Driver User ExperienceUp until 2 years ago, all of our cars were Hondas. While there were small differences in the driver’s controls, for the most part, they…Apr 29, 2024Apr 29, 2024
Fake “I Can’t Believe He’s Gone” Facebook PostsWe’ve all seen those fake “I Can’t Believe He’s Gone” posts on Facebook. You didn’t click on them, did you? I hope not.Feb 19, 20241Feb 19, 20241
Integrity of Amazon ReviewsYou’ll recall my experience with PHI-Not so-COOL. It purported to have 128GB of storage but only had a low quality 32GB microSD card.Feb 12, 20242Feb 12, 20242
Say No to iOS AppsI had made a reservation for dinner at a local restaurant. They required Yelp to make the reservation. I used the restaurant’s link on…Jan 22, 2024Jan 22, 2024
TreeSize FreeWhen I tried to take a system image of my daily driver laptop, I didn’t have enough space on my backup drive. I didn’t remember doing…Oct 9, 20231Oct 9, 20231
Windows SandboxI’ve always been interested in Windows virtualization. While I’ve exercised it somewhat, I haven’t made continual use of it especially…May 1, 20231May 1, 20231
New Zealand 2023Way back in 2000, I visited New Zealand for work. I returned home and told my wife what I had seen. It became her #1 bucket list…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
CMR vs SMRI’m building a new server. When I built Trump, I put 2 2TB drives into a Storage Spaces RAID-1 configuration.Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Strengthening SecurityWindows Weekly is one of my favorite podcasts. Recently it has added a new co-host of Richard Campbell. He also has his own podcast at…Feb 27, 2023Feb 27, 2023
Windows 11 Upgrade IssuesMy “Trump” PC server is getting long in the tooth. It won’t run Windows 11 so I set out to replace it sometime down the road.Feb 13, 2023Feb 13, 2023
You Need a Side ChannelHere we go again! There’s a list of Microsoft availability problems here. Don’t think I’m all doom and gloom on Microsoft. It’s just that…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Office Deployment Tool — RevisitedOnce again I found myself with a new laptop and no Microsoft Office license.Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
USB-C vs Lightning — ReduxEarlier this year I shared a post on USB-C vs Lightning. It was mostly on the durability aspects of the different connectors.Oct 1, 2022Oct 1, 2022
The Green Light is BackInsteon users have had a bad couple of months. I gave up and moved on.Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Almost as Good as Wired CarPlayI’ve been running CarPlay in my car for a couple of years. I dedicated an old iPhone to this function and left it in the call full time. We…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceThat’s where ALL Insteon users find themselves.Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Don’t Believe Everything You Read on the InternetI guess the title of this post is obvious but from time to time I just have to repeat it.Apr 11, 2022Apr 11, 2022
Guest Network for IoTSeveral years ago I posted a diagram of my home LAN. It’s still very much the same.Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
