120 websites. One builder. Three decades.
The WholeTech Network is one of the web's longest-running independent site networks — 120 domains across technology, artificial intelligence, real estate, entertainment, culture, coworking, sustainability, and community. Built and maintained by Paul Walhus from Austin, Texas since 1996.
WholeTech started in 1996 when the web was still young — before Google existed, before CSS was standard, before most people had heard the word "website." Paul Walhus began building sites by hand in HTML, and never stopped.
Over three decades, the network grew organically. A domain for a hobby became a site. A client project spawned a niche. A good name became an opportunity. Today the WholeTech Network spans 120 active domains covering everything from AI and robotics news to Jane Austen fan fiction to Hot Springs, Arkansas real estate.
In 2026, the network was rebuilt from the ground up with modern design, AI-powered content generation, and automated news pipelines. Every site got a fresh dark-theme design, structured data, and daily automated content updates powered by Claude AI.
WholeTech founded. First websites hand-coded in raw HTML. The web had 100,000 sites total.
Network grows through the dot-com era. Austin tech scene explodes. Domains acquired across tech, coworking, real estate, and media.
Expansion into entertainment (tvreviewer.com, firth.com), sustainability (offgridder.com, greenhomevideo.com), and community sites. Mobile-first redesigns.
AI revolution begins. Paul adopts Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools for development. Productivity increases 10x.
Full network rebuild with AI-powered design, automated content pipelines, and modern architecture. 120 sites reborn in weeks.
Deep coverage of Claude, Anthropic, ChatGPT, machine learning, and the AI revolution — with tutorials, news, and Austin community events.
The Silicon Hills pulse — startup news, tech events, Capital Factory coverage, and the people building Austin's tech future.
From humanoid robots to autonomous drones — covering the machines that are reshaping the world.
Award shows, TV criticism, film coverage, and the entertainment industry — from the Oscars to your Netflix queue.
From Colin Firth fandom to Jane Austen scholarship to children's literature — culture worth preserving and celebrating.
Hot Springs, Arkansas lakefront luxury. Austin home searches. Bastrop County boomtown. Retirement paradise.
From Austin to the world — spaces, communities, and retreats for the distributed workforce.
Solar power, small homes, off-grid living, and the future of sustainable building.
The real Austin — festivals, food, neighborhoods, politics, and the people who make the city weird.
The WholeTech Network runs on a modern, AI-assisted stack. Every site is designed for speed, accessibility, and automated content freshness.
Daily automated content pipelines pull from RSS feeds across the web, filter by relevance, generate site-specific articles using Claude Sonnet, and publish fresh HTML to every site — all without manual intervention. News never sleeps, and neither does the network.
Paul Walhus has been building for the web since 1996 — before CSS, before Google, before "webmaster" was a job title. Based in Austin, Texas with roots in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Paul combines three decades of web development experience with cutting-edge AI tools to maintain what may be one of the largest independently operated website networks on the internet.
When he's not building websites, Paul practices Yang-style tai chi (Choy Kam Man lineage), tinkers with ham radio, and explores the intersection of AI and everyday life.
The name WholeTech reflects a whole-person approach to technology — not just code, but community, creativity, culture, and craft. And the 108 in the original site count? That's a nod to the 108 movements in the Yang Style Long Form of tai chi.
Email: wholetechtexas@gmail.com
Web: wholetech.com