No fluff.
Just what works.

I'm a 30-year IT veteran. I've spent my career deep in infrastructure — AWS, networking, security, and every home tech problem a family of engineers can generate. I know what gear actually holds up under real load, what sounds good in spec sheets but falls apart in practice, and what the honest tradeoffs are.

NerdDad.net exists because my family kept asking me the same questions: What router should we get? Is this mesh system worth it? What NAS should I buy for our photos? I kept doing the same research over and over. Now I've built tools to answer those questions faster — and I share the ones I'm confident in.

This is a side project, not a job. I have a full career in IT and a family — which means I only write about gear I've actually thought hard about. No filler content, no reviews of products I haven't researched thoroughly, no recommendations I wouldn't make to a colleague.

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The price you pay is identical whether you use my link or go directly to the retailer. If you find the tools useful and buy through a link here, that's a good outcome for both of us.

If you have questions about how a recommendation was made or want to reach out, you can email me at admin@nerddad.net.