Nick Indge

Nick Indge is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica covering desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and self-hosted infrastructure. Before joining Ars, he spent over a decade in personnel security, starting as a contract background investigator for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and later serving as a Contractor Personnel Security Officer (CPSO) at Northrop Grumman. He holds a BA in English and Journalism from UMBC. A lifelong tinkerer with a passion for hardware, embedded systems, and open-source solutions, Nick writes to help readers escape the subscription trap and regain ownership of their digital lives. His work has appeared in LifeHacker and RetroHandhelds.gg. Nick resides in the Chicagoland area with his wife, son, and a goofball husky that keeps him on his toes.