# Home - URL: https://www.technolitero.com - Markdown: https://www.technolitero.com/raw/home Field notes for Unifi, Meshtastic, local AI, and PowerShell — written to be useful the same day you read them. ## Tech Decoded. IT can feel complicated, but it clicks the moment you understand how things are actually supposed to work. This is a collection of hands-on personal projects exploring how systems connect under the hood. We don't just look at the how, we tear into the why, when you anchor your work in real use cases and find meaning in what you build, the complexity turns into fun. If you have ten minutes, pick a lane below or jump straight into the featured note.

Get the architectural mindset alongside the messy reality: real hardware, actual commands, and the design missteps I had to debug along the way. If you want to learn how to think strategically and build from the ground up, pick a lane below or dive straight into the featured note.

## Different Paths. Open the one you are already on. - [Networking](https://www.technolitero.com/topics/networking): Unifi, firewalls, and the field notes that keep networks stable without overthinking them. - [Meshtastic](https://www.technolitero.com/topics/meshtastic): Off-grid messaging, private meshes, MQTT, and the practical setups that actually work on real property. - [AI](https://www.technolitero.com/topics/ai): Local models, context engineering, and using AI as a thought partner instead of a search bar. - [PowerShell](https://www.technolitero.com/topics/powershell): Scripts, automation, and admin tooling published for others to reuse and extend. - [Learning](https://www.technolitero.com/topics/learning): Get started with IT thinking, dive into thought processes that allow you to grow as an engineer. - [Hardware](https://www.technolitero.com/topics/hardware): Hardware doesn't need to be hard. Projects and notes to simplify deployment. ## Recent field notes - [Repurposing a Surface HUB 1](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/repurposing-a-surface-hub-1): I enjoy figuring out how to make locked down hardware useful after its use case is no longer a thing. A few months ago I was gifted a Surface Hub 1..... - [Building a WebSite with AI](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/building-a-website-with-ai): I am a fan of WordPress but I am also a fan of using the newest tools, my lab for example does run Beta versions just so I can get access to the latest features. So what's a guy to do when I hear that AI can build a website in 10 minutes... - [Learning in IT - Find a use case](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/learning-in-it-find-a-use-case): I'm going to go through my thought process for a project I recently completed and that is repurposing a Unifi Cloud Key Plus as a standalone docker host..... - [Learning in IT - Think like an Architect](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/learning-in-it-think-like-an-architect): There are many qualities in a great Engineer and an Architect. I would say that in my experience I have worked with many Engineers that could become Architects if they wanted to. The expectations.... - [Local AI on a Budget](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/local-ai-on-a-budget): One of my many side projects is using Local AI but like most, I’m on a budget. Smaller models act like smaller models — until you stop treating them as one giant brain. - [The Modern Engineering Stack: Moving Beyond the Search Bar](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/the-modern-engineering-stack-moving-beyond-the-search-bar): AI is quickly becoming an accelerator for more things than just Google searches. Copilot, Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini each earn a different seat in the stack. - [Learning AI – The Basics](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/learning-ai-the-basics): Let’s be honest with ourselves, AI is one of the greatest things since the internet. The question is what you offload, and how you stay in control of the result. - [Getting the most out of AI, starts with you!](https://www.technolitero.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-ai): Prompt engineering is one of the most misunderstood issues with AI for the masses. I asked for a screwdriver, not a therapist. ## Tools I built because the article was not enough - [Unifi Analyzer](https://www.technolitero.com/downloads/unifi-analyzer): A Windows tool that pulls Unifi UDM configuration over the API and SSH so you can analyze, export, capture packets, and keep config history. - [PowerShell Public Scripts](https://www.technolitero.com/downloads/powershell-public): Public PowerShell scripts from the TechnoLitero toolkit. Clone the repo, take what you need, and keep the rest out of your production path until you have tested it. - [Meshtastic Notes](https://www.technolitero.com/downloads/meshtastic-notes): Companion notes and configs for Meshtastic work: private meshes, MQTT, and the hardware paths that actually get used. ## Around the notes, not instead of them. The blog is the reason this site exists. These doors are here because a note needed a tool, a link, a file, or a locked drawer. - [Resources](https://www.technolitero.com/resources): The Unifi, Meshtastic, GitHub, and vendor links I actually keep around instead of burying them in old posts. - [Media](https://www.technolitero.com/media): Music and video from the library. Public folders play without an account; the rest waits for a sign-in. - [Members](https://www.technolitero.com/subscribe): Prompts, code notes, the vault, and the mind map. Subscribe or ask for a grant if that door should be open. - [About](https://www.technolitero.com/about): An infrastructure architect’s public notebook. Contact and privacy live next to it when you need the boring pages. New notes land on the [blog](https://www.technolitero.com/blog) and in [RSS](https://www.technolitero.com/feed). If you want the locked drawers — prompts, code notes, the vault — start at [subscribe](https://www.technolitero.com/subscribe) or [sign in](https://www.technolitero.com/login). I am [Buddy](https://www.technolitero.com/about), infrastructure architect. The source lives on [GitHub](https://github.com/Technolitero).