Safety Checker across every device his kids use and shares what it flagged, …
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How to Set Up a Raspberry Pi for the First Time
Learn how to set up a Raspberry Pi 5 for the first time with your kids — from choosing a starter kit to installing the …
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Buying Second-Hand Tech: I Put Every Point in Our Checklist to the Test
Mike tests every point on the TechDadsLife Used Tech Buying Checklist using a real second-hand purchase - what it …
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Screen Time, Balance, and Why Tech Dads Need to Go a Bit Easier on Themselves
Tech dad Mike reflects honestly on screen time guilt, what the research actually says, and why modelling healthy tech …
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We Tried a No-Phones Sunday for a Month. Here's What Happened.
We tried a no-phones Sunday every week for a month as a family. Here's what was easy, what was hard, and whether we'd …
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The Real Cost of Running an Electric Car as a Family
The real cost of running an EV as a family in the UK - home charging, tariffs, public charging, insurance and servicing …
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Our Home Wi-Fi Had Dead Zones and I Had No Idea: What Our Health Checker Actually Found
Mike runs the TechDads Life Home Wi-Fi Health Checker on his Deco X60 and M5 mesh network and shares exactly what it …
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I Ran Our Family Subscription Tracker on Our Household. Here's What I Found.
I ran the Tech Dads Life Family Subscription Cost Tracker on my own household and the results were brutal - here's what …
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How to Set Up a Screen Time Routine That Your Kids Will Actually Stick To
Set up a screen time routine your kids will actually follow. Google Family Link, Microsoft Family Safety, Apple Screen …
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Why the Subscription Economy Is Breaking Family Budgets (And What to Do About It)
Streaming prices are rising three times faster than wages. Mike breaks down the subscription creep draining UK family …
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