Faisal Rasool

The internet’s tech guy

3000+ published articles10 years of uncomplicating techbylines in major publications

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Hi there!

You probably have a go-to guy in your life for when you have technology problems or need advice. They hoard tech hardware and seem most at home down digital rabbit holes. But when you need their help, they light up and drop everything for you. Occasionally, they wax poetic or rant about tech things and companies.

That’s me.

For the last 10 years, I’ve been the internet’s tech guy.

3000+ pieces published

how-to guides, deep-cut features, comfort reads, and news stories across the internet’s leading technology publications

How-To Geek SlashGear Android Headlines Android Police XDA WhatMobile

What I do

I love writing, and I love technology. Always have, so this line of work was inevitable for me. I’ve found that for modern human beings, deepening our tech literacy isn’t negotiable anymore. We need to learn and master it as much as we can, out of pure necessity. So that we can live our computer-mingled lives well. advocate for ourselves, and for the people we care about. Ignorance on this matter can be costly.

To that end,

I make tech digestible and accessible for you or your audience

I focus on

LinuxWindowsAndroide-Readers
Homelabbing and self-hostingProductivityCybersecurityDigital privacy and sovereignty

and everything in between.

How I work

A decade of wearing different hats in newsrooms and editorial teams has taught me how to get the ball rolling and take it to the finish line.

I develop, shape, and bake ideas into finished pieces with fast turnaround.

I don't use generative AI in any of my work at any point.

I can comfortably pitch, draft, edit, format for different modalities, publish, and follow up.

I am just as happy starting a project from zero and growing it solo, as I am working with or leading a team. Proficient in most off-the-shelf content management systems, but if you’re using a tailor-made CMS, I’ll pick it up quick enough.

Selected clippings

Android isn’t the anti-iphone anymore
How I run heavy open-source LLMs for free without a GPU
6 things my jailbroken Kindle can do that your Amazon-powered Kindle can’t
I use Bitwarden Premium for free, and you can too (yes, it’s legal)
This is how I’d learn Linux if I had to start all over again
The smallest desktop OS you’ve never heard of

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Need a tech Writer?

I’m available for editorial and copywriting work, whether it’s a single assignment or an ongoing project.

  • News reporting
  • Features (opinion, long-form, investigative, fringe, or data-driven)
  • How-to guides and explainers
  • Product reviews
  • Content calendars
  • Web, product, and social copy
  • Deep-cut research

Launching a product? Need a reliable, seasoned writer for your editorial team?

Let’s talk

I respond to all business queries within 24 hours