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VERDICT

Should I use TinkerTry (RSSing mirror)?

Ad-supported RSSing.com mirror of the TinkerTry personal tech blog - tinkertry1.rssing.com

Skip. There is nothing to buy: this URL is an ad-injected scraper mirror of TinkerTry, a free personal tech blog about home labs, gadgets, and solar. Read tinkertry.com directly instead; skip both if you came here to evaluate software.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~10 public sources; all describe blog content — none rate this as a product.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthBlog archive only; no features to assess
  • Support qualityPersonal blog offers no support
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Home lab / VMware enthusiasts
  • Smart-home gadget shoppers
  • Solar and EV homeowners
  • SMB server admins

Not for

  • Anyone evaluating software — it's a blog, not a tool
  • Ad-averse readers — the mirror is cluttered with ads and upsells
  • Teams needing support, SLAs, or security assurances
  • Researchers citing sources — scrape junk gets mixed into articles

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

No security or privacy page on the mirror; don't log in or share data

medium

RSSing runs its own ads; 'Remove ADS' is their upsell, not TinkerTry's

medium

Scraped pages can mix unrelated boilerplate into articles; verify anything you quote

low

Mirror may lag the live site; newest dated post seen is March 2024

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 727 hands-on articles: home lab, SSDs, eero, solar
  • Detailed gadget reviews like the Ring Doorbell Pro 2
  • Practical step-by-step guides, e.g. VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 1b
  • First-hand testing, e.g. three eero Pro 6 units on gigabit internet

Cons

  • Pasted URL is an ad-injected scraper, not the real blog
  • Mirror's security page returns 'This page does not exist'
  • Unrelated junk text mixed into archived article pages
  • Nothing here the original site doesn't offer more cleanly

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/27/2026 - 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x4security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Free content, but ads clutter the mirror
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Scraped layout, ads, boilerplate everywhere
  • Feature depth. Blog archive only; no features to assess
  • Support quality. Personal blog offers no support
  • Security posture: 2/5. Mirror's security page returns 404
  • 727 articles Archive size "Viewing all 727" per mirror
  • Free Starting price Ad-supported mirror
  • 2016–2024 Active span Post dates seen in evidence

Pricing

Free

$0

  • All 727 archived articles
  • Ads injected by the RSSing mirror

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No third-party user ratings exist; the evidence is the blogger's own hands-on articles spanning 2016–2024.

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Full analysis

Based on ~10 public sources; all describe blog content — none rate this as a product.

Not a product — an ad-laden RSSing mirror of the TinkerTry blog. Read tinkertry.com directly, free.

Methodology

Based on ~10 public sources; all describe blog content — none rate this as a product.

Sources

  1. Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 Review - TinkerTry - RSSing.comtinkertry1.rssing.com
    review
  2. Tesla Solar Roof vs Solar Panels: Which is Worth It? - TinkerTrytinkertry1.rssing.com
    review
  3. How to easily update your VMware server to ESXi 6.0 Update 1btinkertry1.rssing.com
    review
  4. TinkerTry archive (RSSing mirror)tinkertry1.rssing.com
    official
  5. RSSing security page (returns 404)tinkertry1.rssing.com
    security
  6. TinkerTry original sitetinkertry.com
    official
  7. Should I Use The Average Guy Network? - shouldiuse.ioshouldiuse.io
    review

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