I'm pretty happy with my current home audio production and podcasting setup. I sometimes get questions about what tools, software and equipment I use, so I'm sharing more about that here in case it's helpful to others. (This post has…
After my less than great experience trying out Netgear's Orbi wireless mesh product, I continued looking around for a better home wireless networking option. I checked out the second generation Eero, but it wanted to replace my router, didn't support…
To date I've remained a loyal user of an ASUS router at my home (despite some early bumps in the road). After moving to a larger house earlier this year and finding some spots with degraded or unusable wi-fi, I…
A few years ago I noticed that a couple of different tools and services I was using at the time were offering the option to tweet when I engaged with them somehow. I was interested to try it out but I…
I wrote earlier that The Roost Laptop Stand is a part of my daily carry when I'm working away from home. I've been using it since 2014 when I started working regularly from co-working spaces, coffee shops and other places. For the…
I've always enjoyed hooking together pieces of technology in new and interesting ways. When I was a kid I rigged up a small water pump to a series of pulleys, rope and switches to squirt water at anyone (read: my…
In late 2011, I noticed a Kickstarter project to support the creation of a portable wi-fi sensor device called Twine. I was already a fan of Kickstarter and its model of crowd-funding the development and implementation of great ideas, be…
I've been using the CrashPlan automatic backup system for my home computing devices for almost a year now, and I offer up this review. Prior to using CrashPlan, I have to admit that my backup strategy for home computers left…
I offer this account of trying to address a known (and I would say, severe) bug in the iPhone 4 mail software, in case it's helpful to others: Ever since I upgraded my iPhone to IOS4 (the latest version of…
Lest we not forget the times when using expensive proprietary hardware and software without exploring more open alternatives comes back around to bite us in the rear, I thought I'd highlight two issues currently being mentioned in the local press.…