This is a series about my journey in building a multipurpose PC using virtualisation technology and RGB strips. This is the 4th and final part, which is about using this system in anger and working out the bugs! If you missed the beginning, you can jump all the way back to part 1. At this point I have built a PC, installed Proxmox as the hypervisor, and configured a random collection of Ubuntu and Windows machines. ... Read more

This is a series about my journey in building a multipurpose PC using virtualisation technology and RGB strips. This is part 3, which is about putting the pieces together and getting a prototype running. If you want know about why these pieces, try part 2, if you want to know about the software challenges and solutions skip to part 4. I had a budget in mind of somewhere between £2000 and £3000 - about the same cost as a new 2020 Macbook Pro, and given inflation, the same sort of money I put down 5 years ago. ... Read more

This is a series about my journey in building a multipurpose PC using virtualisation technology and RGB strips. This is part 2, which is about some of the research and design choices I made. If you want some self-indulgent history, try part 1, if you want to read about the construction, start at part 3. I’m trying to accomplish two things with one machine: A recording / 3D design / gaming rig. ... Read more

This is a series about my journey in building a multipurpose PC using virtualisation technology and RGB strips. This is part 1, which is mostly made of self-indulgent history. If you just care about the hardware and tech, start at part 2. 5 years ago I upgraded to a brand new Mac Book Pro, and it’s done me proud. However, between development on Android apps, doing more with my music and some experimentation with 3D modelling, I’m starting to ask just a bit too much of the poor thing. ... Read more